Description

The Hoya Krohniana species is from the Phillipines. For those who are familiar with Hoya Lacunosa, Krohniana is a close cousin. 

Both are fairly moderate growers as far as Hoyas are concerned, and both have upright umbels of small white fuzzy flowers with a sweet fragrance.

The center of the flowers has tiny perfectly star-shaped yellow structures that look like they’ve been molded with wax.

Now, for the differences. If you put the two plants side by side, Hoya Krohniana has perfectly heart-shaped leaves, like spades, whereas Hoya Lacunosa has oval ones. 

For Hoya Krohniana care use an airy soil mix containing peat, perlite, and orchid mix (fir bark, charcoal, and perlite), Keep temperatures around 25°C (65°F) at daytime and a few degrees cooler at night. Keep the soil evenly moist but not soggy and water multiple times per week in the growing season in case the soil dries out quickly. Filtered and indirect light is the best in order to grow this Hoya properly.

In fact, it’s the waxy succulent foliage that attracts me to grow Hoya Krohniana. The flowers are a bit bigger than Lacunosa flowers too.

One thing to note about Hoya Krohniana care is that it hails from tropical climes of the Philippines, which means it’s easier growing it in equatorial/tropical zones. 

Read on to find some tips and tricks on how to grow Hoya Krohniana and the basics of Hoya Krohniana care for all climates.