Hoya carnosa (Wax Plant)


Botanical Information

FamilyApocynaceae
GenusHoya
Speciescarnosa
CategoryPerennials, Tropicals
TypeVine
Originnative to Myanmar (Burma) China, India and Australia.

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone13a
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness ZoneRequires cool season protection under glass.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH1a
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)16
Temperature (°F)60
Height10 cm when lying flat, to about 1 m
Spreadvariable
GrowthMedium

Description and Growing Information

ID CharacteristicThis waxy foliage and very fragrant flowers.
ShapeTrailing.
LandscapeHouseplant, suited to hanging baskets and planters.
PropagationStem cuttings with 2-3 leaves attached. Ideally rooted under mist and bottom heat.
PestsMealybug, scale and spider mites.
Bark/Stem DescriptionHerbaceous green/grey stems.
Leaf DescriptionElliptic, 1.75 cm long, dark green with white specs, light green underneath.
Flower DescriptionVery fragrant, summer blooming, white to dark pink, tight umbels of 10 -30 star shaped flowers, with each bloom being 1.25 cm in diameter containing a star-shaped red corona.

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