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Hoya davidcummingii

R. D. Kloppenburg

Published in Fraterna 1995(2):10 (1995) by R. D. Kloppenburg. Hoya davidcummingii originates from the Philippines. It is named after its collector; David M. Cumming.

Hoya davidcummingii can be grown in a hanging basket or supported on a trellis. I prefer to have it hanging. Some say this hoya isn't the easiest to grow, but so far I've had no problems with it. It tolerates some drought and likes a lot of light. I have my plant hanging in a

Plant
Leaves: thick, medium green with a dark green edge, glabrous
Growth habit: hanging/climbing
Flowers
No. in a cluster: 10-15
Size: 11 mm
Colour: dark pink corolla, yellow corona
Form: flat
Scent: caramel
Nectar: not visible
Lastingness: almost 2 weeks

window facing south without no shading and it thrives there.

The leaves are 6 cm long and 2 cm wide. They are quite thick, glabrous and medium green. The edge is dark green and the veins are barely visible. You need a few cuttings in the pot to make a nice looking plant. Hoya

davidcummingii flowers readily and when it does it fills the room with a pleasant scent of caramel in the evenings. 

In early spring when the flowers are exposed to less light than in summer they can be very pale (see the picture at the left).

Hoya davidcummingii has earlier been sold as Hoya gracilis.

 

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