Meet the plant
Tiny fuzzy leaves, sweet little flowers
Hoya nummularioides (listed as Nummularoides) · also known as Hoya nummularioides, fuzzy-leaf hoya
Native to Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam)
A small-leaved Hoya with soft, fuzzy leaves on thin, trailing stems. Mature plants carry clusters of small, fragrant white flowers with pink centres.
- A small plant in a 7cm pot, perfect for a shelf, desk or windowsill.
- Small, soft, fuzzy leaves on fine trailing stems: very different from the classic wax plant.
- Mature plants make clusters of small, fragrant white flowers with pink centres.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Bright, indirect light near an east-facing window. A bright bathroom or kitchen adds the humidity it loves.
Care card
- Light
- Bright, indirect
- Water
- Soak, then dry out
- Humidity
- High
- Temperature
- 16 to 28°C
- Soil
- Chunky, airy mix
- Feeding
- Monthly in summer
- Growth
- Moderate, trailing
- Outdoors
- Best indoors
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Place it in bright, indirect light as soon as it arrives.
- When the soil is dry, water thoroughly and let it drain. Its thin leaves dry out faster than thick ones, so check often.
- Leave the flower spurs (short stalks) on the stems: it reblooms from the same spurs.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Soft, yellow leavesToo much water. Let the soil dry out between drinks.
- Crispy or shrivelled leavesThirsty or air too dry: water thoroughly and raise humidity.
- No flowersIt needs maturity and more light. Move it closer to a bright window.
Questions
Good to know
How big is the plant?
How big is the plant?
A small plant in a 7cm pot. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Is it harder than other Hoyas?
Is it harder than other Hoyas?
A little: its thin, fuzzy leaves hold less water, so it needs humidity and closer watering.
Do the flowers smell?
Do the flowers smell?
Yes, the small flowers are sweetly scented.
Packed to arrive alive
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