I found this Hoya at the local hardware store. The tag says it is a new type called Hoya Shining Sea Star. Does anyone know anything about it? I love the pink color on the edges and I also see small white speckled variegation on some of the leaves. She is still in quarantine as I have only had her for about a week. Two of her leaves look like they may have something going on.
TIA!!
by LeafingThruLife
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Oh I have this one! I got it last year in Home Depot! It’s very similar to the one that’s everyone called ‘Purple Pride’ or ‘Flamingo Dream’. It’s a Hoya carnosa cultivar that was created by Proven Winners. The more light you give it, the more red and pink colors you’ll get, and they actually keep on the leaves! It’s a really nice and easy plant 👍🏻
You can see all of the proven winners hoyas here
https://www.provenwinners.com/plant-genus/hoya
That one is Hoya carnosa outer variegated
If that’s a proven winners tag it’s very likely a Hoya that they have developed or improved upon from another species that they have then trademarked the new name
So cool
Here’s part of the blurb from PW site about this phenotype of carnosa outer variegated:
“Introducing a tropical beauty, as bright and fabulous as her namesake–Shining Sea Star™! This pretty-in-pink hoya is a pristine selection of ‘Flamingo Dreams’–a sport of the iconic ‘Krimson Queen’. She dazzles onlookers with her trusses of ovate green leaves with vibrant pink variegation. Unlike the ‘Krimson Queen’, however, the pink variegation of Shining Sea Star™ does not fade as leaves age.”