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Hoya bilobata |
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Published in The Philippine Journal of Science 1 Suppl. 4: 301 (1906) by R. Schlechter. Hoya bilobata originates from the Philippines. I'm not 100% sure this species I bought as Hoya bilobata really is that species. There is another species circulating in Sweden as Hoya bilobata which reminds more of one I got to my collection named Hoya ruscifolia. That name was wrong and I have renamed it to Hoya sp. cf. leytensis. See comparisons of my Hoya |
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bilobata and Hoya sp. cf. leytensis at the bottom of this page. Anyone who knows more about any of these two species please contact me and let me know! Hoya bilobata is a very small hoya. I grow my plant hanging as it has no climbing abilities. It thrives and flowers in a window facing north and it tolerates some drought. It's quite easy to grow and even if it's a small |
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hoya it grows fast. The leaf shape is spatulate and the leaf margin is wine red, even if grown in a northern window. The veins are a bit raised and the leaf surface is minutely ciliate. I have not sensed any scent of the small, apricot flowers, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there is none. The flowers are so small you will have to get really close to see how lovely they are. Hoya bilobata flowers mainly in late summer/autumn.
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On the pictures to the right Hoya sp. cf. leytensis (left) and Hoya bilobata (right) are side by side. The flowers are very similar while their leaves differ more. Hoya sp. (former tsangii), or whatever it should be called, is often confused with Hoya bilobata. |
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