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Hoya cordata is a climbing subshrub from limestone forests in Guangxi, China, with thick leathery leaves and white flowers. It is grown as a houseplant and rewards bright light and careful, moderate watering.
Hoya cordata is a species of Hoya native to China.
The species is a climbing subshrub, with yellowish grey stems of up to 2 metres (6.6 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hoya cordata 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.
