Hoya obscura

A fast-growing Philippine climber with small, veined, often reddish leaves and strongly scented flowers, collected on Luzon, Catanduanes, Palawan and Dinagat. A recent collection was growing on live bark along a road in full sun. It likes bright light, warmth and steady moisture, and its leaves turn red in strong light.

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 that roots along its stems. Herbarium collections come from forests on Mt Makiling, Mt Bulusan and Mt Pulgar and from lowland Casiguran and Catanduanes. The one recent label, from Dinagat at 71 m, records it on live bark in sun along a road through disturbed lowland evergreen rainforest.

Few records carry an elevation; the Dinagat collection was at 71 m. Mountain localities suggest it also grows in hill forest.

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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