Hoya kentiana

A Philippine hoya with long, narrow, slightly succulent leaves, native to Luzon and nearby islands and also collected on Mindanao. Collections range from a mangrove swamp at sea level to mountain slopes above 1200 m, and the single measured site is a cool upland one. It is easy-going in cultivation: bright light, warm to intermediate temperatures and an open, fast-draining mix.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphytic climber. Herbarium labels come from a mangrove swamp in Quezon, from Catanduanes, and from the slopes of Mt Binuang, Mt Bulusan, Mt Urdaneta and Mt Apo. It therefore grows both in lowland coastal forest and in hill and lower montane forest.

Collections span sea level (mangrove swamp) to at least 1219 m on Mt Apo. The one measured site is clearly at an upland elevation.

Philippines

🔒 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.