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Hoya meliflua

A Philippine Hoya with stiff, succulent leaves that show no visible veins, and clusters of 10–20 reddish-orange flowers that drip dark nectar, which is where the name ('honey-flowing') comes from. It grows as a climbing epiphyte in lowland forest across Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan and the Visayas, including trees along seashores. Its thick leaves make it tolerant of drier air and of drying out between waterings, and it likes bright light.

Hoya meliflua
Photo: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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

A climbing and trailing epiphyte on trees in lowland forest and coastal vegetation; one Palawan herbarium label records it 'along seashores on trees'. Other collections come from forested mountain slopes on Mindoro and Camiguin.

No record carries an elevation. The localities, including seashores and lower mountain slopes, suggest mostly lowland plants, probably below about 800 m.

PhilippinesBorneo

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.