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Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus radicans)All time Flowering Live Plant
Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus radicans)All time Flowering Live Plant
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🌿 Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus )
The Lipstick Plant is a vibrant, trailing houseplant known for its lush green foliage and bright, tubular flowers that emerge from deep maroon buds, resembling a tube of lipstick. It’s a perfect choice for hanging baskets, balconies, and indoor tropical setups.
The lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus) is a popular, trailing, evergreen perennial that is often grown as a houseplant. It is named for its distinctive red, tubular flowers that resemble lipstick emerging from a tube. Its natural growth form is as an epiphyte, meaning it grows on other plants and trees, but it also thrives in well-draining potting mixes when cultivated as a houseplant.
🌿 Key Features:
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🌱 Foliage: Glossy, oval leaves on long, arching or trailing stems
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🌺 Flowers: Bright red, orange, or pink tubular flowers emerging from maroon buds
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🪴 Habit: Trailing epiphyte; excellent for hanging baskets or mounted displays
🌞 Care Guide:
Feature | Care Instructions |
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☀️ Light | Bright, indirect light; sunlight |
💧 Watering | Moderate; let topsoil dry between waterings |
🌡️ Temp | 20–30°C; protect from frost |
💨 Humidity | Likes high humidity (50–70%) |
🌿 Soil | Well-draining mix (orchid + coco peat + perlite) |
🌸 Blooming | Usually in spring to early fall, with enough light |
✅ Why Grow a Lipstick Plant?
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✅ Tropical blooms indoors
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✅ Low maintenance and rewarding
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✅ Attractive foliage even when not in bloom
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✅ Great for vertical gardens, hanging pots, or balconies
Plant Type | Air layered, bushy |
Plant Size | Approximately 2 ft |
Family | Apocynaceae |
Botanical Name | Aeschynanthus radicans |
common name |
Lipstick Plant and Lipstick Vine |
First Bloom | 2 Months |
Flower Colour | Bright red |
Flowering Frequency | Throughout The Year |
Temperature | 20°C to 30°C |
Sunlight | shade to full |
Growth Form | epiphyte |
Lifespan | Perennial |
Maintenance Required | Easy |
Note: There are quite a few processes and steps to be done by us to make sure the plants are shipped very safely. Hence please allow us 5-7 business days for processing and shipping your orders. Orders are usually shipped on Mondays and Tuesdays to ensure that the shipments are not held up during weekends.
Plants if damaged while transit will be replaced free of cost. We will need uncut unboxing video for processing the replacement
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