Echeveria agavoides 'Lipstick'

About Echeveria agavoides 'Lipstick'

Echeveria agavoides 'Lipstick,' also known as Echeveria agavoides 'Red Edge.' It is an easy-grow echeveria succulent. With enough sun exposure, the edges of leaves dress in sexy scarlet red. Inherited the tough characteristic of Agavoides plants, Echeveria agavoides Lipstick gets famous for its sharp lime-green leaves with distinguished red "lipstick" edges. The leaves can grow up to 3.2 inches tall and 1.6 inches wide. Echeveria agavoides Lipstick tends to grow side babies from the base stem of the mother succulent, which develops a fantastic bunch of succulent clusters. The apparent differences between Echeveria agavoides Lipstick and Echeveria agavoides 'Ebony' are the leaves' color and shape. Lipstick's leaves are thick, mostly lime green, with red edges. And Ebony's purple and black edges would spread into dots to the inner part of the leaves. The shape of Ebony is various thin or thick.

How to care for Echeveria agavoides 'Lipstick'

Sun/Location: Echeveria agavoides 'Lipstick' can grow indoors and outdoors. If its striking red edges attract you, you'd better provide it with at least 8 hours of sunlight every day. It can grow outside from spring to fall as long as you provide a sunshade in the hot summer. Like other Echeveria succulents, it is not a hardy plant that can survive outdoors in winter; move it indoors before frost and place it by the window. A grow light to help this variety maintain the queen look.

Soil/Pot: Like all succulents, Echeveria agavoides Lipstick loves a good drainage system to grow. Add gritty rocks, sand rocks, perlite, or vermiculite to standard soil to improve the drainage of potting soil. If you are a succulent newbie, please ensure the succulent planter has at least one hole at the bottom, which can save a lot of time with succulent care. Click here to purchase our ready-to-use succulent soil mix as needed.

Watering/Ventilation:  Succulents are drought-tolerated houseplants, the dry environment makes them happier. Check the moisture of potting soil before every watering, and only water the soil when it is entirely bone dry. You can use this moisture tester or wood sticks to help you finish this job. Live succulents easily get melted to rot. Get fans set up to improve the poor ventilation. (Tips: The distance between succulents and fans is at least 3.3 feet.) Reduce water or no water provided in winter. Click here to learn how humidity effect succulents' growth.

Fertilizer: Unlike other houseplants, feeding succulents once every year or every two years is enough. This job should start in the middle of spring before summer, which is better for succulents' growth. You can add some organic nutrients like tree bark, and rot dry leaves in the soil. Moreover, professional slow-release fertilizer is also recommended. 

Propagation: As Echeveria agavoides Lipstick tends to grow new side succulent babies from the bottom stems. Separating these babies from mother succulents is a fast way to do propagation. Click here to learn how to start this propagation

More Information

Primary color: lime-green
Secondary color: red
Bloom color: red
Cold hardiness: zone 9a-11b(from 20F to 50F)
Product format: 2" pot
Suitability: balcony, Window, Garden
Propagation: Leaf, Side babies.
Special characteristic: easy to propagate, pet safe

We pack all shipments by hand. 

We have many years of experience shipping live succulents and cactus plants. We pay close attention to packing and have developed an expert shipping method. All succulents are packed and protected with polypropylene cotton (this is a stuffing used for dolls). We find this is the most effective material for protecting live plants while in transit. It is important to us that you are able to Keep going and Keep growing without any stress about the quality of the product or packaging.

Shipping Speed

In general, it takes 3 to 10 days for plants to arrive after you place your order. All orders will be shipped out 48 hours after you place them. We ship the orders on work days(from Monday to Saturday) and all year round. In normal conditions, it will take 3-10 days for you to receive the package. Estimated shipping times are offered as needed.

HOLIDAYS: During weeks in which a holiday occurs - Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, etc. - shipping may be delayed until the following week.

EXTREME WEATHER NOTICE: The Next Gardener reserves the right to hold shipments during storms or periods of extreme heat or cold. This is to ensure your plant does not suffer while it is in transit.

Winter shipping

We insist on shipping succulents to our customers all year round. However due to the extreme winter weather, although we pack succulents with as much protective material as possible, plants are still at increased risk of frost on their way to colder areas. We highly recommend adding one 72-hour heat pack to your order or you can request a hold on the package until it warms up.

Please note that The Next Gardener is not responsible for packages that suffer cold damage without a heat pack. We cannot control the weather. Order at your own risk.

Hawaii, Alaska, and Other US Territories

Fortunately, shipping is available to Alaska, Guam, and other U.S. Territories. However, due to numerous factors beyond our control, including customs checks and shipping delays, free shipping to Hawaii and Puerto Rico is not an option. And we can not provide the 14-day quality guarantee for orders going to Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The buyer will assume all risk of damage when a delivery is delayed. We appreciate your understanding.

Sorry. No International Shipping for now!!!