Porcelain Flower

Family

Apocynaceae

Origin

Philippines 

Description

 

Hoya brevialata is a compact, slow-growing succulent vine valued for its attractive foliage and fragrant, enduring flowers. Its thick, opposite leaves measure 2–4 cm, featuring a glossy jade-green upper surface and a silvery, hairy underside. The plant forms tidy, bushy clusters or trails slender stems 30–50 cm long. Flower clusters consist of 10–20 star-shaped blooms on long, persistent stalks. Each flower displays a pale creamy-white corolla with a striking deep pink to ruby-red center, covered in a fine velvety fuzz. The sweet, subtly spicy scent is strongest in the evening and early morning, with individual flowers lasting 1–2 weeks and capable of reblooming on the same stalk.

Environment

Easy to grow & don't require much attention. Hoya do best in filtered light or with lots of artificial light in indoors.

Hoya plants don't ask for much, beyond the well-draining soil and the warm humid conditions ((similar to bromeliads and orchids)

They are epyphite, can be grown in orchid medium or light potting mix with lots of bark conditioner. Hoya 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.

This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds .

Landscape Use

It makes a nice hanging basket, but also does really well as a mounted plant