Hoya bella

Hoya lanceolata ssp. bella

Flower name
Hoya bella
Scientific name
Hoya lanceolata ssp. bella
AliasHoya lanceolata, bella, サクララン, 桜蘭, ホヤベラ, miniature wax plant, Hoya bella
Place of originHimalayas and Myanmar
Place of floweringGreenhouse, Horticultural species, Potted flower
Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August, September

What is Hoya bella

Birth flowers for Mar 21

Hoya bella or miniature wax plant (scientific name: Hoya lanceolata ssp. bella) is a tropical, tendril, evergreen shrub in the Hoya genus of the family Apocynaceae, native to the Himalayas and Myanmar. It is also called cherry orchid. In early summer and autumn, it produces eight to ten star-shaped flowers in inflorescences from the stem tips and leaf sides. It is pink when it is a bud, and when it blooms, it has a white background with a reddish-purple star-shaped sub-flower crown in the middle. The flowers have an aromatic quality to them.' 'Seven Star' is a seven-flowered variety.

Information on Hoya Vera

General name: Hoya bella, scientific name: Hoya lanceolata ssp. bella, also known as miniature wax plant, origin: Himalaya - Myanmar, shrub height: 30 - 100 cm, leaf shape: single leaf, elliptic, leaf color: green, petiole: opposite, Leaf margin: full, flowering period: May - September, bud colour: pale crimson; flower diameter: 2 cm; Flower quality: waxy,
Flower color: white (buds pink), fruit type: capsule.