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Hoya bakoensis

A small Bornean Hoya described by Rodda in 2015 from Bako National Park in Sarawak. It is a slender epiphytic climber with small ovate leaves and umbels of tiny pink flowers with a yellow and red corona, and it wants warm, very humid lowland conditions year round.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic climber from the coastal lowland forest of Bako National Park, Sarawak; stems twine weakly upward and root sparsely at the nodes.

Lowland; Bako is a coastal park near sea level.

Borneo

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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