lipstick plant
Aeschynanthus radicans
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size24 to 3 inches tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus radicans) is a houseplant for containers and low maintenance spaces. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to wet, loamy soil. Its red flowers appear in spring, summer, and autumn. Hummingbirds and birds visit the blooms, and the green leaves stay evergreen on arching stems.
Pairs well with Golden pothos, Holly fern, and Zebra plant.
Native range
Asia.