Perennials, Tropicals > Hoya > Hoya carnosa > Hoya carnosa
Hoya carnosa
Wax Plant
Origin: native to Myanmar (Burma) China, India and Australia.
| Family |
| Apocynaceae |
| Genus |
| Hoya |
| Species |
| carnosa |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Type |
| Vine |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 13a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1a |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 16 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 60 |
| Height |
| 10 cm when lying flat, to about 1 m |
| Spread |
| variable |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Houseplant, suited to hanging baskets and planters. |
| Shape |
| Trailing. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| This waxy foliage and very fragrant flowers. |
| Pests |
| Mealybug, scale and spider mites. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Herbaceous green/grey stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Elliptic, 1.75 cm long, dark green with white specs, light green underneath. |
| Flower Description |
| Very 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. |
| Propagation |
| Stem cuttings with 2-3 leaves attached. Ideally rooted under mist and bottom heat. |
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