Hoya erythrina Rintz . is a rather slow-growing Hoya species, but worth the wait, even without its floewrs. The long dark green spotted leaves are what make the plant so attractive. They are 15 cm long and 5 cm wide. The even darker palmately arranged 3 veins are clearly visible. The leaves are hard and stiff. In sunny locations they are reddish in color. On the underside of the leaf, the color is duller, almost always with reddish tones. A colored leaf margin is also visible.The convex, loose umbels have 5 to 8 individual flowers. A flower has a diameter of 1.4 cm. The flower color is a pale orange with yellowish brown tones. The petals have an angular shape and are always hairy, especially at the tips. The ends are slightly bent back.H. erythrina needs plenty of light and high humidity to produce flowers.
The genus was named in Modern Latin in honor of English gardener and botanist Thomas Hoy (c. 1750-1822).
Hoya erythrina
Hoya erythrina comes in a ⌀ 6 cm pot and is ca. 10-15 cm tall
