20+ Beautiful Hoya plant varieties in Thailand (Pictures, Types, Tips and Guides)

There are more than 300 species of Hoya in the Tropical region. It native to India, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand. The following list is the species which are commonly found in the plant market. They are beautiful, strong and easy grow.

Hoya archboldiana C. Norman

Scientific name: Hoya archboldiana C. Norman

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Papua New Guinea

Plant description: It is a big trailing vine, stem is green with yellow. The leaf wide is 3-5 centimeters, length is 10-15 centimeters. The flower has a crème color with red crown inside and a light fragrance. The shape looks like an inverted bowl.

Environment: Easy grown in cool and high humidity with a shady light.

Hoya australis R. Brown ex. J. Traill

Scientific name: Hoya australis R. Brown ex. J. Traill

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Australian Hoya

Place of origin: Australia

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf. There is a soft fur on the leaves. The leaf wide is 3-5 centimeters, length is 5-8 centimeters. About 20-40 flowers on an inflorescence. The flower shape is five-pointed star. The color is white with the red violet color on the flower base. It has a light fragrant smell.

Environment: It has a good tolerance with the hot weather but not cold. Easy and fast grown.

Hoya balaensis Kidyoo & Thaithong

Scientific name:  Hoya balaensis Kidyoo & Thaithong

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Thailand

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in an oval or heart shape. The leaves will be a pair in a opposite direction. It has a white sap on the stem. The leaf wide is 4-6 centimeters, length is 8-12 centimeters. The inflorescence has an umbel shape. The flower is twist with the pink crown inside. The odor is bad.

Environment: High tolerance to the environment, easy and fast grown and the half day light is enough.

Hoya buotii Kloppenburg

Scientific name: Hoya buotii Kloppenburg

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Thailand and Philippines

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in an oval shape. The leaves are green. The leaf wide is 3-5 centimeters, length is 8-15 centimeters. The inflorescence is at the leaf prong. The flower is light yellow with the red crown.

Environment: Easy and fast grown. It likes a cool weather, and the half day light is enough.

Hoya carnosa R. Br. ‘Spiral form’

Scientific name: Hoya carnosa R. Br. ‘Spiral form’

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Asia continent

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in a round shape. The leaf is spiral. The inflorescence is at the leaf prong. The flower is a star shape, and it is covered by the soft fur. The center is a pink crown with a light fragrant smell.

Environment: It likes a cool weather with high humidity, easy and fast grown, and the half day light is enough.

Hoya chlorantha

Scientific name: Hoya chlorantha

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Papua New Guinea and Australia

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in an oval shape. There is a white latex all over the plants. You can clearly see the line on the center of the leaf. The leaf wide is 2-4 centimeters, length is 8-12 centimeters. The flower is five-pointed star shape, and it is covered by the small fur. The color is yellow green.

Environment: High tolerance to the environment, easy and fast grown and the half day light is enough.

Hoya compacta C. M. Burton

Scientific name: Hoya compacta C. M. Burton

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Asia continent

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in an oval or round shape. The leaf is a pair in an opposite direction. The leaf rim is wrinkle. The flower will incur at the leaf prong. The flower is five-pointed star shape, and it is covered by the small fur. The flower is pink. The center is crème with red at the middle.

Environment: Cool and high humidity is suitable to grow them.

Hoya coriacea Blume

Scientific name: Hoya coriacea Blume

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Malaysia and Philippines.

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine. There is the white latex all over the stem.  The leaf wide is 3-5 centimeters, length is 8-12 centimeters. The flower is wax yellow and covered by small fur.

Environment: High tolerance to the environment, easy and fast grown and the half day light is enough.

Hoya caudata Hook. f.

Scientific name: Hoya caudata Hook. f.

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar.

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in an oval shape. The leaf rim is a serrated shape. There is a striped pattern all over the leaf. The leaf wide is 3-5 centimeters, length is 7-10 centimeters. The flower has a small fur covered the surface. And It has a cream or yellow-white color with a red crown in the center. It has strong fragrance.

Environment: High tolerance to the environment, easy and fast grown and the All-day light is needed.

Hoya coronaria Blume cv. Pink

Scientific name: Hoya coronaria Blume cv. Pink

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower/ Pink star Hoya.

Place of origin: Thailand and Sumatra island.

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf. The stem is fresh green. The leaves are a pair in an opposite direction. There is a soft fur cover the leaves, many of it are at the under leaf. The leaf wide is 3-5 centimeters, length is 10-12 centimeters. The inflorescence is at the tip of the plant. The flower shape is five-pointed star in pink color. And it has a light fragrance.

Environment: High tolerance to the hot environment, easy and fast grown.

Hoya cordata Li & Huang

Scientific name: Hoya cordata Li & Huang

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: China

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf with an oval shape. There is a white latex all over the stem. The leaf rim is smooth. The leaf wide is 3-5 centimeters, length is 7-10 centimeters. The flower will incur at the axillary leaf. The flower rim is covered by the fur. It has white color with red crown at the center.

Environment: Easy and fast grown. All day light is needed.

Hoya cummingiana Descaisne

Scientific name: Hoya cummingiana Descaisne

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower/ Cummingiana

Place of origin: Philippines

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf with an oval shape. There is a white latex all over the stem. The leaf wide is 4-5 centimeters, length is 8-12 centimeters. The flower has five-pointed star shape and curve to the back. The color is orange with pink crown at the center.

Environment: Easy and fast grown. Half day light is enough.

Hoya cv. ‘Iris Marie’

Scientific name: Hoya cv. ‘Iris Marie’

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Australia

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf with an oval shape. The leaves are a pair in the opposite direction. The leaf wide is 3-5 centimeters, length is 7-10 centimeters. The flower will incur at the leaf prong. The flower is covered by a small fur. The color is white with red crown in the center.

Environment: Easy and fast grown. All day light is needed.

Hoya coronaria Blume cv. White

Scientific name: Hoya coronaria Blume cv. White

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Thailand and Sumatra island

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf. The vine is fresh green. The leaf wide is 3-5 centimeters, length is 10-12 centimeters. The flower will incur at the tip of plant. The color is light yellow. And it has a light fragrance.

Environment: High tolerance to the hot environment, easy and fast grown.

Hoya curtisii King & Gamble

Scientific name: Hoya curtisii King & Gamble

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower/ Hoya Curtisii

Place of origin: Thailand and Philippines

Plant description: It is a small trailing vine. The leaf is green with white splash. The leaf width is 2-3 centimeters, length is 3-4 centimeters. The flower is curve to the flower base. The center flower has a light-yellow crown.

Environment: Easy grown in high humidity but not too wet. Half day light is enough.

Hoya cv. ‘Mathilde’ (serpens x carnosa)

Scientific name: Hoya cv. ‘Mathilde’ (serpens x carnosa)

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: –

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in a round or oval shape. The leaf is thick and green. The rim is smooth. The leaf width is 4-6 centimeters, length is 5-8 centimeters. The inflorescence incurs at the leaf prong. The flower has a star shape and cover by the dense fur. It has a white crown with the pink or red at the middle.

Environment: Highly tolerance to the environment, easy and fast grown in warm weather.

Hoya darwinii Loher

Scientific name: Hoya darwinii Loher

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Philippines

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in an oval shape. The stem is green with red. The leaf rim is smooth with some of serrated part. The leaf wide is 4-7 centimeters, length is 10-12 centimeters. 1 inflorescence has about 20-30 flowers. The flower curves to the base. The center is a pink crown which raises to the front. The flower is waxy yellow. It has a light fragrance.

Environment:  Highly care, Hard grown, it like cool weather, high humidity, and half day light.

Hoya davidcummingii Kloppenburg

Scientific name: Hoya davidcummingii Kloppenburg

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Philippines

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in an oval shape. There is a white latex all over the plant. The leaf rim is smooth. The leaf wide is 2-4 centimeters, length is 5-8 centimeters. The flower is covered by small fur. The flower crown is yellow. The flower is pink. And it has a strong fragrance.

Environment: Highly tolerance to the environment. Easy and fast grown. Half day light is enough.

Hoya densifolia Turcz

Scientific name: Hoya densifolia Turcz

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Philippines

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in an oval shape. The branch is gauche long. There is a stripe at the center of the leaf. The leaf wide is 2-3 centimeters, length is 3-5 centimeters. The flower curves to its stalk. The crown is red the flower is yellow-green.

Environment: Highly tolerance to the environment. Easy and fast grown. Half day light is enough.

Hoya deykei T. Green

Scientific name: Hoya deykei T. Green

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Sumatra island

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in an inverted heart shape. The stem is fresh green. There is a rootlet all over the stem. Its surface is rough. The leaf rim is smooth. The leaf wide is 4-6 centimeters, length is 5-8 centimeters. 1 inflorescence has about 20-40 flowers. The flower crown is white. The flower is light yellow. It has a light fragrance.

Environment: Highly tolerance to the environment. Easy and fast grown. Half day light is enough. High humidity is required.

Hoya dickasoniana P. T. Li

Scientific name: Hoya dickasoniana P. T. Li

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Myanmar

Plant description: It is a medium trailing vine with the simple leaf in an egg shape. There is a clear line on the center of the leaf. The leaf wide is 1-2 centimeters, length is 3-5 centimeters. The flower crown is light purple. The flower is white.

Environment: Highly tolerance to the environment. Easy and fast grown. Half day light is enough.

Hoya diversifolia Blume

Scientific name: Hoya diversifolia Blume

Family name: ASCLEPIADACEAE

Common name: Wax plant, Rope wax flower

Place of origin: Thailand and Malaysia

Plant description: It is a small trailing vine with the simple leaf in an obovate shape. The leaf rim is smooth. The leaf wide is 3-6 centimeters, length is 5-8 centimeters. There is a velvet liked fur covered the petal. There is a nectar at the center of the flower. The crown is pink-purple. The flower is pink.

Environment: Highly tolerance to the environment. Easy and fast grown in warm weather. Half day light is enough.