Hoya 'Rainforest'

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Hoya 'Rainforest' is a hybrid between Hoya macgillivrayi and Hoya archboldiana. It was hybridized by Michael Miyashiro. 

I bought a cutting of this one in April 2006 and exactly 2 years after it flowered for the first time. The flowers are campanulate and quite big. If flattened out they measure 8 cm. I grow my plant in a window facing south and I give it plenty of water and fertilize it regularly. When the buds started developing I watered it every day. The flowers spread a nice scent in the evenings. It reminds of gardenia.

Hoya 'Rainforest' is a climber which in time grows to a very big plant. It's probably best grown supported on a trellis. The dark green leaves are glabrous, thick and hard. They tolerate full sun without getting burned.

To the left; pictures of the back side of the flower.

Copyright © Jeanette Karlsen