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Hoya plants are tropical vines or shrublike plants that are part of the milkweed family. They have fleshy leaves and flowers coated in a waxy substance. Hoyas are easy to grow and don't need much care.

 


Hoya aldrichii , commonly known as the Christmas Island Waxvine is a species of flowering plant in the Apocynaceae or dogbane family.

Hoya
Family: Asclepiadaceae.
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Hoya pubicalyx cv "Silver Pink" is a cultivar of Hoya with dark green leaves with silver markings and lighter green underneath. It is one of the fastest growing Hoyas that I have encountered.

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Hoya multiflora
1/2" white blooms are borne in large clusters, with the waxy petals swept back behind the center of the flower. A very easily grown hoya with thick glossy green foliage on an upright to spreading plant.
Light: Good indirect light.

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Species and varieties
Hoya bella
Hoya carnosa (Wax Plant, Wax Flower, Porcelain Flower) ...

Hoya bella
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Excellent hanging plant, enjoys good indirect light, and should be protected from full summer sun.

Hoya carnosa does best in at least 4 hours of direct sunlight a day, but also can be grown in bright indirect or curtain-filtered sunlight. Night temperatures of 60F to 65F and day temperatures of 70F or higher are optimal.

Wax Plant (Hoya carnosa) is popular and easy to grow. Its twining stems can reach 4m (13ft).
White-scented Jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) has fragrant white flowers.
Grape Ivy (right) is one of the tough and undemanding climbers.

Wax Flower ( Hoya )
Wax Privet Peperomia ( Peperomia glabella )
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Hoya Growing in Water
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Hoya de Fileba) where it finds from protection from savaged goats in central El Hierro. It has narrow leaves and bright yellow flowers in terminal racemes followed by aromatic, viscid seed capsules.

Full filtered light: Justicia brandegeeana, Streptocarpus, Hoya carnosa
Medium light: Dracaena, Ficus, Philodendron erubescens, Mostera deliciosa
Low light: Aspidistra elatior, Philodendron scandens, Schefflera, Adiantum raddianum ...

This plant mix is suitable for bromeliads, cacti, Crassula, Dieffenbachia, Episcia, Gloxinia, Hoya, Monstera, Philodendron and Peperomia.
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They are seldom green, although occasionally that colour is met with, as in some species of Cobaea, Hoya viridiflora, Gonolobus viridiflorus and Pentatropis spiralis.

Worldwide, there are 250 genera and 2,000 species, mostly native to the tropics. The waxplant (Hoya) is a common houseplant from this family. There are 5 genera across the United States including Cynanchum, Gonolobus, Matelea, and Sarcostemma.

See also: Wax Plant, Cissus, Abutilon, Holly, Asclepias