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Apr 28, 2021 6:28 PM CST
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Name: Omie
New York state (Zone 5b)
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I bought this last week in a garden nursery... the label indicated it's from costa farms/EA.
I couldn't resist it because it was nice and full in a hanging basket already and looked healthy.
I know there are variegated wayetii (and this is not one of those), but... are there other varieties of wayetii, or is this one a standard type "wax plant" that has little cranberry colored ball-shaped flowers? No other names on the label other than "hoya wayetii".
I love the way the little waxy 'canoe' leaves drape so prettily, and their dark edges.
It's hanging in my best window which gets about 4 hours of slanted morning sun and just bright light the rest of the day.
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Apr 29, 2021 10:08 AM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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Thumbs up Thumbs up Very nice Wax Plant (Hoya wayetii) !

I've never seen or heard of a variegated H. wayetii. The only one I've ever had is a solid green whose leaves darkened when stressed from heat/sun.

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Apr 29, 2021 11:35 AM CST
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Name: Omie
New York state (Zone 5b)
Beekeeper Cat Lover
Perhaps the ones shown online are actually variegated Kentiana.
The leaves of my wayetii are smaller than I would have imagined from only seeing images.
My daughter (who knows nothing about hoyas) immediately remarked on how the leaves had pretty dark edges, even though I only showed her the plant on my phone during a video call. I was surprised she could notice it on a small phone video screen.

When i was looking at the plant in the store, I saw lots of little white spots and specks on many leaves, and at first I thought Oh No, that must be a bug infestation or something. Then on closer inspection, the specks seemed to be just dried liquid specks. Then I found a leaf that was half broken off, so i broke off another little piece from that leaf, and immediately a milky sap came out. Mystery solved! No bug infestations, just dried sap spots and old leaf bumps and bruises of various kinds. Most of the white spots came off at home with a nice warm shower from my kitchen sink spray. It must have enjoyed that 'jungle shower'. Green Grin!
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