Hoya Multiflora 'Shooting Star' (Specimen B)

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"The Hoya multiflora is something of an outlier in the Hoya family — and I mean that as the highest compliment. While her cousins are content to vine and trail, the Shooting Star grows upright, almost shrub-like, with an architectural dignity that sets her apart on any shelf. And when she blooms? Extraordinary." — Mr. Phileas Plant

The Plant

The Hoya multiflora — commonly called the Shooting Star Hoya — is an upright, semi-bushy Hoya with elongated glossy leaves and pronounced veining that gives each leaf a certain botanical formality, as if pressed and catalogued by a Victorian naturalist. Unlike most trailing Hoyas, this one grows with architectural structure.

But the real theatre comes when she blooms — and bloom she will, more readily than most Hoyas. The flowers are extraordinary: clusters of white, reflexed petals that sweep backward like tiny shooting stars, each with a dark center that looks hand-painted. It is one of the most rewarding blooms in the houseplant world. This rooted starter carries 6–8 glossy leaves on a sturdy stem with well-spaced paired growth.

Care at a Glance

☀️ Light: Bright indirect for best growth and blooming.
💧 Water: Allow substrate to dry slightly between waterings.
🌡️ Humidity: Moderate to high preferred; adapts to average.
🪴 Soil: Ships in Fluval Stratum volcanic substrate.
📏 Growth: Upright and semi-bushy — an architectural grower.
🐾 Pet Friendly: Yes — non-toxic to cats and dogs.

What You'll Receive

The exact plant photographed — a 6–8 leaf Hoya multiflora 'Shooting Star' in a 4" clear nursery cup with Fluval Stratum substrate. Carefully packaged with weather-appropriate protection — heat pack included when temperatures require it.

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