Hoya polyneura (Wax plant) — H10 cm | Pot Ø8 cm
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Frequently asked questions
Why is Hoya polyneura called Fishtail Hoya? Its English nickname comes from the pattern of its many dark green veins on light green leaves, compared to a fish's tail, and its name polyneura means precisely “with many veins”.
When should you repot a Hoya polyneura? In spring, when the roots fill the pot, into a pot a few centimeters wider with an airy mix based on orchid bark, potting soil and perlite.
Shipping & packaging
Shipped within 24/48 hours via DPD
- Delivery in 2 to 5 working days
- Eco-friendly packaging: recyclable boxes and biodegradable materials
- Special protection so your plant arrives in perfect condition
- Tracking link sent by email as soon as your parcel ships
- Shipping costs and the free-shipping threshold depend on your country — see our delivery page
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- Contact us promptly at hello@verdeia.eu with photos
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The guarantee covers: damage in transit, plants severely weakened on arrival, and order preparation errors.
CARE TIPS ON ARRIVAL
To help your plant settle in for the long term:
- Unpack your plant immediately and inspect it
- Let it acclimatize for 24-48h in a bright spot out of direct sunlight
- Check the soil moisture before watering (dry surface = light watering)
- Wait 2-3 weeks before repotting, if needed
- Keep it away from heat sources and drafts
- Gently wipe the leaves to remove dust
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🍃 Thin leaves with patterned veins • 🌿 Arching then trailing stems • 🌤️ Bright indirect light • ❄️ Tolerates cool nights • 🌸 Flowers on mature plants • 🌱 Young plant to grow on • 📏 H10 cm | Pot Ø8 cm
The Hoya polyneura has thin, pointed, light green leaves covered with a dense network of dark green veins. Its name means “with many veins”, and their pattern, compared to a fish's tail, earned it the English nickname Fishtail Hoya. Its fairly stiff stems lengthen in an arch before trailing down. An epiphyte of mountain forests, the species is native to the Himalaya and north-west Yunnan, in China.
It is delivered as a young plant 10 cm tall, in an 8 cm nursery pot, with its first pairs of opposite, slightly translucent leaves. In a pot, its stems reach about 40 cm. Once mature, it forms umbels of around ten star-shaped flowers, creamy white to pale pink, with a purplish-red center. This arching then trailing habit places it among hanging and trailing plants: it shows off best in a hanging pot or at the top of a shelf.
Which Hoya should you choose?
Hoyas differ in the shape and thickness of their leaves. Here is where polyneura fits:
- Hoya polyneura (this plant) — thin, pointed leaves, light green veined with dark green, arching then trailing stems, H10 cm | Pot Ø8 cm. The choice for veined foliage and a room with cool nights.
- Hoya krohniana 'Eskimo' — small, thick heart-shaped leaves, dark green splashed with silver, trailing or climbing stems, H15 cm | Pot Ø6 cm. The choice for silvery, fleshy foliage.
Light & placement
Bright but indirect light keeps growth steady and is key to flowering; strong summer sun scorches its thin leaves. Less sensitive to cold than most Hoyas, it appreciates slightly cool nights.
- Light: bright and indirect, near an east- or west-facing window, or set back a little from a south-facing window.
- Placement: hanging pot, top of a shelf or climbing support, away from radiators.
- Temperature: 16 to 24 °C; it tolerates cool nights, but should not stay below 10 °C for long.
- Humidity: high, 60 to 80 %; a tray of damp clay pebbles under the pot or a bright bathroom helps.
Its thin leaves need both brightness and humid air: the key is finding the right balance between light and humidity.
Watering & care
Water when the substrate is almost dry, from spring to autumn, then less often in winter; water must never stand around the roots. The finger test tells you the right moment.
- Water: at room temperature, preferably soft, low-lime water.
- Drainage: pot with drainage holes, saucer emptied after each watering, to avoid root rot.
- Substrate: airy, based on orchid bark, potting soil and perlite.
- Fertilizer: orchid fertilizer every two to three weeks in spring and summer, once a month the rest of the year; leaves turning pale often signal a lack of nutrients.
- Repotting: in spring, only when the roots fill the pot, into a pot a few centimeters wider: a pot that is too large keeps the substrate wet for too long.
- Pruning: light, at the end of winter, keeping the stem tips, where most flowers form.
Mealybugs, scale insects, whiteflies and spider mites are the indoor plant pests to watch out for.
Decor ideas & plant combinations
Its foliage is best seen against the light, when light passes through the leaves and reveals their veins. In a hanging pot or on the edge of a shelf, its stems reach out in an arch and then trail down, like those of other trailing plants for shelves.
- Same family: next to a Ceropegia woodii 'Variegata', with small variegated heart-shaped leaves on thread-like stems; two leaf sizes, two ways of trailing.
- Patterned foliage: alongside a Peperomia prostrata, whose small round leaves are marked like a turtle shell; a network of veins on one side, scales on the other.
- Play of textures: near a Senecio herreianus, with oval beads strung like a rosary; thin, translucent leaves against fleshy beads.
When in bloom, the flowers produce abundant nectar that can drip: place the hanging pot above an easy-to-wipe surface. These three pairings play on contrasts of leaf size, pattern and texture, the basic principle for combining potted plants.
Verdeia tips
- Give it cool nights: a mature plant forms its buds more easily with nights around 12 to 15 °C; once the buds have appeared, do not move it again and leave the small flower spurs in place, as the next blooms grow from them. Cool nights thus help it move from growth to flowering, two phases of the life cycle of houseplants.
- Guide its stems: let them trail from a hanging pot or, as when supporting climbing plants, wind them around a small trellis for a more compact shape.
- Take cuttings for more flowers: its flowers appear mostly at the stem tips; in spring or early summer, several stem cuttings, rooted and then replanted in the same pot, multiply the stems, and therefore the blooms.
Technical specifications
- Botanical name: Hoya polyneura
- Common names: wax plant, porcelain flower (names for the genus Hoya)
- Family: Apocynaceae
- Origin: species native to the Himalaya and north-west Yunnan (China)
- Dimensions at delivery: H10 cm | Pot Ø8 cm (young plant)
- Mature size: stems about 40 cm long in a pot
- Growth habit: arching then trailing, or climbing on a support
- Light: bright indirect light, no strong sun
- Watering: when the substrate is almost dry; less often in winter
- Humidity: high, 60 to 80 %
- Temperature: 16 – 24 °C, tolerates cool nights, minimum 10 °C
- Foliage: evergreen, thin pointed leaves, light green with dark green veins
- Flowering: on mature plants, in spring and summer, umbels of around ten star-shaped flowers, creamy white to pale pink, with a purplish-red center
- Care: easy
- Toxicity to animals: non-toxic
- Decor style: Trailing / Boho / Collector
Each plant is unique: leaf width, vein definition and stem length vary naturally depending on the plant, the light and the season.
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Every plant is hand-packed in a box specially designed for plants — secured, protected, ready to travel. It arrives in perfect condition, roots intact and foliage preserved, ready to take its place in your home.
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Will the plant look exactly like the photo?
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What should I do when my plant arrives?
Open your package as soon as you receive it and carefully remove the plant from its packaging. Let it acclimate for 24 hours in its new environment before watering. If it has been slightly stressed during transport, it will recover its shape after one or two days in the light.
What should I do if my plant arrives damaged?
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Can I return a plant?
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