Hoya lacunosa

Hoya lacunosa Care

Hoya lacunosa

What is the plant

Hoya lacunosa is a creeping epiphyte growing in open places and along forest edges often in masses closely covering the trunk and limbs of the host trees. It comes from India, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia (Borneo, Java, Sumatra).

Hoya lacunosa is an epiphytic diminutive trailer or climbing shrub with small, dense, cascading shining leaves and clusters, cream-white flowers. Flowers are white with yellow crowns. They are fuzzy little stars tightly curled appearing to be little balls. The blooms have a very clean, pleasant scent, especially fragrant at night, and appear in abundance from the spurs typical of hoyas. It is attractive both in leaf and flower. There are many cultivars and hybrids of this plant now. Hoya lacunosa appears to have first received conservatory culture at Kew over a century ago when it served as the basis of an illustration in Curtis's Botanical Magazine under the common name “Furrowed Hoya”.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

18°C - 24°C

Hardiness zone

min 10a

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Medium and low tolerance to drought growth, so it should be kept moist, but can dry up a bit from time to time without being damaged by it. Water regularly in summer, but do not overwater and let the plants to dry out between watering and then water again. Its roots are easily lost in pots that stay damp for any length of time. Keep quite dry with ample airflow in winter.
Fertilizer
During the growing season, enrich the soil using a fertilizer rich in potassium and phosphorous but poor in nitrogen, because this chemical element doesn’t help the development of succulent plants, making them too soft and full of water.
Sunlight
This hoya species prefers bright light but no direct sun. Outside, half shade to shade (filtered sunlight or afternoon shade tolerated). Inside, it will need a reasonably light room in order to actually grow, although it will still get by even in a shadier spot and can be positioned almost anywhere in homes or offices. It subject to sunburn if exposed to direct sun for too long.

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Soil
It benefits from being potted up in a very well-draining and porous potting medium that allows some air to get to the roots; typical mixes include peat, some fibrous soil and sand along with large-grade drainage material such as perlite, pumice, or ceramic balls.
Temperature
Temperature between 20 and 25ºC but never below 10ºC will be ideal for these plants. Outside, it can be grown in the areas with the lowest temperature of +1.7°C (35°F).
Container
Choose a container with enough drainage holes. Repot every 2 years.