Scientific Name:
Hoya carnosa
Pronunciation:
HOY-uh kar-NOE-suh
Common Name:
wax plant
Family Name:
Apocynaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, mostly elliptic, glossy, dark green (variegated cvs.), up to 10cm long; florets wax-like with a star-shaped crown in its center, fragrant, 10-30 per umbels (infrequently formed).
Habit:
Pendulous
Form:
Climbing, Weeping
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Origin:
South Asia / India
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Hanging basket, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Succulent
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Dark-green, Yellow, Pink
Shapes:
Elliptic, Obovate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated, Cvs. w. distorted lvs.
Inflorescence Type:
Umbel
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Aug, Can flower any month
Additional Info:
Waxy petals
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots, Twining stems
Propagation:
Stem tip cuttings, Eye (leaf bud) cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mealybugs, Root rot, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
