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HOYA
Commonly known as Wax flower
These popular plants are only available for short times during the year. We will be stocking, albeit intermittently, Hoya australis, Hoya gracilis, Hoya cuningiana, Hoya lacunosa, Hoya carnosa and Hoya carnosa 'Tricolor'.
Glistening, usually scented, flowers and profuse nectar.
Genus of over 200 species of evergreen, climbing and shrubby perennials, some epiphytic, from coastal bluffs, stream margins, escarpments and rainforest in the warmer regions of Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands
They are characterised by their star-shaped waxy flowers with a central crown or corona.
H. carnosa is said to be an excellent remover of pollutants in the indoor environment.
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Evergreen
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ClimberSome of these climbing plants will need trellis or wire supports if grown on walls or fences. Other grow aerial roots and are self-clinging
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Additional Features
Good to knowGrown for the often attractive and fragrant flowers.
Place of originAsia, Australia and the Pacific islands.
Buy Varieties of HOYA
HOYA australis
evergreen climber with scented star shaped flowers
Gift-wrapping available
HOYA carnosa
vigorous succulent greenhouse climber producing clusters of around 20 waxy star-shaped white flowers with a red centre. The flowers are night scented and secrete nectar
HOYA carnosa 'Silverspots'
fragrant flowers, spotted leaves.
Gift-wrapping available
HOYA carnosa 'Tricolor'
cream-splashed variegated leaves. Scented pink flowers
HOYA cumingiana
red-centred yellow scented flowers and small leaves
HOYA lacunosa
pale cream almost white scented flowers
HOYA lanceolata subsp. bella
spreading, penduluous habit with sweetly scented white flowers with violet coronas
Gift-wrapping available
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