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Bringing back the HOYA

The genus Hoya contains between 200 and 300 different species. In addition, there are also lots of hybrids and cultivars of certain species, making it an incredibly diverse group of plants. Hoya plants go by numerous different names: wax flower, wax plant, wax creeper, wax vine, porcelain flower and Mary’s tears, to name just a few.

These plants have a home range that stretches from India in the west to China in the east, and reaches downward through Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia, through all the Southeast Asian islands and even extends to the northern parts

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