The all green variety tends to grow more quickly (although it's still slow by most houseplant standards) and is arguably more hardy, but it also comes in a some pretty slow growing variegated varieties.
Growth rate: Although the vines can reach lengths of 6 m in the wild, cultivated plants generally extend 1,5-2 m, twisting around supports to which they cling or hanging down in attractive cascades from suspended pots. It can also handle some cold temps if absolutely dry and does well in just about any light level. There are a few Hoya's which make ideal houseplants, Hoya pubicalyx is one of them. Some also let them trait out of a hanging pot with their thick waxy leaves looking quite orderly. People often just let them go about their business, trailing around the perimeter of a windowsill and even through-out the house. It is an excellent plant for house culture as it stands the extremes of heat and cold better than most plants, and is not easily injured by neglect it can be trained to climb on trellis-work to almost any height, and when in bloom, which continues for half the year, it is a very interesting plant. It's a nice hoya that gets pink/red new leaves in the sun.Ĭultivation and Propagation: Hoya pubicalyx is a Philippine species that is not only easy to grow but quite floriferous. This hoya is also known under the name 'Chimera', but 'Royal Hawaiian Purple' is the correct name. Red Button, but it has narrower leaves than 'Red Button' and also more flecks. Similar cultivars: This cultivar is very similar and often confounded with Hoya pubicalyx cv. They can even take frost for a short period of time. pubicalyx is that they are some of the more cold hardy hoyas.
The narrow 10 cm long leaves show some silvery-grey flecking patterns. Some of the clusters are even mixed pink-re and black. You can see clusters with pink-red flowers and also on the same plant you might see clusters that are almost black. Flowers about 10 mm across comes in bunches of 20 to 40 hanging from along the stems. Royal Hawaiian Purple is a fast growing cultivar suited for baskets or ladders.
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