Hoya pubicalyx is a woody epiphyte or scrambling shrub and can reach a length up to several meters in its tropical habitat. Glabrous through-out excepting the inflorescence. The leaves are narrow and have more or less silver flecks, depending on which variety it is. 'Pink Silver' has a lot of flecks, while 'Red Button' has less making the plant quite decorative when nor blooming. There are many varieties in circulation that bear slightly different coloured flowers all sharing the nice foliage. The colour of the flowers vary from pink-red with white corona to almost black with red coronas, and often the plant produces pink-red, spotted and black flowers in the same umbel and all are quite fragrant.
With its succulent qualities it's quite adapt at storing water for longish periods of time between waterings. Water regularly in summer, but do not overwater (wet-sensitively) 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 (It would probably tolerate one watering a month). In the rest period no high atmospheric humidity. Care must be taken with watering as they tends to become swollen and untidy in growth habit if given too much water and shade.
Bacuse it is an epiphyte 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, with some fibrous soil and sand along with large-grade drainage material such as perlite, pumice, or ceramic balls. Often specialized hoya growers either use only chopped coconut husk or a good orchid potting mixture for growing their hoya plants. The medium needs to be moisture-retentive.
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