Hoya Plant

Sweetly scented blooms emerge in clusters up to 3 in diameter throughout the summer months.

Hoya plant. While they can be grown outdoors in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 11 meaning they can stand temperatures that dip down to 20 degrees Fahrenheit or -39 degrees Celsius 1 X Research source they are most commonly grown indoors. Do not remove the spent flower stems or tendrils after your Hoya bloomsit will produce flowers on those stems again the next time it blooms. We grow our hoyas outside in south Florida in bright shadefiltered light and most dont need a lot of water.

Hoya is an Asian native plant introduced by Scottish botanist Robert Brown and named in honor of the 18th-century botanist Thomas Hoy. The Hoya plants are generally known for its foliage. Starting at the roots of the plant and the type of soil that is needed to help them grow.

Keep the soil slightly dry wet soils can kill a Hoya. As the hoya plant is mostly a foliage plant it requires a lot of nitrogen to spur its growth. Also do not move the Hoya after it begins to develop new flower buds.

Make sure plants receive bright light. Its not a fast-growing one that has thick waxy leaves and clusters of star-shaped waxy flowers. The Hoya plant also known as a wax plant is native to China Malaysia India Indonesia Vietnam and are also found in the Philippines and Australia.

Hoya plants such as Hoya carnosa are known as wax plants because their leaves and flowers look like they are carved from wax. Hoyas are commonly known as the wax plant. Hoya is a group of more than 200 different species that are native to Australia and the Southern Pacific.

Many Hoya can be found in the relatively shady forest canopy or growing on or around other tropical plants. Since these plants grow both in and on top of tree canopies they adapt well to different light levelspart of what makes them great houseplants. They are evergreen perennial plants with simple leaves and roots.