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Hoya deykeae

Hoya deykeae is a slow-growing, shrubby houseplant from Sumatra with heart-shaped leaves, grown mainly for its foliage. Give it bright indirect light and let the mix dry between waterings.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the top few centimetres of mix are dry, and let it dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, chunky mix such as orchid bark, perlite and peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Hoya deykeae (originally published as Hoya deykei), is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Sumatra. A shrub, it is valued as a houseplant for its slow growth and heart-shaped leaves.

Other Hoya plants

Christmas Island Waxvine · Hoya anulata · Samoan Waxplant · Miniature Wax Plant · Hoya bilobata · Hoya calycina · Porcelainflower · Hoya gracilis · Hoya imperialis · Hoya kanyakumariana · Red Hoya · Hoya meliflua

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hoya deykeae 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.

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