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Hoya pubicalyx cv "Silver Pink"


Hoya pubicalyx cv "Silver Pink" (Hoya carnosa - Wax Plant Vine)

Wax plant vine growing up a palm trunk in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. Posted for Meanie. Photo taken August 12, 2010.



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Jeepers! So this is what they can do when not restricted to a pot!

13 Aug, 2010

 

Meanie:

Yes, it can grow quite large when planted in the ground. : > )

13 Aug, 2010

 

Meanie:

The name has been changed. This vine is actually Hoya pubicalyx cv "Silver Pink".

14 Aug, 2010

 

Why oh why do they keep doing that!!

14 Aug, 2010

 

Meanie:

I'm actually to blame. I thought this vine was Hoya carnosa...because it's one of the most commonly available plants. Although, many species and varieties of Hoya can be grown here.

14 Aug, 2010

 

Doh!!!
I've just posted another photo of Sue's that shows it weeping! Is that where the scent comes from?

14 Aug, 2010

 

Meanie:

Yes, the sap is very fragrant. The hummingbirds love this sap. : > )

15 Aug, 2010

 

That explains it then.

15 Aug, 2010



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