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Hoya inflata

Hoya inflata was first described as Madangia inflata (Forster, Liddle and Liddle, 1997) from Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, and moved into Hoya by Wanntorp and Forster in 2007; its inflated, urn-shaped orange-yellow flowers are unlike any other hoya.

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 in humid lowland rainforest of the Madang region on the north coast of Papua New Guinea, growing on trunks and branches in warm, saturated, moving air.

Lowland; the Madang type area lies from near sea level to a few hundred metres.

New GuineaPapua New GuineaMadang

🔒 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.