Hoya wayetii
Hoya wayetii
Also called Wax vine and Hoya wayetii
Houseplant · HoyasTHE DARK EDGE IS THE PLANT, and it only appears in strong light — a wayetii grown too dim is a plain green kentiana and nobody can tell them apart. Give it the brightest spot short of scorching sun.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Easy
- Water
- Every 10 daysSoak, then bone-dry — wait until the soil is dry right through — lift the pot, it tells you.
- Light
- Bright indirect, with a little direct sun
- Feed
- Every 45 days
- Humidity
- Average
- Hardiness
- Indoors, or out for the summer RHS H1C, to 5°C
- Size
- 0.6 m tall · 0.4 m across
- Lifecycle
- Climber
- Origin
- The Philippines
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
- A plain green plant that was sold with a purple rim. It is short of light — the margin only colours in brightness, and in a dim room it is indistinguishable from a kentiana.No dark edge · disorder
- Leaves going dimpled and thin rather than yellow. It is thirsty; a hoya wilts by deflating, not by drooping.Shrivelled leaves · disorder