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Hoya meredithii

A big-leaved Bornean hoya, prized for its stiff, 12–30 cm leaves with dark veins, and heads of many small pale chartreuse flowers. It is known from lowland open forest on limestone soils around Bau in Sarawak, so it wants warmth, bright light and a well-drained mix.

Hoya meredithii
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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 periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Open lowland forest on calcareous (limestone) soils around Bau, Sarawak, climbing either as an epiphyte or up from the ground.

Collected at about 35 m, in the lowlands.

Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo)

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.