Hoya serpens

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Origin: Sikkim (Himalayas, India)
Publication: Flora of British India, Vol  4, p. 55
Author: J D Hooker
Year: 1885

Hoya serpens is know for being complicated to grow. I guess if you do not have a cooler place where you can grow it it can be a bit tricky. I grow mine in the garden room where the temperature goes down to about 10˚ C at nights in winter. Since the windows are facing south I have this hoya shaded with a thin, white cloth. 

Hoya serpens is a creeper, but it grows well in a hanging basket. Both the leaves and the flowers are hairy. I grow mine in a mix of spaghnum moss and orchid mix

Plant
Leaves: Round, hairy, dark green and small about 1.5 cm
Growth habit: Creeping
Flowers
No. in a cluster: 20-25
Size: 1.5 cm
Colour: Light green corolla, white corona with red centre
Form: Flat
Scent: Yes, not too strong
Nectar: Yes
Lastingness: About a week
and it thrives.  Now in June it flowers like crazy. The scent of the flowers is hard to describe, a bit spicy maybe? It is not too strong, but can fill the room in the mornings. This one is definately a favourite in my collection, maybe because I love the fresh green coloured flowers.

A Hoya serpens follicle approx. 3 weeks old. It is now 4 cm long. 
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