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Hoya buotii (IML1862)

R. D. Kloppenburg

Published in Fraterna 15(4):1 (2002) by R. D. Kloppenburg. Hoya buotii originates from the Philippines.

Hoya buotii is definately one of my favourites. I love the big, yellow and hairy flowers. The scent is somewhat like vanilla. The leaves are thin, so I never let this one dry completely between waterings. I have my plant placed in a southern window and I shade it in summer so it doesn't get burned. The first time it flowered was in November. Unfortunately I forgot to water it so the flowers dried and dropped too early. 

Plant
Leaves: thin, medium green, 12 cm long, 5 cm wide
Growth habit: climbing 
Flowers
No. in a cluster: 10
Size: 3 cm
Colour: yellow corolla, white corona with red centre
Form: almost flat
Scent: vanilla
Nectar: no
Lastingness: less than a week


There are different opinions on the correct name of this hoya. Christine Burton maintains Hoya buotii is the same as Hoya  halconensis. I don't know which is correct, so I will keep the name Hoya buotii on my plant until further notice.

Left most; the buds on my plant (IML1862) just a few days before they opened.

To the left; the flowers on Hoya sp. aff. buotii (NS05-242) collected in the wild by Nathalie Simonsson.
 

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