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Hoya calycina is a climbing tropical vine from New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, grown by Hoya enthusiasts for its fragrant flowers. Like most hoyas, it needs bright light, well-draining airy media, and careful watering that lets the top of the mix dry out.
Hoya calycina is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. A climber, it is typically found in the wet tropics. As a houseplant it is valued by Hoya enthusiasts for its fragrant flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hoya calycina 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.
