Wax Plant - Hoya Carnosa
by Lingfai Leung
Title
Wax Plant - Hoya Carnosa
Artist
Lingfai Leung
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
This interesting looking plant can be great for anniversary and wedding to symbolize the same union and bonding relationship - Each season new flowers are produced on these same spurs, so they should not be damaged or removed.
Hoya carnosa, the wax plant, is an Asclepiad species in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae). It is one of the many species of Hoya that are native to Eastern Asia and Australia. It is a common house plant grown for its attractive waxy foliage, and sweetly scented flowers.
The flowers are typically light pink, but may vary from near-white to dark pink; they are star-shaped, and are borne in clusters that look like tiny wax miniatures. The surface of the flowers are covered in tiny hairs giving a fuzzy sheen to them. They are heavily scented and may produce excess nectar that drips from the flowers. Like all Hoyas, this species flowers from specialized perennial structures referred to as spurs. These appear from the axils of the leaves and stem; flowers may not be produced when the spurs first appear, but in time buds emerge from the tips. Each season new flowers are produced on these same spurs, so they should not be damaged or removed.
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December 10th, 2014
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