If you love hoyas like we love hoyas, you know how exciting it is to score another one for your collection. Luckily for us hoya fanatics, the options for new and different species and cultivars seems endless. Here, we introduce you to some favorites we think you should know.
Hoya bella
For hoyas, foliage shape varies widely across the different species, and Hoya bella has chosen a spear tip as the inspiration for its fleshy green leaves. When it flowers, you’ll enjoy open clusters of perfect, white, star-like blooms with purple-pink centers.
Hoya kerrii
With those robust, heart-shaped leaves, it’s no surprise that this hoya is commonly called “sweetheart.” This one is highly sought after by hoya enthusiasts, so when you see it, be sure to grab it. Its blooms appear as tight clusters of fuzzy-looking, star-shaped blooms with red centers.
Hoya obovata
Don’t even try – with those large, circular leaves dotted here and there with pinkish-white speckles, H. obovata is impossible to resist. The blooms on these beauties hang in clusters as pale-pink stars with purple-red centers.
Hoya carnosa
It’s the hoya that started it all. These are the glossy, almond-shaped leaves your grandmother loved – and you got hooked on too. Its blooms show up as clusters of perfect, fuzzy, white stars with cream and red centers.
Hoya carnosa ‘Tricolor’
Three colors in the foliage – green, cream, and rosy pink – make ‘Tricolor’ a favorite for anyone’s collection. And once in a while, it even throws out an all-white leaf just to show off. When it blooms, you’ll enjoy orb-shaped clusters of soft-pink, rounded, star-like flowers featuring bright raspberry-pink centers.
Hoya carnosa ‘Compacta’
Just like any hoya, the leaves on ‘Compacta’ are thick and glossy – but this time they’re curled so cleverly, you can’t even see the long, draping branches. The pale-pink blooms on this unusual hoya appear in compact, spherical clusters, and each has a darker pink detail in the center.
Hoya carnosa ‘Krimson Queen’
Like ‘Tricolor’ does, ‘Krimson Queen’ shows off some fascinating, multi-color foliage – but with bright creamy yellow thrown in the mix too. Its flowers are dark pink and burgundy, appearing in spherical or more open clusters.
Hoya wyetii
In a crowd of hoyas with rounded leaves, H. wyetti stands out with a completely different, elongated style. When it blooms, you’ll enjoy clusters of fuzzy, dark pink, pentagon-shaped flowers with red-pink centers.
Always Room for Another
For enthusiasts, there’s just no such thing as too many hoyas. And if you’re excited to add another to your crew, just stop by the Greenhouse – we’ll be happy to help you find a new favorite to bring home.
