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Hoya shepherdii

A Himalayan Hoya with long, slender, bean-like leaves, similar in look to H. kentiana and H. wayetii, native to the eastern Himalayas and Assam and recorded in Yunnan. It comes from subtropical to montane forest, so it takes cooler nights than lowland hoyas and appreciates a drier, cooler winter. Grow it as a hanging or climbing epiphyte in an airy, fast-draining mix.

Hoya shepherdii
Photo: Walter from Tampa/St Petersburg, Florida, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphytic climber in forest of the eastern Himalayan foothills and mountains. Little published field detail was found for this species.

The one georeferenced wild specimen seen, from Yunnan, is at 1,900 m; other Himalayan populations probably span lower subtropical forest too, but no range was found.

East HimalayaAssamChina South-Central

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.