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Hoya shepherdii |
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W. J. Hooker |
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Published in Curtis's Botanical Magazine 87 t. 5269 (1861) by W. J. Hooker. Hoya shepherdii originates from Sikkim, Himalayas, India. Mr Short gave this species its name in honour of ?? Shepherd. It was collected by Hooker and Thomson in Sikkim at elevations from 900 to 1200 meters.
Hoya shepherdii is a cool growing species which
I grow in my garden room. It thrives there and now after three years it
has started to develop a lot of buds and it flowers almost all the time.
Its growth habit is climbing, but I guess it would do well if grown in a
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The leaves are very long, up to 18 cm, and narrow. They are dark green and the edges are rolled to the front side of the leaves, so they look somewhat like canoes. Besides the cooler temperature it doesn't require a lot. It tolerates drought and is quite easy to grow. The flowers are fragrant and last about a week. This is in my opinion a nice hoya well worth growing. Hoya shepherdii is sometimes mistaken for Hoya longifolia. |
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