Hoya Species, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower

This one started my Hoya craze. I bought it as an Exotic Angel hanging basket from Lowe's. It is a cute plant but I bought it because of ...Read Morethe rave reviews about the scent. Promises of a beautiful, wafting fragrance similar to hyacinth and carnation. Well, it smells similar to those flowers but the smell is not very impressive or pervasive. I can pick up a light scent when standing next to it but it's nothing to get excited about. I do have it outside and it has acclimated quickly to the strong Florida sun. I'll keep it for now because I have no one to gift it to and it is growing pretty well.

I've had this plant for four years now and it is my favorite of all my hoya plants. I live in Central FL zone 9b and we can get pretty co...Read Moreld in the winter. I can say the plant does okay down to about 46F for a night or two, but too many nights in the lower 40's will cause damage, unfortunately I found out the hard way. I keep mine hanging outside all year long in the filtered shade of an oak tree, but it will get some full sun in the winter months. Too much sun will burn the leaves. I give it orchid fertilizer when I think about it. The plant blooms all year long, even now in January I have well over 26 flowers on it and they smell wonderful. I do water with rain water from my rain barrel when it completely dries out.

IF scent is your thing...this hoya is a must...absolutely gorgeous scent on these little blooms!!

For those growing this as a houseplant in the Pacific Northwest, it flourishes in a west/southwest-facing window.