Porcelain Flower
Family
Apocynaceae
Origin
Philippines
Description
Hoya fitchii is a wonderful little Hoya with beautiful leaves and gorgeous little flowers. Known for its outstanding copper-colored flower petals highlighted by coral
pink centers.Star-shaped flowers are 10mm in diameter, with coral-pink corona. Up to 25 flowers per umbel. Fitchii is a rare find. The light green veined leaves,measuring up to 6cm x 3cm, with new growth quite red under bright conditions. have an attractive webbing effect to add beauty until the flowers appear in summers.
Usually it starts blooming at an early age and flowers are produced through-out the year.
Flower colour can vary significantly, depending on growing conditions.
Environment
Easy to grow & don't require much attention. Hoya do best in filtered light or with lots of artificial light in indoors.
Hoya plants don't ask for much, beyond the well-draining soil and the warm humid conditions ((similar to bromeliads and orchids)
They are epyphite, can be grown in orchid medium or light potting mix with lots of bark conditioner. Hoya like the security of a snug pot, and plants that are a bit root bound will flower more prolifically than those that are swimming around in a giant pot.
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds .
Landscape Use
It makes a nice hanging basket, but also does really well as a mounted plant
