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Hoya carnosa 'Speckles' rare houseplant

Hoya carnosa 'Speckles' is a cultivar of Hoya carnosa (L.fil.) R.Br. On its fresh green foliage, it produces beautiful, subtle variegation in form of little spots, hence the name.

Hoya carnosa 'Dark red' leaves are quite narrow and filigrane-looking, they may emerge dark red/ burgundy, hence the name.

The genus was named in Modern Latin in honor of English gardener and botanist Thomas Hoy (c. 1750-1822).

Hoya carnosa 'Speckles'

Hoya carnosa 'Speckles' is ca. 10-15cm tall/long and comes in a ⌀ 6 cm pot
Name: Hoya carnosa 'Speckles' is a cultivar of Hoya carnosa (L.fil.) R.Br.

Common name: Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower, Indian Rope
Type: evergreen
form: Epiphyte or lithophyte
Family: Apocynaceae
Native Range (Hoya carnosa (L.fil.) R.Br.): Eastern Asia and Australia
Zone: 12-13
Habitat (Hoya carnosa (L.fil.) R.Br.) : ows primarily in the wet tropical biome(s).
Height: up to 300 cm
Spread: up to 30 cm
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi Shade

Synonyms (Hoya carnosa (L.fil.) R.Br.) : Asclepias carnosa L.fil. ≡ Cynanchum carnosum (L.fil.) hort. = Cynanchum carnosum (L.fil.) hort. ex Decne. = Hoya carnosa var. carnosa = Hoya carnosa var. formosana (T.Yamaz.) S.S.Ying = Hoya carnosa var. gushanica W.Xu ≡ Hoya carnosa var. japonica Siebold = Hoya carnosa var. japonica Siebold ex Maxim. = Hoya chinensis (Lour.) Traill = Hoya crassifolia (J.Jacq.) Haw. = Hoya formosana T.Yamaz. = Hoya intermedia A.C.Sm. = Hoya laurifolia Miq. = Hoya motoshei Teijsm. & Binn., 1855 = Hoya motoskei Teijsm. & Binn. ≡ Hoya picta Siebold = Hoya picta Siebold ex C.Morren = Hoya rotundifolia Siebold ≡ Hoya variegata Siebold = Hoya variegata Siebold ex C.Morren ≡ Schollia carnosa (L.fil.) Schrank = Schollia carnosa (L.fil.) Schrank ex Steud. = Schollia chinensis (Lour.) J.Jacq. = Schollia crassifolia J.Jacq. = Stapelia chinensis Lour.

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