Hoya Kerrii

About:                        

Hoya kerrii is a robust climbing plant with curious, thick succulent, leathery leaves in form of an inverted heart and peculiar mall globe-shaped flowers, cream-white with rose-purple corona-lobes, in summer. It is a fast grower and can be trained into topiary. Hoya kerrii is named Sweetheart Plant or Sweetheart Hoya because of the heart or valentine shaped leaves. Hoya kerrii also comes in forms with variegated leaves.

Flowering season: Summer

Planting Media: Soilrite mix would be a perfect planting medium for all kinds of plants.  If required pebbles (1-1.5cm) can be added to the mix to make sure the planting medium is well drained.

Water: Water thoroughly whenever the surface of soil is dry. Keep the soil moist. With its succulent qualities it’s quite adapt at storing water for longish periods of time between watering. This makes it a hardy and undemanding plant for the most part, of course only providing basic care will result in a surviving rather than thriving plant, so where possible wait until the soil has dried out a little and then water again. This means don’t wait long periods between watering just because you can. Do be careful not to overdo it. The soil should never be saturated or boggy as this will lead to rotting. Take special care if the pot it comes in has no drainage holes

Sunlight: This plant will need a reasonably light room in order to actually grow, although it will still get by even if you pick a shadier spot, very dark places need to be avoided though. Sunlight is acceptable too, so in reality you could position it almost anywhere in your home or office. It prefers full indirect bright sunlight.

NOTE: If it’s getting too much light, you’ll find that the leaves starts turning yellow but they’ll still feel firm and healthy. If that’s the case for you, just move it a little further away from the sun in a shadier place.

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