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Hoya verticillata (Vahl) var. verticillata G. Don (Green Form)

Published in A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants 4(2) 128 (1838) by G. Don. Hoya verticillata var. verticillata originates from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. It was originally published as Sperlingia verticillata by Martin Vahl in Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet 6 112 (1810). Originally it was found by the Dane Peter Johan Flohr in India.

The latin word verticillatus refers to the growth habit of the leaves at the nodes and means whorled, i.e. the leaves grow round a common axis.

Hoya verticillata var. verticillata (Green Form) is an easy hoya to grow. It grows fast, flowers readily and has no special needs. It is a climber, so it is best grown on a trellis. The leaves are thick, hard and medium green. They have some silver flecks and the light green veins are a bit raised. The leaves are about 11-14 cm long and 4-5 cm wide.

It flowers with 10-20 reflexed flowers in each cluster. The colour is, in my opinion, lovely! The corolla is lime green and the corona is white with a pink centre. The scent is spicy but not too strong. It produces only a little nectar. Even though Hoya verticillata var. verticillata is common in cultivation I think it is well worth growing.

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