Hoya Multiflora, commonly called the Shooting Star Hoya, was described by Blume in 1823 and ranges across a wide swath of Asia — from southern China through Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Unlike most Hoya, it grows as an upright, shrubby epiphyte rather than a climbing vine, typically reaching under a meter indoors with oblong-lanceolate leaves up to 18 cm long.
Note: as a freshly imported bare-root plant, this specimen typically arrives with just a few leaves — the photo shows a more mature, fuller specimen for reference.
Care tip: This is one of the most reliably free-flowering Hoya available — mature plants can push several flushes of blooms a year. Avoid letting the soil go bone-dry while it's in bud, as this commonly causes flower buds to drop before opening.
Its name comes directly from its floral habit — "many-flowered" — with hemispherical clusters of up to 40 fragrant blooms per stalk. Each flower has strongly reflexed, arrow-like white-to-yellow petals with orange tips, giving the whole cluster a distinctive "shooting star" look. Give it bright filtered light or a little direct morning sun, a well-draining bark-and-perlite mix, and consistent (not soggy) moisture, especially while flowering.
For growers who want a Hoya that flowers readily and often rather than waiting years for a single bloom, this remains one of the most rewarding and widely recommended species in the genus.
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Light | Bright filtered light; tolerates some direct morning sun |
| Humidity | 50–70% |
| Watering | Keep evenly moist; avoid letting it dry out fully, especially in bud |
| Temperature | 65–85°F (18–29°C); avoid cold drafts |
| Soil | Well-draining mix of bark, perlite, and coir |
| Fertilizer | Balanced fertilizer monthly during active growth |
| Origin | Southeast Asia broadly, incl. Indonesia and the Philippines |
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