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Hoya verticillata (Vahl) var. verticillata G. Don (Northabli)

 

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.

Plant
Leaves: medium green, 13 cm long, 3 cm wide
Growth habit: climbing
Flowers
No. in a cluster: 10-20
Size: 1.4 cm
Colour: Lime green corolla, white corona with red centre
Form: reflexed
Scent: yes
Nectar: yes
Lastingness: less than a week


I suspect the name 'Northabli' on this clone refers to a place where it was found but I have not been able to find such a place on the maps. Maybe it is mispelled? If you know where this name originates from please contact me!

To the left a picture of the pollinarium which measures 0.7 mm.

Hoya verticillata var. verticillata (Northabli) is an easy hoya to grow. It is a fast grower. This one has more narrow leaves than other verticillatas in my collection. 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 red 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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