This hoya comes from India, Thailand and Burma and it was described in 1981. I bought it under the name bella, but have been informed that the correct name for bella should be lanceolata ssp. bella... And the name confusion continues!!!!

It's a hoya best suitable for growing hanging. The leaves are small, lanceolate shaped about 3 cm long and 1 cm wide with a lowered center vein. Hoya bella can be tricky to grow. It likes a lot of water, but not too wet... If the roots rot, take cuttings and start over!

The flowers are white with a pink/purple corona and have a nice fresh sort of perfume like fragrance. They are about 1.5 cm and normally you will wind 7-9 flowers in each umbel. The flowers grow at the tips of the veins, have no nectar, last about 8 days and this hoya drops its peduncles after the flowers.