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Hoya parviflora

R. Wight

Published in Wight´s Contributions to the Botany of India 37 (1834) by R. Wight. Hoya padangensis originates from Burma, India and Thailand. The name parviflora means small flowers.

I expected the flowers to be pink on this one, but they turned out to be green. Then someone said the flowers would turn pink within a few days, but they didn't until they withered. So in my opinion the colour of these flowers is green. Not that I'm disappointed, because green flowers are my favourites.

The leaves of Hoya parviflora are very irregular in shape. They also vary a lot in size, from 6 to 12 cm long. On the back side of the leaves there are often dark red spots. It's a fast grower and climbs very well, so you'll need to check this one on a regular basis unless you want it entangled in every other plant on your windowsill.

The flowers are very small, hence not the easiest to take good pictures of. The scent is very weak so you have to put your nose really close if you want to sense it. I grow my plant in a shaded window facing south and I let it dry some between waterings.

Hoya parviflora is also known as Hoya sp. Thailand 458.

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