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Hoya archboldiana

Hoya archboldiana is an epiphytic climbing plant from New Guinea, grown for its ornamental foliage and flowers. It is best kept warm and bright, and in temperate climates it is usually grown as a houseplant.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Let the top of the potting mix dry out slightly, then water thoroughly; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Chunky, fast-draining epiphytic mix such as orchid bark with perlite and peat.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New Guinea (incl. Kep. Aru)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Hoya archboldiana is a species in the genus Hoya. It was discovered in Papua New Guinea in 1933. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant, requiring protection in temperate climates, where it may be used as a houseplant. As of February 2016, The Plant List regarded Hoya archboldiana as an unresolved name.

Other Hoya plants

Wax Plants · Hoya acanthominima · Hoya acicularis · Hoya acuminata · Hoya aeschynanthoides · Hoya agusanensis · Hoya alagensis · Hoya albida · Hoya albiflora · Christmas Island Waxvine · Konkan Wax Flower · Hoya alwitriana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hoya archboldiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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