Hoya carmelae
Kiersten Rankel
Kiersten lives in New Orleans, LA and graduated with her masters degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Tulane University in 2019.
She has conducted or assisted on research studies covering trees such as the bald cypress, swamp maple, and water tupelo, as well as important marsh grasses including Juncus, Spartina, and Phragmites.
Kiersten is a certified Louisiana Master Naturalist and regularly volunteers with local community gardens and nonprofits to help restore critical ecosystems along the Gulf Coast.
4.0 out of 5 (1 experiences)
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
About Hoya carmelae
With over 500 species and even more cultivars, there's a Hoya out there for everyone! They're native to Southeast Asia and their common name, waxplant, refers to their thick, waxy leaves which help them retain water in the heat. They're excellent climbers and will take off if you give them a trellis to grow on. Their other-worldly, star-shaped flowers are often fragrant and come in brilliant shades of red, pink, yellow, and more!
Taxonomy
Hoya carmelae
Hoya
Apocynaceae
Gentianales
How to care for Hoya carmelae
How often to water your Hoya carmelae
every 12
Hoya carmelae needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Hoya carmelae in your home
a window
Hoya carmelae may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Hoya carmelae in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Hoya carmelae
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Hoya carmelae after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Good morning☕️🌞 to #TheThread Humpday sure came around fast this week🙌. Its amazing how just making it a 4 day work week speeds🏎️ things along! I ended up having yesterday mostly off. After loading up and driving to my job the painters werent done. I really need to make up for it though and put in a few full days to get back on schedule. Its our coldest morning so far with a temp of 57😍 in kansasland. We have a slight warm up into the mid 80s today but then its back into the 70 s for a week or more. In case you missed them, here are a few of our AMAZING members photos from yesterday. Our first awesome plant pic is from @MariansOasis HOYA HAVEN😍 were she has ANOTHER hoya blooom. This unusual and beautiful hoya multiflora shooting star💫 is showing its love this year with ANOTHER stunning bloom. @MusicalRedmint had a busy and stressful day. When taking Mr Sleepy for his morning walk he all the sudden started hopping and whimpering! After close inspection by her loving hands, she found he had been stung on the paw by a bee😢. The poor little guy is healing up but he will be forced to wear his cone until then😤. Heres to a speedy recovery MR SLEEPY🙏! @Preciousplants1 has been caring for this magnificent ZZ plant at her home. Its gotten so full and green under her expert care. All those perfect little leaves seam to be waving and saying " your the BEST miss Sherri🤗". This absolutely majestic cortelydon australis was shared by @Sassylimey yesterday. This has been living the good life out on her patio. But with fall temps approaching it was time to make space inside for this wonderous beast! After clearing a space for it in her bathroom and hurking it into the house, she finally got it situated in its winter resting spot where im sure it will be sooo happy! That brings us to the end of our post for the day. Hope everyone has a geeat day! And STAY SAFE🥰 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #GregPlantShop #GregGang #Hoya #HoyaHangout #PetsOfGreg #PetsAndPlants
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Good morning☕️🌞 to #TheThread Its Humpday and im up way to early as usual😤 but atleast it gives me plenty of time for lots of coffee. I already tried to go out to the porch this morning for my first cup but the mosquitos attacked as soon as i sat down😱! So i retreated back to my recliner for this mornings post. AND DAMN IM ITCHY😡🤷♂️😂! They got me GOOD! That little rain we had mustve got them worked up cause theyre usually not out this early. I had a pretty easy day at work yesterday and i was home by 1. I didnt do much after i got home though except nap and sit! I thought about repotting my cutlass and squamaferium philo but didnt ever get that far lol. Oh well maybe after work today. Itch itch itch😤 scratch scratch😡! NO REALLY THEY DESTROYED MY ARMS😂! ..... more coffee pause😍..... ok im back with a FULL cup🙌. We had another awesome day of photos plant tips and great convo yesterday! There were a ton of great pics to browse through but i chose these perfect 5 for this mornings line up👍. Our first photo was shared by @PrizedShadscale from her parents yard full of beautiful flowers. Im not sure of what this is? But gregs calling it a red frangipani. Whatever it is, its AMAZING🤩! I just love that leaf pattern and those simple but elegant white and yellow flowers just draw your eyes in and ignite the imagination. @Sassylimey is on PEDUNCLE WATCH😱! She says her hoya sunrise has 9!!! COUNT EM! 9!! Peduncles on it currently and as she IMPATIENTLY 🤷♂️😂 waits for them to bloom😍. Maybe if you watch them theyll open faster🤔? Jk jk ! Our 3rd photo just had to be a pet photo with that cute face🥰. This was an accidental share by @SillyPlantGirl of her precious poochie so we didnt get a name for this wonderful girl. But i figured she wouldnt mibd me sharing it! Is it me or is she looking at the camera like " really mom? MORE PICTURES!" 🤷♂️😂 you just gotta love DOGS! Photo 4 came to use from @TidyTigerpear plant oasis. This painters pallet anthurium is just a showstopper with those monsterous leaves and bright red flowers😎 (not flowers). You know that beauty gets a prime spot in the windows at her house! And this gourgeous geranium growing @Prentyce house is our last photo for the day. I thought its perfectly HOT pink huge FLOWERS matched her personality so well it had to brighten your day as much as she does! Sadly thats the end of the show😤... BUT THERES MORE COFFEE😍! Have a great day and STAY SAFE🥰 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #GregPlantShop #GregGang #monstera #Hoya #HoyaHangout #AlocasiaAddicts
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Hello #GregGang I need some help. I just received a hoya AH battleground and it’s not in the database. I tried to add it, following all of the guidelines, but it won’t let me. Does anyone know how to add new plants to the database? Thanks in advance #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #Hoya #help
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#climbingPlants Does anyone in this community make Trellises?Someone was making me some but I never got them. I even provided her with the materials to make them for me. 😭😢 #theamigos #Trellis #Hoya #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #PetsAndPlants #PetsAndPlants #OrchidLovers
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#thegreenshouse #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #SnakePlant #SnakePlantSquad #Sansevieria #SucculentLove #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy #floweringsnake #Sanserveriaflowering #PothosPack #Monstera #CalatheaCrew #Calathea #Hoya #HoyaHangout #HoyaHeads #PrayerPlant #Philodendron #VariegatedPinkLemon #ZamioculcasZamiifolia #ZzPlant #RavenZzPlant #Aglaonema #AlocasiaAddicts #Bonsai #Ficus #FiddleLeafFig #Anthurium #WhaleFinSnakePlant #ZeylanicaSnakePlant #WhitneySanserveria #SayuriSnakePlant #Cacti #AfricanMilkBush #dragonboneeuphorbia #VariegatedOpuntia , #PricklyPearCactusvariegated https:// I am a person who normally doesn’t try new sellers, but this one popped up in my Etsy (because you viewed section) and I did some research and looked at comments so I said why not…….I received such a beautiful shipment from #thegreenshouse yesterday……Richard (I assume he’s the owner) helped me pick out 3 basic plants. They arrived in perfect condition. My heart just 💕 swelled with joy. I posted his Etsy shop above. The blooming (smells like heaven) #sansevieriablackcoral has sooo many new babies and the pot is about to bust open from the new growth. #happywifehappylife
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Someone wanted me to post a picture of all the hoya flowers from my calendar from 'Let's talk hoya'; so here they are. January 2024 the hoya is hoya thomsonii. #plantaddict #hoya #hoyahangout #hoyaheads #plantsmakepeoplehappy
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#HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #PetsAndPlants #Hoya #HoyaHangout @Sassylimey @sarah10orio @AnthuriumQueen #https:// https:// I got these amazing Hoyas in yesterday. I posted her Facebook link and instagram link. She takes such care when she packages her Hoyas. I have never ever seen such amazing packaging before from any seller I have purchased from. I highly recommend her if anyone is looking for any type of Hoyas. She has been so kind and supportive with me. Her name is Amber Francisco 🥰😘💯🤩 #collinaIr26 #parasiticaheartleafsplash #annakey #finlaysoniidark #pubsplash #noelle #burtoniae #sunrise #dischidiagerii #newplant #newhoyas #newleaves @HoyaAddict
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I was scrolling thru reading posts and comments on posts. I forget who commented that they had just bought a bunch of hoya cuttings but I blame you for this purchase. 🤣🤣 I got one cutting. We shall see. #happyplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #hoya
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My Hoya hasn't been growing AT ALL for three months. None of the nodes or areas I cut for propagation have had any growth I just checked the roots and they seem to have shriveled back quite a bit so I have repotted it in a smaller pot. Idk y Any tips? #Hoya
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Let's see how much my #krimsonprincesshoya throws a fit after a #repot. As they say, if your Hoya is happy DON'T TOUCH IT, but I did. I got this as a cutting and chopped and propped it in a big pot without drainage 🥴. It started cranking out new leaves the last month or two so obviously I needed to leave it alone. But I knew this winter I wanted to sun stress it, and the pot was not only wrong but too big to put in the window well. I've been having to rotate like crazy to get touches of pink. So I did it. Here goes nothing! #repotseason #propagation #propdontshop #hoya #hoyahangout #hoyaheads 🌱 #NewEnglandGregGang 🌱 #MaineGang 🌱 #ThePlantMompy
Care Summary for Hoya carmelae
Hoya carmelae
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Fast grower 1
Easy to propagate 1
06/22/2021
Biggest warning to those looking to buy this Hoya: it does NOT ship well! When I got this Hoya it started out as 25 lightly rooted cuttings in an import. Out of the entire order, only 2 survived. The rest turned to mush while I tried to root them. The only medium where any survived was moss and the majority of my moss props died anyways. Definitely a plant you want to buy locally and rooted. Luckily, once the plant starts rooting it is an easy, fast rooted/grower. It likes humidity but it doesn’t like wet leaves. It’s leaves will get mushy and yellow and drop when it experiences shock, so be mindful of environmental changes. Im a glutton for punishment so I still love her though.
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