Hoya mengtzeensis

Hoya mengtzeensis Tsiang & P.T.Li (1974) is a climbing hoya of the monsoon forests of southeastern Yunnan (Mengzi), Guangxi and northern Vietnam, mostly at 800 to 1500 m. Growers should give it a bright, drier, cooler winter rest and warmth and water from spring to autumn.

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

A climbing epiphyte on trees and rocks in monsoon evergreen and semi-evergreen forest of the Yunnan and Guangxi hills, from the Flora of China treatment and the records; it also occurs at lower levels along the Vietnam border.

Records sit at 130 to 1200 m; the Flora of China gives roughly 900 to 1500 m for the Yunnan core.

YunnanGuangxiVietnam

🔒 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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