Hoya nicholsoniae

A south-west Pacific hoya of lowland forest, recorded mostly from coastal New Caledonia but also from New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Samoa and north Queensland. It grows on rocky ground, at forest margins and in swampy forest remnants, near sea level, with warm, humid, fairly bright conditions and a drier winter. Grow it bright and warm, with a lighter watering in winter.

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

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels describe lowland forest on bare, rocky ground in Samoa, the margin of tropical evergreen forest at Mossman Gorge in Queensland, rainforest remnants on swampy ground in the Solomon Islands, and a small ridge above a creek in the Hunstein Range of New Guinea. It climbs over rocks and into trees in fairly open, bright places.

Recorded from 0 to 800 m, with a median of 0 m; most records are coastal.

New CaledoniaNew GuineaQueenslandSamoaSolomon Is.

🔒 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.