Scientific Name
Hoya pubicalyx 'Pink Silver'
Scientific Classification
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Tribe: Marsdenieae
Genus: Hoya
Origin
Hoya pubicalyx 'Pink Silver' is a Hoya pubicalyx.
Flower
Color: Maroon and pink
Bloom Time: Spring
Description
Hoya pubicalyx 'Pink Silver' is a woody epiphyte or scrambling shrub. This plant is a fairly fast grower with blooms in the springtime. It has green leaves with splashes of silver. The silver marks on the leaves turn pinkish-silver when exposed to more light and sun.
The flowers are fragrant and similar to Hoya carnosa but are more of a maroon color with a pink center.
Hardiness
USDA hardiness zone 10a to 11b: from 30 °F (−1.1 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
How to Grow and Care
Hoya plants don't ask for much beyond well-draining soil and the warm, humid conditions many tropical flowers crave. They don't like wet feet or heavy soil, and many grow as epiphytes (similar to bromeliads and orchids). Give them at least a half-day of sunshine, and bring them indoors when temperatures drop below 50 degrees F (10 degrees C).
When your Hoya finishes blooming, leave the flower stalk as it may produce new flowers. Removing the stalk forces the plant to produce a new stalk, which delays blooming and wastes the plant's energy. They are light feeders, and a monthly drink of compost tea or diluted fish emulsion provides all the nutrition these tropicals need. Hoyas like the security of a snug pot, and plants that are a bit root-bound will flower more prolifically than those swimming around in a giant pot.
Propagate Hoyas by cuttings of top growth or by leaf cuttings. The average cutting or leaf start will produce a blooming plant in 2 years or less.
See more at How to Grow and Care for Hoya.
Links
- Back to genus Hoya
- Plantpedia: Browse flowering plants by Scientific Name, Common Name, Genus, Family, USDA Hardiness Zone, or Origin
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