Inflorescences (umbels): to 9 (or more) cm across, many-flowered, upright, convex.
Nerves 4 to 5, thin, arched and merging at the ends. Some pubicalyx have new leaves that get red or mixed red/green when young. Leaves: Thick, fleshy becoming leathery in time of drought, (8-)10-14(-18) cm long and 2.5-6 cm wide, oblong to oblong-ovate, apex acuminate, base obtuse, shining, concolour, above dark green covered in specks and flecks of grey or silvery white, below paler. 3 mm across, weakly succulent, smooth, glabrous. The colour of the flowers vary from pink-red with white corona to almost black with red coronas, and often the plant produces pink-red, spotted and black flowers in the same umbel and all are quite fragrant. There are many varieties in circulation that bear slightly different coloured flowers all sharing the nice foliage. 'Pink Silver' has a lot of flecks, while 'Red Button' has less making the plant quite decorative when nor blooming. The leaves are narrow and have more or less silver flecks, depending on which variety it is.
Glabrous through-out excepting the inflorescence. In this article, you will find out the most popular Hoyas species with a growing and caring guide.Hoya pubicalyx is a woody epiphyte or scrambling shrub and can reach a length up to several meters in its tropical habitat. Indeed, Hoyas are more and more used to beautify our interiors firstly because of their great thick, waxy leaves and their small clusters of star-shaped flowers, secondly, because they are non-toxic for humans and pets and finally because they are so easy to care for. Some grow very fast while others grow very slow. Hoya plant, often overlooked, is surprising, mysterious and can offer a spectacular flowering, so it is usually grown as a houseplant on a support or hanging from a suspension. There are over a hundred species of Hoya, including the most suitable for cultivation and therefore commonly available from vendors. They are also known as the Porcelain plants or Wax plants due to their thick and shiny foliage. Most of the Hoya plant come from South-East Asia. Hoya is a huge genus of tropical evergreen succulents belonging to the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.
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