Hoya retusa

Also Known As

Grass Leafed Hoya
Porcelain Flower
Wax Plant

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"
W: 12"

planting zones

10a-11

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Hoya retusa plant details

Hoya retusa is a broadleaf evergreen perennial with green foliage. In fall, spring and summer burgundy and cream flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and regular - occasional water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hoya retusa

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: apocynaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 0 - 12 IN - wide, 0 - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: burgundy and cream blooms in fall, spring and summer
Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, fragrant, houseplant, unique

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hoya retusa

USDA Zones: 10a - 11
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: regular - occasional

Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Thin, wispy leaves and unusual flowers give this rare hoya its unique form. Like many in the genus, it's an indestructible container plant that can be grown in moderate light and survive dry soil and low humidity. Although not a heavy bloomer, its waxy star-shaped blossoms arise as single flowers with bright red eyes. With a little encouragement, it can be trained as a hanging basket specimen. It thrives in an east or west window blooming from spring to fall.

By: Logee's Plants for Home & Garden

Some say it looks like a "bad hair day." From India, this variety has flat, narrow, long, thin leaves that grow in clusters. Each end or tip of the leaf has a heart shaped indention. Flowers are flat, one or two to a cluster, white with wine red coronas, blooming usually in fall, fragrant lemon scent. Quite unusual and unique foliage. Bright indirect light. Cannot freeze and does not like temps below 55 °F.