Hoya Imbricata

Hoya imbricata is a fascinating tropical epiphytic climbing plant, Particularly appreciated by collectors for its unique growth habit and sculptural flowers. The leaves form bowl-like or shell-like structures that adapt perfectly to the surfaces where they attach. The rounded or horseshoe shape, sometimes slightly concave, creates a small natural “gutter” to retain water and organic debris. Flowering is rare and very spectacular. The flowers are flat, star-shaped, often creamy white with a purple or yellow throat, arranged in umbels. However, it rarely blooms before it is 2 years old. To encourage flowering, it is recommended to place it in a bright room and reduce the frequency of repotting. It likes to be kept tightly in its pot.

Non-toxic to animals.

• Family: Apocynaceae
• Origin: Philippines and Indonesia
• Watering:
• Spring to fall: Allow the first third of the potting soil to dry out between waterings.
• Winter: Allow the potting soil to dry completely between waterings.

• Ambient humidity: Moderate.
• Type of soil: Light, airy and well-drained.
• Brightness: Moderate to high.
• Orientation: East, west or 1 m from a south window.
• Growth: Slow.
• Temperature: Hot.
• Summer: between 15C and 29C.

Pot diameter: 10 cm.

Grown in Quebec.

Like nature, every plant is unique. Natural items are all different and may contain irregularities.