Vic

Hoya Kerrii

• 
  Easy care
• 
  Bright light

• Vic likes...
  • 
    Light watering

    She needs very very little water. About once a month is fine. Water the soil, not her leaves, to keep her healthy.

  • 
    Bright light

    She’ll be ok in light shade, but does better in brighter light. Constant direct sun may be too much, but a bit is fine.

  • 
    Humidity

    Don’t be fooled by the fleshy succulent leaves of this plant, hoya is a tropical plant that likes high humidity. A kitchen or bathroom with plenty of light and moist air would be ideal.

• Quick facts

  Botanical name

  Hoya kerrii (double)

  Nickname

  Sweetheart plant, Hoya hearts; Hoya kerii; Lucky heart; Wax heart; Lucky heart

  Plant type

  Indoor evergreen

  Plant height (including pot)

  5-10cm

  Pet/baby safe

  Yes

  Air purifying

  Yes

  Nursery pot size

  6cm

• About Hoya kerrii (double)

  If you saw this plant in the wild you probably wouldn’t recognise it. It’s actually a climbing plant, with lots of those heart-shaped leaves strung along its vines. It’s commonly found in countries in South-East Asia, where it can grow up to four metres tall.

  Don’t be fooled by the fleshy succulent leaves of this plant. Unlike cacti or succulents that are used to surviving in hot dry climates, Hoya is a tropical plant that likes heat, yes, but also high humidity. Normal household humidity should be fine, but if you can put your little plants in the most humid room you have, even better. Best not to mist them as this may cause scorch on the surface of their leaves when the light hits the water. A liquid feed once a month over spring and summer will help your hoya put on strong new growth.

  In the wild, it blooms with small red and pink waxy flowers. It’s an extremely slow-growing plant and the full climber is very rarely sold in the UK. Instead, its cute, heart-shaped leaves are potted and sold individually. In the case of Vic, they’re sold as a perfect love heart pair.

  Did you know?

  The first Hoya hearts specimen was brought to the UK in 1911 and grown in Kew Gardens.

  This plant is 100% peat free.