Hoya finlaysonii
Hoya finlaysonii
Also called Finlaysonii and Net-veined hoya
Houseplant · HoyasTHE VEINS ARE THE REASON — deep green sunken nets on a thick stiff leaf, and they darken with light. It is a jungle floor plant and will scorch in an hour of direct sun, which is the opposite of most hoyas.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Medium
- Water
- Every 8 daysSoak, then bone-dry — wait until the soil is dry right through — lift the pot, it tells you.
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Feed
- Every 45 days
- Humidity
- High
- Hardiness
- Tropical — indoors, warm RHS H1A, to 15°C
- Size
- 1 m tall · 0.6 m across
- Lifecycle
- Climber
- Origin
- Thailand and Malaysia
Is it safe for pets and people?
Its genus has been checked and nothing in it is listed as harmful — but this particular species has not been listed either way.
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
ASPCA does not name this species. It clears THREE distinct Hoya by name — H. carnosa, H. kerrii and H. pubicalyx — and lists none of the genus as toxic, which meets this bank's threshold for a clean bill to cross a genus. `harm.people` stays unknown because Hoya is absent from the RHS harmful list entirely: nobody has looked, which is weaker than a clean bill.
Checked against ASPCA on 2026-09-22.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- Bleached patches on the upper surfaces after a spell on a sunny sill. This is a jungle-floor hoya and burns where a carnosa would thrive.Scorched leaves · disorder
- New leaves plainer than the old ones. The dark net deepens with light — but bright INDIRECT light, which is a narrow band for this plant.Veins fading · disorder