Hoya engleriana

Hoya engleriana was described by Hosseus in 1907 from the mountains of northern Thailand and is a small-leaved, fine-stemmed montane hoya of Indochina, widely grown for its tiny succulent leaves and white star-shaped flowers. The wild records come from Doi Inthanon in Chiang Mai at about 1550 m, where days are mild, winter nights fall below 10 C and there is a pronounced dry season from November to April.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte, sometimes a lithophyte, of montane evergreen forest on mossy trunks and branches, in open, airy, bright positions where it sees cool dry winters and a cloudy, wet monsoon summer.

All three records with elevation are at 1550 m on Doi Inthanon; the species is reported from roughly 1000 to 1800 m across its range.

ThailandChiang MaiLaosVietnamCambodia

🔒 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.