Hoya pubicalyx
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Harlequin Wax Plant
Origin: Philippines
groundcover and low-growing, semi-shade, moderate water, pink
flowers, fragrant., attracts butterflies, hummingbirds
This easy to grow species, it is truly spectacular when it
produces its glorious colored flowers. A large number of H.
pubicalyx cultivars are in cultivation, each displaying a different
flower color or, occasionally leaf color.
Pink Silver Wax Flower comes from the
Philippines and was first described in 1918. It looks somewhat like
hoya carnosa. Like all Hoyas, this one is a climber. The leaves are
narrow and have more or less silver flecks, depending on which
variety it is. 'Pink Silver' has a lot of flecks, while 'Red Button'
has less. The size of the leaves vary from 8-18 cm long and 2.5-6 cm
wide. Some pubicalyx have new leaves that get red or mixed red/green
when young. As these mature they turn green. The colour of the
flowers also vary from pink with white corona to almost black with
red coronas. |
