General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Cactus/Succulent
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: Trails or climbs 2 to 3 feet or more
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Other: Umbels of small white flowers with pinkish-red coronas.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Year Round
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Miniature Wax Plant
  • Beautiful Hoya
  • Wax Plant
  • Porcelain Flower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Hoya bella
  • Synonym: Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella

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Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-08-12
Location: Colorado 
Date: 2022-06-13
Grown indoors, acquired 2 1/2 years ago as a 5-inch pot of 6-inch
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-06-24

Date: 2020-07-01
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2017-09-27
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Botanical Garden near Brussels)
Date: 2017-09-27
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Location: In my collection. Poland.
Date: 2017-06-24
Location: From my collection. Poland.

Date: 2008-10-02

Date: 2016-08-29
Location: Oceanside, California 
Date: 2021-06-15
Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Dec 5, 2011 9:16 PM concerning plant:
    The cute little Hoya bella was given to me as a cutting in a trade. The cutting rooted fairly quickly and the little plant lived for about seven or eight months and then suddenly withered and died. I didn't try to figure out what went wrong with this one and I have not tried growing this particular Hoya again.
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MySecretIslandGarden On June 22, 2023 Miscellaneous Event
Moved outside by white birdhouses
MySecretIslandGarden On May 24, 2023 Transplanted
To larger pot on wooden lanai ladder
MySecretIslandGarden On March 12, 2023 Obtained plant
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