What is a wax plant?

Wax plant, also known as Hoya carnosa , is tropical juicy. This plant is often used as a home plant, because its native conditions can be duplicated in the internal environment. Hoya Carnos is native for the tropical climate of East Asia. These leaves grow on long forest vineyards that can be trained to grow on the grid. However, growing wax plants as climbing plants is very difficult. For this reason, it is most often grown in a small pot or suspended basket. The flower is in the shape of a star of five petals. It extends from pink to white. The center of the flower also has the shape of the stars. This part of the flower is brighter colored, from brilliant red or orange to pink.

Hoya Plant's flowers emit a very strong, sweet scent when they are in flower. The flowers also exclude the wax substance. This gives the flowers with wax texture and shine itself. This characteristic is what gave the plant a common name "wax plant". These slesThe adequate flowers attract butterflies, bees and even ants.

This plant prefers a relatively warm environment with temperatures of about 60 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit (16 to 24 degrees Celcius). The environment should have at least average humidity to prevent the plant from drying out. To achieve the best results, the wax plant should be maintained moist, although the soil should be allowed to dry between watering to prevent roots from rotting.

Mild sunlight must make the waxing race. When planting outdoors, it should be in an area with the sun until a slight shadow. Inside, they should be provided for about four hours of direct Sunlight every day.

Regular fertilization is an important part of maintaining beautiful and healthy Hoya plants. This plant should be fertilized at least once a month. Twice a month of fertilization is the best. During the winter months may be OPLodging and irrigation is reduced and temperatures can be reduced by up to 55 degrees Fahrenheit (12.7 degrees Celcius).

Promotion of this plant is cut. The 3 -inch part (seven cm) with at least one pair of leaves should be sufficient. When planting in rich and humid soil, this cutting will be quickly rooting and creating a new wax plant.