Hoya Australis

Description

Hoya australis, commonly known as the Waxvine or Common waxflower.

This top pick is native to Australia, as well as Borneo, Fiji, New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and the Wallis-Futuna Islands. Its species name, australis, doesn’t mean “from Australia”, but is a Latin term meaning “from the south.” Also called “New South Wales wax flower,” H. australis has light to medium green leaves that are broad and oval-shaped or elliptical. New growth has a lovely reddish hue.

The plant is easy to grow. It grows willingly and quickly becomes large. Requires permeable soil, does not tolerate the growing moisture in the pot. In summer, when it is hot, it should be sprayed with water and protected from direct sunlight. A succulent plant, so keep the substrate somewhat dry and provide more light.
When flower packages appear, the plant will react by dropping them with each change of location. It should be fertilized during the flowering period.

However, it blooms heavily, she just needs a winter rest of 12-15 degrees to bloom. He is the most accessible hoja among the group. It is poisonous.
The clusters of fragrant starry white flowers with a touch of contrasting red to burgundy at the base of the corona may be produced throughout the year under warm tropical conditions. It is attractive not only because of its fragrance and waxy appearance but also because of the fact that each flower looks like a five-pointed star and the cluster of flowers also arranges itself in a star shape. Often several flower-clusters open at the same time and the fragrance can be overpowering. Hoya australis, is an exceptionally vigorous growing, twining evergreen tropical vine with rounded ovate foliage and burgundy new growth. It naturally wants to climb and the vines can reach 30′ long if offered support but it can also easily be trained to a small 3′ high trellis or as a hanging basket specimen. This appears to be one of the easier to grow species and is reported to tolerate some cool sunlight although the leaves may become more olive green than the typical deep green under high light conditions. There are many different subspecies of Hoya australis, but the flowers are almost always the same.