Black Pagoda Lipstick Rex It stays compact (rarely beyond

It stays compact (rarely beyond 30 cm tall or wide)

A well-draining tropical mix keeps the roots happy

Foliage first

or when the top inch of the soil has dried out

this is the plant that makes it feel like a living ecosystem

Black Pagoda Lipstick Rex It stays compact (rarely beyondSome plants ask for attention. The Black Pagoda Lipstick just takes it. Every glossy, lance shaped leaf is marbled with dark maroon veining over olive green and flip one over and the underside is a deep burgundy, like the foliage was dipped in wine. It's Aeschynanthus longicaulis, a trailing tropical that turns a shelf or hanging pot into a quiet showstopper. Native to the warm forests of Southeast Asia, it grows as an epiphyte clinging to trees