Mazhar Botanic Garden

Hoya linearis Wall. Ex D.Don

Porcelain vine Porcelaine flower

Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Hoya
Species: linearis
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000542
English name: Porcelain vine, Porcelaine flower
Arabic name: هويا لينيارس
Native: Southeast Asia and Australasia
Country: Southeast Asia
(PGR): Very rare

Wax vine, succulent perennial, pendant epiphytic leaves soft, thin, grow 5 cm long flowers white and star-shaped, lemon scent

Water preference: very dry, water it lightly before fertilizing To water, place the pot in the sink or shower It is best not to get the leaves wet when watering

Soil: potting mix is two parts cactus potting mix and one part ground bark or perlite

ornamental hanging basket

Water Sources: Humidity
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Stem cuttings and rooting (Take cuttings with three or four nodes on them. Remove the leaves from the bottom node. You can root the plant in water or the same potting mix you use for an adult plant.)
Flowering time:
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 6.1-7.5

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