Hoya shepherdii
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Hoya shepherdii |
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Origin: India |
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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
hanging basket as well. 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. |
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The flowers are fragrant and last about a week. This is in my opinion a nice hoya well worth growing. It is sometimes mistaken for Hoya longifolia.
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Copyright © Jeanette Karlsen |
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