Hoya carnosa
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The Hoya carnosa, commonly known as the wax plant, is a perennial evergreen vine or shrub belonging to the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). Native to tropical Asia and Australia, it is a popular houseplant known for its slow growth and leathery leaves.12
The plant produces clusters of long-lasting, star-shaped flowers that are typically waxy in texture and range in color from white to pink. Several cultivated varieties of Hoya carnosa exist, including the Hindu rope vine with its distinctive twisted leaves and the miniature waxplant (H. lanceolata bella). The name "waxplant" is also applied to other unrelated plants with waxy characteristics.1
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AsclepiadoideaeHoya carnosa, which is commonly called wax plant because of its waxy white flowers, is often grown indoors as a pot plant. Several succulent plants—such as Hoodia, Huernia, and carrion flower (Stapelia)—produce odours that humans find offensive but which attract flies to pollinate the plants.…
Read MoreHoya carnosa, which is commonly called wax plant because of its waxy white flowers, is often grown indoors as a pot plant. Several succulent plants—such as Hoodia, Huernia, and carrion flower (Stapelia)—produce odours that humans find offensive but which attract flies to pollinate the plants.…
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waxplantMajor speciesSeveral species of Hoya are commonly grown as houseplants and are sometimes known as wax vines. Porcelain flower (Hoya carnosa) has several cultivated varieties with white to rosy-pink flowers; one such variety, the Hindu rope vine, has twisted distorted leaves that may be variegated cream, yellow, and pink.…
Read MoreSeveral species of Hoya are commonly grown as houseplants and are sometimes known as wax vines. Porcelain flower (Hoya carnosa) has several cultivated varieties with white to rosy-pink flowers; one such variety, the Hindu rope vine, has twisted distorted leaves that may be variegated cream, yellow, and pink.…
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