Hoya fuscomarginata N.E.Br., This plant is by some considered a synonym of Hoya vitellina Blume, however according to C. M. Burton, there is no proof for this, and she considers Hoya fuscomarginata N.E.Br. to be a synonym of H. pottsii Traill.
Either way, the plant known in horticulture as Hoya fuscomarginata is a very large, dark green leaf species. The leaves can grow to ca. 22 cm long and 7 to 8 cm wide. They are almost flat, have a strongly oval shape with broad rounded bases and pointed leaf apices. The leaves are glabrous with clearly visible brown leaf margins that turn purple with new growth.
The flowers of this Hoya are unusual and very beautiful. The corolla is broadly spreading from ocher-yellow to yellow-green color, reminiscent of the inside of a shell. The flowers have a pink centre. H. fuscomarginata blooms reliably and abundantly every summer.
The genus was named in Modern Latin in honor of English gardener and botanist Thomas Hoy (c. 1750-1822).
Hoya fuscomarginata
Hoya fuscomarginata comes in a ⌀ 6 cm pot and is ca 10 to 15 cm tall.
