Hi all,

Anyone know what this is? I found it on a furniture website but I'm more interested in the plant than the hanger. The leaves looked a little Ficusy to me...

You must have borrowed that pix from somewhere and not taken it yourself? Some kind of Hoya is my guess. Gene

Yes, forgot to clarify. That's just a screen grab from the website.

If you ask us to ID your plant it seems to make sense that you show us your plant. Not to mention the legal issues of using someone else's picture.

A Hoya

Hoya carnosa or Wax Plant. They are commonly available so you shouldn't have much trouble finding one.

They do best in a moderately sunny window and should be kept potbound with the soil allowed to get quite dry between thorough waterings. It is a vining plant that will produce beautiful porcelain-like flowers when mature.

I agree, it could be a variety of Wax Plant (Hoya carnosa) or possibly Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus radicans)

Check your Home Depot, Lowes and Walmart garden centers; they all sometimes carry them.

This thread will be stuck in my memory for a while. Someone wants us to ID their plant and posts a pix of someone else's plant. Gene

Sometimes people see photos of plants that attract their attention and would like to know the identity so that they can possibly find it for sale somewhere.

OK, now I understand. 99% of the time someone asks us to ID a plant it is one they already bought. Thanks Lin.

Thank you all for the ID - I like to do my research before I buy. I haven't actually seen one of these on my travels, but I'll definitely be looking out for them now I know the name. Certainly a handsome plant judging by the images in the plant database!

Good luck, Josh. They are nice plants!

Visited an elderly lady in her assisted living apartment and she was quite proud of her Hoya. It was old and large and often bloomed. But it was very sticky to the touch. She had never touched it to notice. Covered in scale. Gene

gasrocks said:Visited an elderly lady in her assisted living apartment and she was quite proud of her Hoya. It was old and large and often bloomed. But it was very sticky to the touch. She had never touched it to notice. Covered in scale. Gene

So sad!

She probably couldn't see it well enough to notice. They must be pretty hardy if it could grow and bloom well despite the scale.

The Hoya flowers do secrete sticky sap, as well.

Hoya plants emit a white milky sap when stems or leaves are broken; different from the clear-like honeydew produced by aphids and scale insects.

Josh, check here
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