The Hoya parasitica Wallich ex Wight 1830,
one of the most easy to handle Hoya wax flowers,
is native to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia…

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The wax flower Hoya neoebudica Guillaumin 1937
has been found by the French botanist Guillaumin
at the volcanic island Ambrym…

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A red flowered Hoya mindorensis Schltr. 1906 has been found in the year 1905 at the island of Mindoro, Philippines and has been named by the German botanist Rudolf Schlechter. Hoya mindorensis plants are available in various colours, as pink, red, dark red, yellow and white. The hairy, slightly fragrant flowers are grouped in spectacular Read More »

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Hoya kerrii Craib 1911, also called Valentine Hoya or Sweetheart Hoya, because of its heart-shaped leaves, has been found in the year 1911 by the Irish plant collector Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942) at Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, North Thailand. Flower Photography © Orchids Flowers.com Image: Hoya kerrii Craib 1911 Photographer: Kitisak “Nat” Jaidee Single Read More »

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Hoya cumingiana Decne. 1844 was classified by the French botanist Joseph Decaisne (1807 – 1882) and named in honour to “the Prince of Collectors” Hugh Cuming (1791 – 1865), an English naturalist and conchologist, who discovered the tropical plant at the island of Mindoro during his expedition to the Philippines from 1836 until 1839. The Read More »

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Hoya buotii Kloppenburg 2002, also named Hoya halconensis Schlechter ex Kloppenburg is an outstanding white or light yellow Hoya wax flower, native to the Philippines. D. Kloppenburg named the Hoya buotii species in honour to the Philippine botanist Inocentio Buot Jr. Hoya buotii is an easy to handle plant, which loves a sunny place and Read More »

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Hoya gracilis Schlechter 1908 is a tropical vine, native to the Philippines and Indonesia, to which region isn´t clearly certifiable. In the year 1886 plant collectors found a Hoya gracilis near Tolisso, Sulawesi and handed the plant later on out to the German botanist Rudolf Schlechter. In 1906 Elmer Drew Merrill, an American botanist, found Read More »

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The beautiful, yellow flowered Hoya incrassata Warb. 1904 Wax Flower has been discovered by the German botanist Otto Warburg at the Philippines (Sampaloc, Tayabas Province). The Hoya incrassata is highly fragrant, but the strong musk like smell is not everybody´s darling. The getting used to scent gets stronger during the evening hours. The Hoya incrassata Read More »

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Hoya archboldiana C. Norman 1937, commonly called Aloha Hoya, is a tropical vine, belonging to the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), subfamily Asclepiadoideae. The wax flower plant has been discovered in Papua New Guinea, Central province (Rona at the Laloki River) by L. Brass at 03.11.1933. 1937 the Hoya archboldiana wax flower has been classified by C. Read More »

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The “unreal beauty” Hoya benguetensis has been named by Dr. Rudolf Schlechter (1906) after her place of discovery in the Provinz of Benguet – Philippines. The beautiful, unreal looking tropical flower Hoya benguetensis has been found in the year 1904 by the collector A. D. Elmer and was categorised by the German botanist Dr. …

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