Daily
Water Requirement
White
Flower Color
Fragrant
Fragrance
Summer,Monsoon
Flowering Season
Hoya
Genus
Low
Maintenance
Medium
Size
Yes
With Pots
Indoor Filtered Light,Outdoor Shade
Sunlight Requirement
Balcony,Hanging,Outdoor
Use
The Turtle Shell Hoya
Family
Apocynaceae
Origin
Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines
Description
The Hoya Elliptica is a beautiful climbing epiphyte that is best known for its unique leaves. These are olive green in color with white outlined veins that form the pattern similar to a turtle’s shell. This fast growing Hoya has relatively thin leaves.Twenty or more star shaped flowers up to 1.5 cm across .The corolla is white with pinkish tinge. These flowers produce lots of nectar and have a very strong sweet fragrance.
Environment
Easy to grow & don't require much attention. Hoya do best in filtered light or with lots of artificial light in indoors.
Hoya plants don't ask for much, beyond the well-draining soil and the warm humid conditions (similar to bromeliads and orchids)
They are epyphite, can be grown in orchid medium or light potting mix with lots of bark conditioner. Hoya like the security of a snug pot, and plants that are a bit root bound will flower more prolifically than those that are swimming around in a giant pot.
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds .
Landscape Use
It makes a nice hanging basket, but also does really well as a mounted plant
