Hoya camphorifolia
Hoya Camphorifolia
Hoya is an evergreen climber suitable for the conservatory. Attractive foliage and waxy flowers which can be highly scented, make these plants popular with indoor growers. In temperate climates they need to be grown in a warm bright room in the house or heated conservatory. They do best in good light where they can produce clusters of star-shaped flowers. Hoya camphorifolia is a small,climbing hoya, but it can also trail. The oval, rather pointed leaves, measure about 7-10 cm long and 3-4 cm wide, and have lighter veins, sometimes with red spots when grown in full sun. The flowers are very small - about 7 mm = and there are about 20-25 flowers in an umbel. The corolla is pink, the corona is darker, and they have a yellow centre. The flowers, which have a rather unpleasant smell, last only 1-2 days, have no nectar and are almost never fully opened.
Contributed by @abbyfromthebeach
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Partial shade
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Hoya Camphorifolia
Latin name
Hoya camphorifolia
type
Flowering climber
family
Apocynaceae
ph
6.1 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
2.00 M
Hoya camphorifolia
Hoya is an evergreen climber suitable for the conservatory. Attractive foliage and waxy flowers which can be highly scented, make these plants popular with indoor growers. In temperate climates they need to be grown in a warm bright room in the house or heated conservatory. They do best in good light where they can produce clusters of star-shaped flowers. Hoya camphorifolia is a small,climbing hoya, but it can also trail. The oval, rather pointed leaves, measure about 7-10 cm long and 3-4 cm wide, and have lighter veins, sometimes with red spots when grown in full sun. The flowers are very small - about 7 mm = and there are about 20-25 flowers in an umbel. The corolla is pink, the corona is darker, and they have a yellow centre. The flowers, which have a rather unpleasant smell, last only 1-2 days, have no nectar and are almost never fully opened.
Propagation
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Remove a leaf with part of the stalk on it and put into a pot filled with a suitable compost or soil and keep moist. Place in a light place, not in direct sunlight and allow to root.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
Highly scented clusters of star shaped pale pink to dark pink flowers that appear wax like.
Planting Season
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Re pot cuttings when they have rooted. Place in a sunny, light position, but shade from direct bright sun to avoid foliage scorch. In winter a minimum night temperature of not less than 10°C (50°F). Sharply draining, well aerated compost is essential for hoya to thrive. This can be made using one part by volume orchid bark, one part peat free compost and one part coarse perlite. Alternatively, use cactus compost but add some extra perlite.
KathyB