Porcelain Flower

Family

Apocynaceae

Origin

Asia & Australia

Description

Hoya Rebecca is a vining epiphytic plant. It is attractive because of its waxy foliage and sweetly scented flowers.

Hoya 'Rebecca' is a highly collectable cross between Hoya lacunosa Langawi Island x Hoya obscura. The main difference between Hoya Rebecca and Sunrise is Hoya Rebecca has light green colored leaves with reddish purple shade undersides, where the Hoya Sunrise has thick and dark green in color leaves with visible light green veins and red, purplish flecks. Rebecca’s flower is bright pink in color with light yellow center. And Sunrise’s flower is cream colored and light yellow in the center.

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