Scientific Name: Hoya australis

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  • Pronunciation:
    HOY-ah aus-TRAH-lis
  • Common Name:
    Native Hoya, Wax Flower
  • Derivation:
    Hoya: honours Thomas Hoy 18th cent. English gardener||australis: southern
  • Type:
    Vine , climber
  • Family:
    ASCLEPIADACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White waxy
  • Fruit:
    slender follicle 12-14 cm long
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest,
  • Species List:
    Landcare Display Garden, FI Podberscek, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, NNP Tanglewood, NNP Palm Grove, NNP Coastal, BHNR
Identification Notes

Leaves: opposite, thick waxy. ||Flowers from perennial flower stem that arises from the leaf axil or leaf scar.||

Associated Fauna

Butterfly larval food plant: Common Crow (Common Australian Crow).

Landscaping Notes

Roots enjoy restriction - plant the whole pot. ||Slow, but tough and eventually spectacular. ||Understory creeper, also useful in hanging baskets. ||Likes shady protected situation in well drained soil. ||Avoid pruning old flowering points - this is where new flowers will occur.||Propagation is best from cuttings that strike easily.||Will grow in sun or semi-shade and requires well-drained soils.||Featured in Noosa Landcare Display Garden at Pomona||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||