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Hoya brevialata |
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Published in Blumea 46(3): 467 (2001) by D. Kleijn and R. van Donkelaar. Hoya brevialata originates from Sulawesi. Hoya brevialata is in my opinion best suited for the
hanging basket. It has climbing abilities but the leaves are quite thick and
heavy so the branches hang neatly down anyway. The leaf shape is either circular or oval. They are convex,
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Hoya brevialata is easy to grow. It tolerates drought and grows quite fast. The only problem I had with it was to get it in bloom! My plant took 4 years before it got in bloom the first time. By then it was a rather big plant and it rewarded me for waiting so long by blooming with at least 10 clusters. The caramel scent was heavy in |
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my garden room where it hangs. Most left a cluster of flowers on my own plant. To the left a picture I took at The Göteborg Botanical Garden. That plant was probably exposed to much more sunlight than mine so the flowers are pink. Hoya brevialata is often circulating as Hoya incurvula in trade. |
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