Lipstick Plant

• Easy Care, Blooming Tropical Plant
• Light Preference/Tolerated (Bright Indirect Light, Medium Light)
• Average Watering Needs
• Mature Height 2-5 feet
• Pet Safe

Lipstick Plant, also known as Aeschynanthus radicans, is a tropical vine that is shockingly easy to care for. The reddish blooms emerge from darker tubes like tiny lipstick tubes. The glossy medium-green leaves grow dense on long trailing stems. Lipstick Plant, Lipstick Vine, or Basket Vine are common names of this plant.

Best Locations For Growing Lipstick Plant

This vining plant will brighten any area of the house that has indirect and filtered light. The humidity does not need to be high for Lipstick Plant, but a sunny bathroom or kitchen would be perfect. This plant can be placed outdoors in a shady or dappled shade area in the summer. No parts of the Lipstick Plant are known to be poisonous.

Lipstick Plant Sunlight Requirements

Indirect sun or a spot with filtered sunlight will keep the plant blooming most of the year. Lipstick Plant will survive in lower light conditions but may not bloom well.

Lipstick Plant Care

Pot this epiphytic plant in indoor potting soil that has mixed perlite or orchid bark. The extra drainage helps the roots stay healthy. Regular misting with a spray bottle or using a cool mist humidifier in the winter will maintain the humid atmosphere this plant loves. Regular trimming of the stems will help to keep this plant growing bushy and full. Sudden temperature changes will stress the Lipstick Plant and cause leaf or flower drop. Keep the plant out of drafty areas and away from air conditioning vents. 

Watering Lipstick Plant

Watering needs to be kept restrained. Lipstick Plants like to dry out in between watering and do not like to sit in standing water for any time. Only water if the top 2 inches of potting soil are dry.

Feeding Lipstick Plant

Monthly feeding with a liquid orchid food or seaweed emulsion during the blooming period will encourage profuse blooming. In the winter, when blooming has stopped, fertilizing can also be stopped until the following spring.

SKU:

12386174-AS