Hoya, Wax Flower

Hoya kerrii Craib 1911

The 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. © Orchids Flowers.com Image: Hoya kerrii Craib 1911 Photographer: Kitisak “Nat” Jaidee Single heart-shaped Read More »

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Hoya cumingiana Decaisne 1844

The Hoya cumingiana Decne. 1844 was classified by the French botanist Joseph Decaisne (1807 – 1882) and named after its finder “the Prince of Collectors” Hugh Cuming, an English naturalist and conchologist. The Hoya cumingiana species is widley spread all over the Philippine islands and was primarily found at the island of Mindoro in 1895. Read More »

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Hoya buotii Kloppenburg 2002

Hoya buotii Kloppenburg 2002, also called 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. The Hoya buotii is an easy to handle plant, which loves a sunny place Read More »

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Hoya gracilis Schlechter 1908

The Hoya gracilis Schlechter 1908 is a native plant 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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