- Pronunciation: HOY-ah aus-TRAH-lis
- Common Name: Native Hoya, Wax Flower
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Derivation:
Hoya: honours Thomas Hoy 18th cent. English gardener
australis: southern - Type: Vine, Climber
- Family: ASCLEPIADACEAE
- Flowers: White waxy
- Fruit: slender follicle 12-14 cm long
- Vegetation Type: Rainforest,
- Species List: FI Podberscek, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, NNP Tanglewood, NNP Palm Grove, NNP Coastal, BHNR
Identification Notes
Leaves: Opposite, thick waxy.
Flowers from Perennial Flower Stem that arises from the Leaf Axil or Leaf scar.
Landscaping Notes
Roots enjoy restriction - Plant the whole pot.
Slow, but tough and eventually spectacular.
Understory creeper, also useful in hanging baskets.
Likes shady protected situation in well drained soil.
Avoid pruning old flowering points - this is where new flowers will occur.
Propagation is best from cuttings that strike easily.
Will grow in sun or semi-shade and requires well-drained soils.
Associated Fauna
Butterfly larval food Plant: Common Crow (Common Australian Crow).
