Hoya kerriiCraib
Heart Leaf , Heart - mold Hoya , Lucky Hearts , Porcelain Flower , Sweetheart Hoya , Sweetheart Plant , Valentine Hoya , Wax Hearts , Wax Plant
Hoya obovatasubsp.kerrii , Hoya obovatavar.kerrii
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Family : ApocynaceaeSubfamily : AsclepiadoideaeTribe : MarsdenieaeGenus : Hoya
The specific epithet " kerrii ( KER - ee - eye ) honorsArthur Francis George Kerr(1877 - 1942 ) , an Irish doctor and plant scientist .
The native range ofHoya kerriiis fromSouth China , Vietnam , Laos , Cambodia , andThailandto theIndonesianisland ofJava .
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Hoya kerriiis a climb plant with lithesome stout stanch and succulent heart - shape leaves . The stem grow up to 13 base ( 4 m ) long and up to 0.3 inches ( 0.7 cm ) in diam . They attach themselves to the host Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree with aery theme in their home ground . leaf are dark green , with an opposite arrangement , up to 4.8 inches ( 12 curium ) long , up to 3.8 inches ( 9.5 cm ) astray , and up 0.2 inches ( 0.5 cm ) compact . The petiole is up to 0.8 inches ( 2 cm ) long and connected to the pointed part of the leaf . The long - go waxy prime are up to 0.5 inches ( 1.3 centimetre ) across and have pinkish - brownish to purplish - brownish corona and white corolla . They appear arranged in umbels along the bow in summer and relinquish their scent at night .
The works is most commonly sold only as a exclusive - root leaf around Valentine ’s Day .
USDA hardiness zones11a to 11b : from 40 ° F ( +4.4 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° deoxycytidine monophosphate ) .
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Hoyas do n’t ask for much beyond thewell - drain soiland the warm , humid weather condition that many tropical bloom thirst . They do n’t like sozzled pes or heavy grease , and as many produce asepiphytesin nature . Give them at least a half - day of sunshine and land themindoorswhen temperatures drop below 50 ° F ( 10 ° C ) .
When yourHoyafinishes blooming , leave the flower stalk , as it may produce unexampled bloom . Removing the stalk forces the works to bring forth a new husk , which delay blossom and wastes its push . These plants are light feeders , and a monthly drinkable of compost tea or dilute Pisces emulsion leave all the nutrition these tropicals want . Hoyas like the surety of a close pot , and plants that are a bit root - bound will flower more prolifically than swim around in a giant pot .
PropagateHoyas by cuttings of top outgrowth or by foliage cuttings . The intermediate cutting or folio will give rise a blooming plant in 2 years or less . The easiest method of propagation is by layering .
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Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Hoya .
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