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Much about this plant is beautiful. The meter-long tendrils, for example, or the green, heart-shaped leaves. But we want to dedicate the words in this text to their blossoms. The tropical plant, which comes from Southeast Asia, has also performed a miracle here.

People also like the nectar of the Hoya Kerrii flower

Long flowering period

With good care, the Hoya kerrii sweetens the whole spring and most of the summer with its flowers. The long flowering period extends from March to July and lasts an incredible five months.

But the lifetime of the individual flowers is shorter. It takes only two weeks from the beginning of the bud opening to the beginning of the withering.

appearance of the flowers

At first glance, the flowers of this plant look like a cluster of small stars. Hoya kerrii is also called heart plant, heart leaf plant, little darling and formerly often wax flower. Wax also seems to be the stuff flowers are made of. Of course that's not really the case.

  • Flowers are star-shaped
  • are white with a reddish centre
  • the five petals each have a length of about 2.5 mm
  • their surface is downy hairy
  • it feels velvety
  • there are grouped up to 25 flowers
  • on umbels, each 4-5 cm in diameter

fragrance and nectar

The flowers are fragrant, but only faintly, sometimes not at all. But they produce a lot of nectar. This is colored reddish brown.

Although so much delicious nectar is produced, the flowers of this climbing plant are rarely fertilized in this country. As a result, there are no germinable seeds to harvest. If you want to propagate the Hoya kerrii at home, you have to use cuttings.

Clean faded

Blossoms that are past their prime should be separated from the plant. Pluck them off promptly. This not only removes wilted leaves as optical disruptive factors. You are initiating a new wave of blossoms.

Stimulating stand

Hoya kerrii has to be pampered abroad so that it willingly shows the flowers. If it gets sun in the morning and in the evening, it shows itself to be floriferous. Constant twilight, on the other hand, can cause the flower to fail completely.

Reluctance to cut back

The heart plant tolerates pruning, which is occasionally necessary. However, when removing the shoots, be aware that you are minimizing the bloom. Since the Hoya kerrii is a slow grower, it takes a long time to make up for the loss.

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