Hoya carnosa ‘Krimson Queen’ Hanging Basket

‘Krimson Queen’is astunning variation ofone of the best known of all the Hoya species, the fabulous Hoya carnosa. Its thick succulent foliage has dark blue green centers edged in pink or white. New leaves are often a very bright pink and some leaves can be entirely white. Blooms in small round clusters consisting of up to 30 waxy flowers that are white to pink with redcenters. Flowers are very fragrant and smell like chocolate, vanillaandhoney.Hoya carnosa are tolerant of light frost, but are happiest when kept above 40F.

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Hoyas are mostly epiphytic creeping, twining or vining plants that have a vast array of different leaf shapes, sizes, textures & colors! If provided with the desired conditions Hoyas can bloom, their flowers varying widely species-to-species with many different colors, sizes & even scents!

Care Guidelines-

~Do Not let Hoya sit in excess water. As epiphytes, in the wild they would be growing on tree trunks or branches in the forest understory where they would get most of their water just from dew or moisture in the air.

~Hoya are considerably hardy & tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions, but for the best growth it is recommended to provide higher levels of humidity.

~Do Not remove the peduncles [flower stalks] after your Hoya has finished flowering. Hoya are able to rebloom again & again from the same peduncle!

~Feedregularlyduringthe growing season with a low nitrogen fertilizercontaining sufficient amounts of phosphorous and potassium.