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Hoya pachyphylla

Hoya pachyphylla is a thick-leaved epiphytic vining species from New Guinea, grown by collectors for its succulent-like leaves and waxy flowers. Keep it bright, let the top of the mix dry between waterings, and avoid soggy roots.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the top of the mix is dry, and reduce watering in winter.
Soil
Chunky, fast-draining epiphyte mix with bark, perlite and some peat or coir.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New Guinea
Climate
wet tropical

About

Hoya pachyphylla is a species of Hoya native to New Guinea. It is an epiphyte.

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 pachyphylla 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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