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Hoya serpens is one of the more desirable of hoyas to grow!! It is a great miniature grower with small diminutive, button like pubescent leaves about 1/2 inch and randomly speckled with silver. It was discovered by Joseph D. Dalton in 1880 in the higher elevations of Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It requires a typical hoya environment, normal room temps and does not want to totally dry out. It will produce attractive pendent, hanging growths and will readily bloom if provided with abundant light. The flowers are a unique pale green and have a sweet fragrance which is strongest later in the day and do not exude abundant nectar as many hoyas can. Serpens is an easy and desirable grower, a great addition to any hoya collection!
Our hoyas are well rooted plants with a minimum of 4-5 leaves in 2 1/4 inch pots. They are well established and usually are at least 4-6 months old with at least 1 active, new lead! We start all our cuttings using Oasis Horticubes and when we pot them up we put a large styrofoam shipping chip in the bottom of their pot to ensure good drainage. When re potting your hoya you may discard the the styrofoam but do not remove the Horticube from the root mass as you will damage the Hoya root system. The Horticube will eventually biodegrade.
The pictures of the three 2 1/4 pots are a typical representation of the plant you will receive! They occasionally may have sun spots or other imperfections such as leaves with blemishes, creases and latex bleeding from shipping/ packing which are cosmetic only and do not affect the health or vigor of the plant.
Hoyas like to be pot bound so PLEASE DO NOT IMMEDIATELY RE-POT your hoya but let it acclimate to your growing conditions for at least 8 weeks! We ship our hoyas in their pots and purposely on the dry side to reduce shipping cost and to reduce chance of contamination if shipped to damp.
SHIPPING... Our goal is same day shipping. Orders received on Mon through Friday by 12 PM, Noon, Pacific Standard Time will generally ship that same day. We check all recipients weather and if a heat pack is required it is included at NO COST! All shipments will be sent via USPS Priority Mail!
RETURNS... We do consider returns under special circumstances. All return requests have to include a clear picture of the return item WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT OF ORDER. Slo Hoyas will then decide if the hoya in question has to be returned before issuing a credit or replacement. No refund will be considered without a picture or after 48 hours of receipt!!