Hoya betchei

Hoya betchei is a Samoan endemic epiphyte, first described by Schlechter and re-placed in Hoya by Whistler; wild records sit at 100 to 540 m in wet forest on Savai'i and Upolu. It wants an even, warm, trade-wind climate with almost no seasonal swing, high humidity and steady moisture.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphytic vine of humid lowland and lower montane rainforest on volcanic islands, where cloud and trade-wind rain keep the forest wet year round.

Recorded at 100 to 540 m; the climate sites are at 540 and 655 m, on the cooler side of the range.

Samoa

🔒 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.