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Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus) Bloom Changed? Actually a Hoya (Asclepias carnosa) Took Over the Pot

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The new waxy pink flowers with maroon centers belong to a Hoya that was sharing the pot. The lipstick plant died out; the Hoya took over. Vines look similar but are unrelated.

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