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Hoya kentiana, Hoya wayettii, Wax Plant
 Hoya kentiana, Hoya wayettii
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Wax Plant
Origin: Philippines
groundcover and low-growingvine or creepershadesemi-shademoderate waterregular waterred/crimson/vinous flowerspink flowersattracts butterflies, hummingbirdsincuded in CD catalog

It's a hoya best suitable for growing as a hanging plant. It has a thin light green stalk. The stringbean like leaves are very narrow, dark green and almost "bent" along the leaf. The size of the leaves are 3" to 5" long and 0.5" wide. The flowers are downy balls with reddish lilac backwards bend petals and darker corona. The flower stalk can become up to 1" to 2" long and the single flower stalk about 1". It is a very flowering Hoya. Care: Light placing and light soil. Keep it gently wet during the whole period of growth.

According to other sources, Hoya kentiana and Hoya wayettii are different plants.


 
Hoya kentiana, Hoya wayettii, Wax Plant
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Hoya kentiana, Hoya wayettii, Wax Plant
Hoya kentiana, Hoya wayettii, Wax Plant
Hoya kentiana, Hoya wayettii, Wax Plant
Hoya kentiana, Hoya wayettii, Wax Plant
Hoya kentiana, Hoya wayettii, Wax Plant
Hoya kentiana, Hoya wayettii, Wax Plant


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