Hoya - species and varieties, home care

Hoya belongs to the genus of evergreen tropical shrubs, or vines. Homeland are Asia, Polynesia, the western coast of Australia. Some types of hoya are considered greenhouse and houseplants. In nature, hoya reaches 10 m in length. At home, it is smaller, but some species can reach 5 m.

Growing features

In the Middle Lane, the plant is grown mainly at home, but in the summer it can be transplanted outside. When choosing a landing site, you should avoid areas where direct sunlight falls. At home, it can grow in the shade, but requires a lot of light to bloom.

Plant at home

The types of home hoya are striking in their diversity. They all have a smell. Some are stronger, some are slightly pronounced. So it is with forms. There are plants that need support, and they will move along it in the right direction. Some species can be used as an independent bush. Several varieties are used as ampelous.

Types of plants with beautiful leaves

Perhaps all types of hoya have beautiful leaves. Houseplants can have tricolor foliage, glossy, curled. Several plants are distinguished by their unusualness and beauty:

• Kerry. Has unusual heart-shaped leaves;
• hoya variegated. Leaves with cream edging;
• fleshy - the most common hoya among flower growers. Leaves are glossy, often speckled. Large and really fleshy.

Hoya Lacunosa

All hoyis are beautiful in their own way. They braid the substituted shape well. It should be remembered that only young shoots of the plant can be directed. Then they harden and no longer lend themselves to the direction of growth. If the growth of such a plant is allowed to take its course, then the shoots will crawl into any gap found next to the flower pot.

Hoya: types, descriptions

The most common hoya varieties:

• Hoya Curtisi, or snowy. The plant really looks like it is covered with snow. It has small fleshy leaves with silver specks. Flowers on a short stem, large enough, have a brown tint.
• Hoya Tsangi has small curved leaves. The flowers are yellow with a bright red center. They have an interesting smell, they smell like butter and honey. Grown in cool, shade.
• Hoya Meliflua is growing very fast. It can reach 3 m even when grown at home. This variety requires frequent pruning for proper growth. The leaves are thick and strong. May vary in size. The flowers are pink with a strong scent.
• Hoya Lobby reaches a height of 1 m. Leaves are strong with small blotches. The flowers are red with a white center. Their smell is mildly sweet. Blooms for about 10 days.
• Hoya Australis Lisa is one of the hybrids. The stems are long and heavy, so support is needed. The leaves are hard, green along the edge, and yellow in the middle. When the plant is very young, the leaves can be burgundy. It blooms for about a week, pleasing the eye with pale pink buds.
• Hoya Lacunosa Eskimo is an ampelous plant variety. The leaves are slightly concave, the inflorescences hang on the legs of a reddish color. The flowers themselves are white, sometimes with a touch of cocoa.It has one peculiarity: it smells like cloves during the day, incense at night. Flowering occurs in late spring. This hoya grows well only under artificial light. Even fluorescent lamps are suitable as a source.
• Hoya Linearis is a potted plant. It should be wide, as the vine grows rapidly in breadth. The branches hanging down are densely covered with leaves. Inflorescences are pale pink. Good for hanging on terraces in summer. The length of the hanging shoots can reach 2-3 m, so you must not forget about pruning.
• Hoya Macrophylla grows well in the house. The leaves are large, up to 15 cm dark green with yellow spots. Rises quickly on a vertical support. Pink inflorescences in the form of stars. The smell is sweet, most felt in the evening.
• Hoya Rangsan can be grown both as a vine and as a bush. By trimming, you can form the desired shape. Small flowers of pale pink color. It blooms only in the presence of bright sunlight.
• Hoya Buotti has a curly stem. The leaves are elongated with a vein. The flowers are pale pink in the middle are red. Emit a vanilla-like smell. Loves warmth and feels good in the heat. Watering is required in moderation. It takes root well and quickly.
• Hoya Byakensis has bright green foliage. Liana can be grown as a climbing plant, and ampelous. The flowers are bell-shaped. They have no smell at all. Loves spraying. The soil in the pot should always be moist. With good care, it can bloom at any time of the year.
• Hoya Publicis. This variety has many hybrids. Common among florists. Leaves change color from reddish to green with silver spots. The flowers are bunk, red.
• Hoya Lasianta, or woolly-flowered. Grown as a bush. The flowers are bright orange, very unusual, as if with wool. If you often loosen the ground and maintain moisture, the vine can bloom almost all year round. Due to the ease of care, it is available for growing to absolute beginners. Spreads the scent of tropical fruits
• Very fast growing Hoya Sunrise. Leaves are pointed green interspersed, turning purple when kept in a brightly lit room. Due to the ability to change the color of the leaves, it got its name. It translates from English as "Sunrise". Inflorescences are yellowish, with a strong sweet aroma.

Hoya Kerry

• Hoya Kentiana. The main feature of this plant is that it blooms almost all year round. There is also a variegated Kentiana. It differs from the usual yellow center of the leaves.
• Hoya Kumingiana. While the plant is young, it does without leaves. As they grow older, brown shoots become overgrown with leaves. In an adult plant, the leaves become thin with a matte surface. Inflorescences are white-green.
• Hoya Globulose. Leaves are oval: young, glossy, matte with growth. The trunk is first covered with an edge, over time the hairs fall off, and the trunk becomes lignified. Inflorescences last for about two weeks. Produces a pleasant spicy aroma.
• Hoya Caudata, or tailed. The plant got this name because of the tails sticking out in the center - anthers. With age, the plant becomes two-colored: at the bottom it is reddish, at the top it is green with specks. Requires high humidity and bright light. It takes root very well.
• Hoya Elliptica is rarely found in florists. The leaves of the plant are rounded with well-visible veins. The aroma is weak, it is felt only at night. This hoya does not need to be installed in front of south-facing windows. A window on the east or west side will work better. If the acquired hoya has been in the shade for a long time, it is necessary to accustom it to light gradually.
• Carnosa Tricolor is the most common vine in home cultivation. In another way, it is called as fleshy. The leaves are dense, covered with a waxy bloom. The inflorescences consist of 30 flowers. Drops of nectar collect in the center.After flowering, the pedicels are not removed, since flowers will appear on them every year. Differs in the original color of the leaves.
• Minibel is a hybrid. Prefers cooler content than all other hoyis. The flowers are larger.
• Campanulata grows in the form of a shrub that stretches upward. The leaves resemble laurel. Plant height 50-60 cm. It emits a light lime aroma. The flowers are like opened parachutes. Colors range from white to yellow. Quite moody in leaving.
• Vilosa has the most shaggy leaves. Propagated by cuttings in water. Has a delicate spring scent. Almost all hoyis have a very delicate aroma. Some, of course, have a stronger one. But one thing unites them - the smell reaches its peak in the evening or at night. During the day, their aroma is hardly heard.
• Finlaysoni. This variety has strong, large leaves, as if traced. Flowers fall off after 24 hours. Strong spicy aroma. Braided with additional stems. Grows well on support.
• Shepherdy. Her leaves are concave inward, from a distance they resemble hanging beans. Floral umbrellas are white with a pink tint. Blooms for a long time.
• Beautiful, or Bella. This hoya is a symbol of love, as its leaves resemble hearts. Thanks to this, it has another name - Hoya Valentine. In winter, it goes into a kind of hibernation. Watering is done no more than 1 time per week. The temperature should not exceed 15-16 ° С.
• Fitch is a fairly large plant. At home, it blooms violently and for a long time. You cannot touch the pot with the plant during flowering. With growth, the trunk hardens, so the shape and direction must be given to young shoots. It is not recommended to keep such a plant for people with allergies. The strong smell of flowers contains allergens.
• Pachyclada is a fairly large vine. Blooms from June to October. A single umbrella blooms for about a week. With age, the plant hardens, it is necessary to direct growth while the shoots are soft. Has a strong burnt caramel aroma. This smell is attractive to ants. It tolerates drought and heat well.
• Gunung Gading is a hoya with beautiful leaves. Has a delicate perfumery aroma. It is in high demand among florists.
• Kerry has heart-shaped leaves. Slightly more difficult to care for than the rest of the home hoyi. Therefore, only the most stubborn will wait for flowering. Flowers give off a caramel smell. A support is required, since the leaves are large and make the whole plant heavier. The flowering period is from June to October.
• Imperialis. Leaves are strong with a well-visible vein. This variety is curly only in youth, at a venerable age the stems go bald. It blooms with large (for hoya) bell-shaped flowers. Has a very pronounced perfumery aroma. A large release of sticky nectar is noticed. Does not tolerate excess moisture. Very sensitive to lack of light. In winter, it requires artificial lighting.
• Erythrostemma has large leaves up to 10 cm. The flowers are pale pink, red with hairs inside. Peduncles are strong and short, holding up to 30 flowers in an umbrella. Leaves are covered with edging
• Akuta. The variety differs from its counterparts in the rounded shape of the leaves. They are not elongated, like most hoi, but wide with a sharp tip. Their color is dark green. In an inflorescence up to 50 flowers. They are also unusual: in the frame of the petals bent back, there is a yellow-green shiny ball in the center. The flower lasts about five days. The aroma of flowering is citrus.
• McGillurey. The surface of large fleshy leaves is covered with irregular dots. The main stem is strong. Young shoots are copper colored. Purple flowers look like goose paws. Very strong aroma is emitted.
• Retuza is a narrow-leaved plant. Because of the small leaves that are not similar to the rest of the vines, it is considered small-leaved. The leaves form a green cap, from which the inflorescences rise. The flowers are white with a red center. They bloom mainly in spring and autumn. The flowering period is 18 days. Liana emits a citrus scent.

Home care

Plants are thermophilic, they love moisture very much, but overflow should not be allowed, then the hoya begins to shed its leaves. Watering should be done when the land is dry, but not yet decayed by drought.

Support

All plants of this species love showering and leaf washing. Since the leaves are large, mostly waxy, they require cleanliness. To prevent parasites from getting on them, you need to alternate spraying and wiping.

Full bloom requires a lot of bright light. But at the same time, almost all species do not like direct sunlight. Pruning takes an important place in the care. Depending on the variety, it is either required or desirable.

Also with supports for crawling views. A timely placed trellis will help the plant grow correctly, take the shape that the flower grower needs. It can be a straight support, curly or ring-shaped.

It is best to propagate such plants by cuttings, since in this case the hoya takes root faster. But propagation by seeds is possible, the method is less common, but it is also used, although it takes much longer.

Thus, hoya is a picky flower that amazes with its diversity. The main thing is to choose a suitable variety and provide it with the required conditions for growth and flowering.