Hoya scortechinii #purple hanging Understand the historical and cultural

Understand the historical and cultural journey of orchids in Singapore

The individual blooms are cream colored with maroon tips and a white center

Wider bands of green retain the mottling that is reminiscent of ripples on water

The flowers measure up to 9cm when fully open and each umbel can have up to 19 waxy

The yellow variegation appears in longitudinal stripes of varying thickness along the leaf

Hoya scortechinii #purple hanging Understand the historical and culturalThe genus Hoya is a group of largely epiphytic flowering plants native to mainly Southeast Asia with many species also native to Australia. As such, it is relatively easy to grow and flower in our local tropical climate. Keep your Hoyas generally in bright shade. A few hours of gentle direct sunlight can encourage faster growth and more blooms. Do not cut off the flower stalks, which are also known as peduncles, as Hoyas can re bloom from the same