What Is Hoya Plants. 01102020 Native to Eastern Asia and Australia the Hoya Carnosa is also known as Wax Plant and Porcelain Flower due to its deep green waxy leaves and its dainty and fragrant porcelain looking flowers. Beththe founder and owner of Leaf Envy my favorite place to shop for plants in the UK they also have an amazing Instagram is a lover of hoyas but she agrees that they can be tough.
The Eriostemma subgroup prefers strong light and soil that dries between waterings. Hoyas are epiphytic much like an orchid cactus. Not all hoya plant types are succulent.
While they can be grown outdoors in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 11 meaning they can stand temperatures that dip down to 20 degrees Fahrenheit or -39 degrees Celsius 1 X Research source they are most commonly grown.
19012021 Leaf Envy UK. 08042021 Hoyas wax plants are flowering tropical succulents that are grown indoors as houseplants. Others grow beautiful Hoya specimens in well-draining succulent soil and some swear by their homemade organic potting soil mix. Hoya carnosa Hoya australis Hoya cinnamomifolia Hoya kerrii Hoya serpens and many other Hoya species 200-300 more Family.