The all green variety tends to grow more quickly (although it's still slow by most houseplant standards) and it's arguably more hardy, but it also comes in a pretty variegated variety.
Like other Hoya varieties, sweetheart hoya plant is a stunning, low-maintenance indoor plant.
- Scientific Name: Hoya kerrii Craib
- Common Names: Wax Hearts, Wax Plant, Sweetheart Hoya, Sweetheart Plant, Valentine Hoya, Porcelain Flower, Heart Leaf, Lucky Hearts
- Synonyms: Hoya obovata var. kerrii
- Family: Apocynaceae
- Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
- Tribe: Marsdenieae
- Genus: Hoya
Origin:
Hoya kerrii is native to the south-east of Asia.
Hardiness:
USDA hardiness zones 11a to 11b: from 40 °F (+4.4 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
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The truth about your heart-leaf Hoya plant.
Hoya kerrii is usually sold as a single, potted leaf cutting. To grow into a vine, it needs part of a stem with a node attached. (A node is where the leaf is attached to the stem. It contains cells that will grow roots.) If your leaf cutting doesn't have the node attached, you'll enjoy it for several years. Just as it is. A heart-shaped leaf.
How to Grow and Care
Hoya plants don’t ask for much, beyond the well-draining soil and the warm, humid conditions that many tropical flowers crave. You can grow the hoya if you live in USDA growing zones 10 through 12, elsewhere you must grow it as a tropical container plant or greenhouse specimen.
Choose a location with full to partial sun. Plants that receive less than a half-day of sunlight may not produce flowers. Hoyas don’t like wet feet or heavy soil, and as many grow as epiphytes in nature (similar to bromeliads and orchids). Mixing your regular potting soil with orchid potting mix in a 1-to-1 ratio will provide an ideal growing medium for your hoya plant. Hoyas will bloom throughout the summer months, and you should bring them indoors when temperatures drop below 50 F.
Hoya Flower Care:
When your hoya plant 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. Hoyas are light feeders, and a monthly drink of compost tea or dilute 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 that are swimming around in a giant pot... - Learn more at HOW TO GROW AND CARE Hoya
Hoya plants don’t ask for much, beyond the well-draining soil and the warm, humid conditions that many tropical flowers crave. You can grow the hoya if you live in USDA growing zones 10 through 12, elsewhere you must grow it as a tropical container plant or greenhouse specimen.
Choose a location with full to partial sun. Plants that receive less than a half-day of sunlight may not produce flowers. Hoyas don’t like wet feet or heavy soil, and as many grow as epiphytes in nature (similar to bromeliads and orchids). Mixing your regular potting soil with orchid potting mix in a 1-to-1 ratio will provide an ideal growing medium for your hoya plant. Hoyas will bloom throughout the summer months, and you should bring them indoors when temperatures drop below 50 F.
Hoya Flower Care:
When your hoya plant 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. Hoyas are light feeders, and a monthly drink of compost tea or dilute 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 that are swimming around in a giant pot... - Learn more at HOW TO GROW AND CARE Hoya
Subspecies, Varieties, Forms, Cultivars and Hybrids
- Hoya kerrii 'Reverse Variegata'
- Hoya kerrii 'Variegata'
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