Hoya carnosa(L.f . ) R.Br .
Honey Plant , Porcelain Flower , Wax Plant , Wax Vine
Asclepias carnosa , Cynanchum carnosum , Schollia carnosa
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Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : MarsdenieaeGenus : Hoya
The specific epithet " carnosa(kar - NO - suh ) " intend " fleshy , succulent " and refers to the fleshy leaves of the species .
Hoya carnosais aboriginal to EastIndia , southernChina , Taiwan , Myanmar , Vietnam , Malaysia , theJapanese islandsof Kyushu and Ryukyu , theFijiIslands , and Queensland inAustralia . It grow in humid subtropical forests .
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Hoya carnosais a common houseplant with slender , smooth , wan grey stems that string and climb contain sheeny , dark green , slightly succulent leaves . The stems can grow up to 20 feet ( 6 yard ) long . The leaves are stalk , ovate or elliptic , with the base rounded to shallowly cordate , measuring up to 5.2 in ( 13 cm ) long and 2 inch ( 5 cm ) wide . They are impound to the stem by a petiole up to 0.6 in ( 1.5 cm ) long .
The star - shaped bloom seem in bunch of 10 to 30 , ordinarily in summer . They grow step by step on the same peduncle in 2 to 3 weeks . The corolla is clean , sometimes with a pinkish center , densely papillate , and can reach up to 0.8 inches ( 2 cm ) in diameter . The smaller corposant is white with Bolshevik in the center . The fruit are politic linear - lancelike follicle that can grow up to 4 inch tenacious and 0.6 inches ( 1.5 centimetre ) in diameter .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° coke ) .
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Hoyas do n’t ask for much beyond thewell - draining soiland the warm , humid conditions many tropic flowers crave . They do n’t like plastered invertebrate foot or heavy soil , and as many develop asepiphytesin nature . Give them at least a half - day of sunlight and get themindoorswhen temperatures drop below 50 ° F ( 10 ° C ) .
When yourHoyafinishes flower , leave the flush stem as it may bring out Modern prime . take away the stalk forces the plant life to bring on a new stalk , which delays blossom and rot energy . These plant are unclouded feeder , and a monthly potable of compost Camellia sinensis or diluted fish emulsion provides all the nutriment these tropicals need . Hoyas like the surety of a snug pot , and plant that are a bit solution - bound will bloom more prolifically than those float around in a elephantine pot .
PropagateHoyas by press clipping of top increase or by folio cuttings . The ordinary cutting or foliage will produce a blooming industrial plant in 2 years or less . The easiest method of generation is by layering .
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