Hoya lasiantha

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Origin: Indonesia
Publication: Rumphia Vol. 4, p. 30
Author: Blume
Year: 1848

Hoya lasiantha has been confused with Hoya praetorii. They are similar to each other, but Hoya lasiantha is larger in all measures. They both have lovely flowers and are well worth growing. You do not need much patience since they both flower readily.

I've bought my Hoya lasiantha from Ted Green in September 2006. In February 2007 it flowered for the first time. It is a large leaved hoya and it has a quite compact, shrubby growth. The leaves are big, olive green and glabrous. It can be tricky to grow as it needs more water and nutrition than the average hoya. My advice is not to let it dry completely between waterings.

Plant
Leaves: olive green, 26 cm long, 12 cm wide
Growth habit: shrubby
Flowers
No. in a cluster: 15
Size: 1 cm (measured over the corona),  2.6 cm (flat)  
Colour: orange corolla, pale yellow corona
Form: reflexed
Scent: weak
Nectar: no
Lastingness: at least two weeks 
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