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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Plant Height: trails or climbs 6 to 8 feet or more
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2020-04-14
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-27
Location: My garden
Date: 2022-05-30
Location: Oceanside, California 
Date: 2022-07-01
Nothing is more heartbreaking than seeing your Hoya is going to b
Location: My garden 
Date: 2023-05-13
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2012-07-03
Close up of stems, a peduncle (bloom spur where the flower umbel
Location: personal collection
Date: 2013-08-02
Hoya obovata seed pod crossed with?
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Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2021-05-31
Location: My back porch
Date: April 29, 2011
Blooms of Hoya obovata
Location: Oceanside, California 
Date: 2021-08-30
In my garden
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Location: My back porch
Date: May 1, 2011
Hoya obovata, leaves and blooms
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-10-06
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-09-20 
Pretty, fragrant bloom of Hoya obovata.
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2023-04-02
Not the entire plant LOL but about the last 8 feet. This climbs f
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Uploaded by plantladylin

Date: Aug 1, 2009 8:50 AM
Location: Oceanside, California 
Date: 2021-06-17
Location: Oceanside, California 
Date: 2021-06-17
Location: My garden; rooted from Lin’s 
Date: 2021-08-19
Rooted from cutting

Date: Jun 28, 2009 8:18 PM
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: June 17, 2010
Aphids on a leaf of Hoya obovata
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Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 23, 2011 7:43 PM concerning plant:
    I love this hoya ... maybe because it seems to be an easy Hoya that does well for me. I received a cutting in a trade a few years ago and it rooted easily, has grown lush and blooms once or twice a year with extremely fragrant flowers! I live in zone 9b East Central Florida where the climate is hot and humid during the summer. I grow this Hoya in a chunky, fast draining potting medium that consists of a lot of orchid bark mix and a little potting soil. I water once a week during the hot summer months unless we have rain, and once every two to three weeks during our short winters.
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at Longwood gardens, 6" pot
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