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Hoya longifolia
Hoya longifolia is a climbing or trailing epiphyte from the Himalayas and southern China, grown as a houseplant for its waxy foliage. Give it bright indirect light, let the top of the mix dry between waterings, and keep it warm.
Hoya longifolia is a species of Hoya native to tropical Asia, from the Himalaya region through China (Yunnan) to Thailand.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hoya longifolia 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.
