{"product_id":"hoya-fungii-flori-parfumate-d12","title":"Hoya fungii – fragrant flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHoya fungii\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a climbing species native to southern China and Indochina, with large, oval or elliptical foliage and distinct veins. The leaves are leathery, 8–20 cm long, with a rounded base and acute tip. Under good growing conditions, the plant produces umbels of star-shaped, white or pink, fragrant flowers, with a yellow to pink corona and a darker base. The vines can be trained onto a support or left to trail. Commercially, it is also sold under the names wax flower, porcelain flower, or Tears of the Virgin Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage and growth.\u003c\/strong\u003e The species has an epiphytic or lithophytic vine-like habit. The leaves are broad and leathery, with prominent lateral veins, numbering around seven pairs. Botanical descriptions classify the plant as glabrous apart from the inflorescence; not all specimens have fuzzy foliage. New growth can be trained onto a support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers and fragrance.\u003c\/strong\u003e The flowers appear in extra-axillary umbels. The corolla is usually white, although horticultural sources also note pink shades, depending on light and temperature. The corona is pale yellow to pink, darker at the base. The flowers are fragrant; the intensity and perception of the fragrance may vary throughout the flowering period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical identity and origin.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHoya fungii\u003c\/em\u003e Merr. is an accepted botanical name, published in 1934. The species is native from southern China, including Hainan, to Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, where it grows as an epiphyte or lithophyte in a humid tropical biome. The common names listed above are commercial labels for Hoya, not botanical synonyms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubstrate:\u003c\/strong\u003e use an airy, well-draining mix suitable for epiphytic species. We recommend the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sicretgarden.com\/products\/substrat-hoya-anthurium\"\u003eprofessional substrate for Hoya and Anthurium - SG Mix\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor complete recommendations on light, watering, substrate, fertilizing, propagation, and flowering, read the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sicretgarden.com\/blogs\/plant-care\/specii-hoya\"\u003ecomplete Hoya care guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secret Garden Plant Shop","offers":[{"title":"without flowers (12cm pot)","offer_id":56962158559558,"sku":null,"price":38.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/5551\/3798\/files\/0F74BEB3-74B7-4327-8699-961189E17799.jpg?v=1749807487","url":"https:\/\/sicretgarden.com\/en-gr\/products\/hoya-fungii-flori-parfumate-d12","provider":"Secret Garden Plant Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}