How to grow Wax Plant

Hoya carnosa

Hoya carnosa are very popular as houseplants for their succulent foliage and their beautiful flowers which are also scented. They are easy to propagate from cuttings.

Growing Wax plant from seed

Plants are generally sterile (do not produce seeds) or the seeds won’t be true to the plant.

Very easy to propagate via stem cuttings, dividing the root ball or rhizomes, or from leaf cuttings.

How long does Wax plant take to grow?

These estimates for how long Wax plant takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

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Other names for Wax plant

Hoya

Asclepias carnosa

Footnotes

¹ Missouri Botanical Garden

² University of Georgia-Screening Indoor Plants for Volatile Organic Pollutant Removal Efficiency