Hoya carnosa x serpens Mathilde Splash - Wax plant

The Hoya 'Mathilde Splash' is a tropical houseplant with stunning succulent foliage. This compact hybrid produces small, round, fleshy, smooth leaves with delicate and irregular white or silver splashes. Very dense along the lianas, the leaves create a lush appearance and an elegant cascade perfect for placing on a shelf or in a hanging basket. Its magnificent flowering, with exquisite porcelain-like blooms, rewards patient gardeners, appearing as white umbels reminiscent of fine porcelain.

The Hoya 'Mathilde Splash' is also known as the Wax Flower. It is a hybrid that combines the best characteristics of the Hoya carnosa and Hoya serpens species. These species originate from Southeast Asia, particularly northern Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, southern Vietnam, Java, and certain regions of China. In these areas, this epiphytic plant climbs up other vegetation, using it as a support to reach several metres in height. The Hoya 'Mathilde Splash' develops succulent, slightly thick leaves and has a moderate to fast growth, its lianas can reach 1 metre in length as it is a fairly compact variety. Its spring or summer flowering, when grown indoors, appears once the plant reaches maturity, forming umbels of star-shaped, pale pink or white flowers with a striking porcelain-like texture. Grouped in clusters of 15 to 20 or more, they are borne on long floral peduncles, forming clusters of around 5-6 cm in diameter.

The Hoya genus belongs to the Apocynaceae family and includes around 400 species, native to the warm, humid regions of Southeast Asia, Australia, and Polynesia, where they thrive in tropical forests. Mostly shrubs or epiphytic lianas, they often anchor themselves to tree trunks and branches using aerial roots, enabling them to grow towards the light. This unique climbing habit has made them popular as ornamental houseplants ideal for climbing up supports or cascading down from hanging baskets.

The Hoya 'Mathilde Splash' prefers bright, indirect light—ideally 10 hours a day to encourage flowering—but can also tolerate some direct sunlight in the morning or late afternoon when it is gentle. Choose an epiphytic plant substrate such as an orchid mix, and allow it to dry out completely between waterings except in summer or warm periods, when you may water your plant several times a week. The 'Mathilde Splash' thrives in temperatures between 18°C and 26°C, with a minimum humidity level of 50%. You can train it to climb up a support such as a simple stake or small trellis, or alternatively, grow it in a hanging basket, allowing its flexible stems to trail.