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Hoya sabaensis

Hoya sabaensis is a climbing epiphytic vine from Borneo's Sabah region, grown as a houseplant for its waxy flowers. It needs bright light, good drainage and a humid, warm environment.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Let the top of the potting mix dry out somewhat between waterings, then water thoroughly.
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
Borneo (Sabah)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Hoya sabaensis is a species of Hoya native to Borneo.

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 sabaensis 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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