General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Fern
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6a
Leaves: Glaucous
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Flowers: Inconspicuous
Nocturnal
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Other
Bloom Size: Over 12"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring: rndutonf hhtgy aa of otuehOer
Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Flood Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Layering
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Preferred depth
Miscellaneous: Endangered
Conservation status: Extinct (EX)
Ploidy: Septaploid

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Common names
  • Wax Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Hoya carnosa
  • Synonym: Hoya crassifolia
  • Synonym: Hoya motoskei
  • Synonym: Hoya picta
  • Synonym: Hoya rotundifolia
  • Synonym: Cynanchum carnosum
  • Synonym: Hoya skinneriana
  • Synonym: Hoya compacta
Comments:
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