Hoya lacunosa (Wax plant)
Hoya lacunosa (Wax plant) hanging basket filled with trailing vines and small white flower clusters
Botanical name: Hoya lacunosa
Common name: Wax plant
Family: Apocynaceae (Formerly:Asclepiadaceae)
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Origin: Thailand
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The leaf is fleshy, of two forms; one form ovate, thick, up to 2" long by 1" wide; the other form oblanceolate, up to 4" long by 2" wide; margins ridged. The flowers are also small, but on close examination are extremely beautiful, like frost crystals. The flower is open about 4 days and has high fragrance. It is one of compact hoya with nice and high fragrance flower and can bloom when it is very young. Best grown in a hanging basket.
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Hoya lacunosa (Wax plant) displays a rounded cluster of fuzzy white petals amid waxy foliage
Hoya lacunosa (Wax plant) flower cluster with fuzzy white petals and yellow centers.
Hoya lacunosa (Wax plant) with a rounded cluster of fuzzy white and orange flowers
Hoya lacunosa with round white fuzzy individual flowers grouped together in clusters
Hoya lacunosa (Wax plant) vines hang down with many small dark green waxy leaves attached.
Hoya lacunosa (Wax plant) clusters of fuzzy white star-shaped flowers with distinct yellow centers.
Hoya lacunosa (Wax plant) with thick dark green leaves and faint silvery white speckles.
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/hoya_lacunosa.htm