Hoya Caudata Sumatra Care and Growing Information

If you want a stubby specimen that grows incredibly beautiful flowers, then Hoya Caudata Sumatra is a great choice! Here are all the details on how to grow it.

Hoya Caudata Sumatra, or Hoya Caudata, is a vining epiphyte from the Apocynaceae dogbane family and was discovered in 1883 by Thomas Hoya. This rare wax plant variety produces green-red-tinged foliage covered in a waxy layer and silver speckles. It offers creamy to pink vanilla-scented hairy blooms.

This tropical and terrestrial plant is native to southern Thailand, Singapore, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo, where it thrives on stream beds and rocks. The word Caudata in the plant name implies ‘having a tail or caudate.’

Hoya Caudata is ideally grown in hanging baskets as it trails beautifully.

The best planting time is summer and early spring.

Choose a spot that receives indirect or filtered light all day long. It would be a great idea to expose it for 2-3 hours to the mild morning sun, but avoid direct exposure to afternoon light as it can burn the foliage.

While growing indoors, keep Hoya Caudata Sumatra on a south or north-facing window. You can also take the help of fluorescent lighting in the absence of required conditions.

Hoya Caudata appreciates moist soil with good drainage. It will be best to use a mixture of 1/3 perlite, 1/3 peat, and 1/3 orchid mix – you can also add charcoal or fir bark in it. The ideal soil pH ranges from 6.1 to 7.5.

Hoya Caudata Sumatra prefers watering when the topsoil goes a little dry. Do not moisten the soil on a daily basis, as it can lead to root rot.  Before watering, check whether the soil is dry or not, and give intervals between watering.

Hoya Caudata Sumatra favors a temperature range between 60-95 F (15-35 C).  Also, do