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 15ᵒC and 29ᵒC.
Pot diameter: 10 cm.
Grown in Quebec.
Like nature, every plant is unique. Natural items are all different and may contain irregularities.
