Hoya Carnosa

• Botanical Name: Hoya carnosa

• Common Name(s): Porcelain Flower, Wax Plant, Honey Plant

• Description: Porcelain flower or wax plant is a commonly grown houseplant. It has long slender vines covered with waxy, deep green leathery leaves sometimes flecked with silver or creamy white. To make this plant appear denser, wrap its sparsely leaved stems around a bamboo trellis and secure with florist tape or nylon stocking strips. Bright indirect light year-round is ideal. Allow the soil to dry out between waterings. Wax plants love high humidity and the foliage appreciates misting. The flowers are star-shaped, in parachute-shaped clusters, with a sweet fragrance and may produce a sticky sap.

Care:

• Light: Hoya plants do best and bloom more often in very bright light. They are one of the few indoor plants that can handle direct sun. Although hoya plants can adapt to lower light, they will grow slower and not produce their fragrant waxy flowers that are so beautiful.
• Pet Friendly: Yes
• Water: Hoyas are succulent plants so allow the soil to dry out quite a bit before watering. These plants do thrive on neglect but need additional water when in bloom.
• Humidity: Medium
• Temperature: Hoya plants can adapt to almost any moderate temperature, but prefer 60°-65° F at night and 70°-80° F during the day.
• Difficult Level: Easy