Hoya australis 'Lisa' is a beautiful, variegated cultivar of Hoya australis R.Br. ex Traill. It is an evergreen climbing vine which may reach 10 m. It has simple opposite glabrous (shiny) leaves. They are succulent (thick and fleshy) and elliptical or ovate in shape; leaves growing in sunnier positions are a more yellowish green while those in shadier locales are dark green in colour. The flowers have a strong sweet scent and produce abundant nectar. The 'Lisa' variety grows colourful foliage - from grass green on the leaf margins to bright cream centres, and the emerging growth is initially a rich pink-red!
The genus was named in Modern Latin in honor of English gardener and botanist Thomas Hoy (c. 1750-1822).
Hoya australis 'Lisa'
Hoya australis 'Lisa' is ca. 15cm tall/long and comes in a ⌀ 12cm pot.
