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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Fruit, Shrub

Origin

-
South America

Types

Big Apple, Black Pagoda, Holiday Bells
V. × heilbornii

Number of Varieties

150
0 40000
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Habitat

Damp forests, Rainforest, Tropical regions
Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

14-159-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
11-9

Sunset Zone

H1, H2
H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm180.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm150.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Orange Red
Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Striped
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown
Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Palmate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow to dry out slightly between watering
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Average Water
Lots of watering

In Spring

Thoroughly
Moderate

In Winter

Keep Slightly Dry
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune to stimulate growth
Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Mites, Scale, Southern blight, Spider mites, Thripes
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
-

Allergy

Asthma, Skin rash
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Indoor Air Purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Fruits

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used in making champagne

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AESCHYNANTHUS 'Hot Flash'
VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

Common Name

Basket Vine, Hot Flash Lipstick Plant, Lipstick Plant
Babaco, Mountain Papaya

In Hindi

Lipstick Plant
Babaco

In German

Lipstick Pflanze
Babaco

In French

Plante Lipstick
Babaco

In Spanish

Pintalabios Planta
Babaco

In Greek

κραγιόν φυτών
Babaco

In Portuguese

batom Planta
Babaco

In Polish

szminka roślin
Babaco

In Latin

Planta lipstick
Babaco

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales
Brassicales

Family

Gesnariaceae
Caricaceae

Genus

Aeschynanthus
Vasconcellea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1501
1 27800
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Difference Between Lipstick Plant and Babaco

If you are confused whether Lipstick Plant or Babaco are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Lipstick Plant and Babaco Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Lipstick Plant are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring and fertilize in summer, whereas for Babaco fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Lipstick Plant and Babaco if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Lipstick Plant and Babaco

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lipstick Plant and Babaco. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lipstick Plant and Babaco as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Lipstick Plant is whereas of Babaco is Digestive disorders. Lipstick Plant has beauty benefits as follows: while Babaco has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Lipstick Plant vs Babaco

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Lipstick Plant vs Babaco and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Lipstick Plant are Asthma and Skin rash whereas of Babaco have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Lipstick Plant has no showy fruits and Babaco has showy fruits. Also Lipstick Plant is not flowering and Babaco is not flowering . You can compare Lipstick Plant and Babaco facts and facts of other plants too.