Hoya Nummularioides
Hoya Nummularioides
Hoya nummularioides
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Difficulty — BeginnerA soft-leaved, free-flowering Hoya from Thailand whose small, rounded leaves are clothed in fine down, trailing in generous green sprays. She is among the most rewarding of her tribe for the impatient grower, blooming young and often, offering clusters of fuzzy white stars with crimson centres and a fragrance — lemony, almost spiced — that fills a room at nightfall. An easy, giving plant that few growers regret.
Notes on Cultivation
☀Light
Bright, indirect light keeps her full and flowering, and a little soft sun encourages still more bloom. She wants brightness to give her best.
❦Water
Her downy leaves are not so succulent as some, so keep her lightly and evenly moist in growth, letting the surface dry between waterings. She likes a touch more water than the fleshy Hoyas, but never a soggy root.
☁Humidity
She appreciates moderate to higher humidity and rewards it with faster growth and freer bloom. Average rooms suit her, but a little extra brings out her best.
✵Temperature
A range of 60 to 85 Fahrenheit keeps her happy. Protect her from cold below 55, for she is thoroughly tropical.
❧Soil
A free-draining epiphytic mix of bark, perlite, and a little sphagnum holds gentle moisture without turning heavy. Her roots want air and even damp in equal measure.
❀Fertilizing
Feed regularly but lightly through the growing season; a bloom feed as buds form brings on her abundant, fragrant clusters.
✿Propagation
She roots quickly and willingly — a stem cutting with a node or two in a clear cup of moist Fluval Stratum, our signature method, strikes with little fuss. One of the most obliging Hoyas to multiply. Read the full field method.
Field Observations
Few Hoyas bloom so readily or so young; if you have despaired of coaxing flowers from a sulkier species, she will restore your faith handsomely.
Wait for evening to enjoy her scent — like many night-fragrant flowers she saves her perfume for dusk, when it is richest.
— faithfully recorded by Mr. Phileas Plant
