{"product_id":"hoya-mitrata-silver","title":"Hoya mitrata Silver","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHoya mitrata\u003c\/em\u003e Silver is a collector's hoya with thick, fleshy leaves heavily splashed and dusted with silver, so each one looks slightly different from the last. Broad, rounded leaves with clear veining are carried on twining stems, and the undersides can flush purple in good light. It is one of the more unusual plants in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/hoya\"\u003eHoya collection\u003c\/a\u003e, and it has a habit no other houseplant on the shelf can match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wild, \u003cem\u003eHoya mitrata\u003c\/em\u003e climbs through the trees of wet tropical forest from southern Thailand to Borneo and the Philippines. It is an ant plant: mature plants make a second kind of leaf that cups against a branch to form a sheltered chamber, where ant colonies live in exchange for feeding the plant. Indoors it needs no ants at all. This silver leaved form was first traded as Hoya sp. Buntok Silver, after a town in Borneo, before being matched to the species. It belongs with our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/rare-and-unusual\"\u003erare and unusual plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it bright, indirect light, which keeps the silver markings strong and encourages flowering. Let most of the compost dry before watering, then soak and drain; it is sensitive to overwatering and drops leaves if kept wet. It appreciates humid air but copes with ordinary rooms if the airflow is good. Keep it warm, above 15C. Let it trail from a hanging pot or train it up a small support from our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/moss-poles-and-support\"\u003emoss poles and supports\u003c\/a\u003e; it suits our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/hanging-plants\"\u003ehanging plants\u003c\/a\u003e equally well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GrowTropicals","offers":[{"title":"8cm","offer_id":58562233532799,"sku":"HOYAMITRSILV8","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/mitrata.jpg?v=1790933787","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/hoya-mitrata-silver","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}