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Hoya argentea or carnosa?


Hi everyone,

I moght going to buy this Hoya from a private seller who labeled it as Hoya argentea Princess (possibly related to Nova Ghost).
The plant looks healthy, but I’ve been wondering whether it’s a true Hoya argentea or rather a Hoya carnosa cultivar or hybrid.

I’d love to hear your thoughts — does it look like argentea, a carnosa type, or maybe something in between (like a “Nova Ghost” line)?

Any feedback from experienced collectors would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you 🌿

by Schoenheitskoenigin

7 Comments

  1. PaintTrick8217

    Reverted Argentea making it a nova ghost. You could probably cut the green back and see if new growth retains Varigation.

    Edit. It should say Argentea Princess as noted in other posts.

  2. premolar

    The full name is Hoya carnosa Argentea Princess. If it gets reverted like the one you posted (full silver leaves without inner variegation) it’s gonna be called a Hoya carnosa Nova Ghost.

  3. Schoenheitskoenigin

    This is the taxonomy overview Chat GPT sent me. It so weird using species names to assing a variation.

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