Discovered in the far flung Philippines by dedicated plant collector Cuming, who built his own ship just to sail around and find new plants; Hoya Cumingiana was found clinging to windswept limestone cliffs. Both terrestrial and lithophytic (growing on soil and rocky places), ours are quite happy growing in their pots of soil. He's also sarmentose (loving to send runners or stems along the rocks or soil rooting happily where they may). You can expect this traveller to get pretty darn long at your house too. A pot full of strong, thin, twiny vines support identical twin, almond-shaped leaves in an exuberant, emerald green; waxy thick with strong, pronounced midveins and not much else decoration. Flowers are like this: a fat wax star in acid yellow/green with a smaller, deep burgundy star with orangy tips on top of that, and lastly a tiny, perfect, white star on top. They have a lovely cinnamon scent.
- Low Maintenance
- Pet Friendly
- Trailing
Quick Care Guide:
- Water - Low/Med (2): Doesn't need as much water, but doesn't like to stay dry for too long. Plant will become droopy when really thirsty.
- Light - Med/High (4): Needs more light than most, but direct light not necessary. Can handle morning and afternoon sun directly on leaves.
- Difficulty - Low (1): These plants need barely any attention to thrive. Set it and forget it.