Hoya parasitica 'Black Margin' D6

Hoya parasitica 'Black Margin' is a cultivar sold for its pointed foliage, prominent veins, silver splash, and dark margins, which can intensify in bright light. The splash and colored margins are not variegation. verticillata; the commercial name parasitica remains on the product. The flowers are cream-colored, with a red center, and fragrant. Flowering depends on the plant's maturity and growing conditions. A plant appreciated for its natural beauty.

Foliage and growth. The foliage is elliptic-lanceolate and pointed, with raised venation and irregular silver splashes. The margins can become dark green, purple, or nearly black, especially on young growth kept in intense light; the leaves are not entirely black. This pigment contrast, along with the splash, does not indicate white or cream variegation. The plant forms vines that can be trained or left to trail.

Flowers and fragrance. The flowers are cream or yellowish-white, star-shaped, with a pinkish-red corona at the center, arranged in umbels. They are fragrant. An open umbel lasts for several days; the commercial catalog notes approximately 7 days. This SKU's gallery also includes images of flowers labeled Hoya parasitica 'Pink'; the color shown in those images is generic to the complex, not proof of the clone. Flowering depends on the plant's maturity and growing conditions.

Identity. It circulates as Hoya parasitica 'Black Margin'. The title does not change. The selection has also been sold as 'Black Leaves', Hoya aff. parasitica, Hoya sp. Anjuk Ladang, Hoya EPC-301, or Hoya verticillata 'Black Margin'. EPC-301 is horticulturally documented from Prachinburi Province, Thailand; Anjuk Ladang is a label from Vietnam. Neither makes Black Margin a separate species.

Substrate: use an airy, well-draining mix suitable for epiphytic species. We recommend the professional substrate for Hoya and Anthurium - SG Mix.

For complete recommendations on light, watering, substrate, fertilizing, propagation, and flowering, read the complete Hoya care guide.