Home / Guides / Plant Files / Apocynaceae

Shooting Star Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower 'Variegata'

Hoyamultiflora

Upload Image Print Article

Family

Apocynaceae (a-pos-ih-NAY-see-ee)

Info

Genus

Hoya (HOY-a)

Info

Species

multiflora (mul-tih-FLOR-uh)

Info

Synonym

Sun Exposure

Light Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Evergreen

Good Fall Color

Smooth

Height

10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)

Spacing

3-6 in. (7-15 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

Pale Yellow

White/Near White

Bloom Time

Blooms all year

Other Details

Category

Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Water Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Foliage Color

Blue-Green

Where to Grow

Can be grown as an annual

Suitable for growing in containers

Bloom Characteristics

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Size

Unknown - Tell us

Other details

Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements

6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information

Non-patented

Propagation Methods

From woody stem cuttings

From softwood cuttings

Seed Collecting

Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed

Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds

Seed does not store well; sow as soon as possible

Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Phoenix, Arizona

San Francisco, California

Sarasota, Florida

View this plant in a garden

One vendor has this plant for sale

13 members have or want this plant for trade

Gardener's Notes:

Post Comment

positive

neutral

negative

Sort By:

Post Comment

Sort By:

Popular Plants

SEE ALL

Featured

BUG FILES

Polka Dot Wasp Moth

(Syntomeida epilais)

BIRD FILES

Barn Owl

(Tyto alba)

Featured

BUG FILES

Polka Dot Wasp Moth

(Syntomeida epilais)

BIRD FILES

Barn Owl

(Tyto alba)

Shooting Star Hoya, Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower 'Variegata'

Hoyamultiflora

Featured Videos

Gardener's Notes:

Get to Know Dave's Garden

Follow Dave's Garden