: any of a genus (Hoya) of climbing Asian and Australian evergreen shrubs of the milkweed family
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Put a hoya in a hanging planter by a sunny window and let its vines trail down, or train them to grow up a bookshelf, window, or archway.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
With proper care, your hoya can stay healthy and vibrant year-round, enhancing your home or garden.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Original price: $16 Bubble Skincare Slam Dunk Hydrating Moisturizer uses natural ingredients like aloe leaf juice and hoya lacosuna flower extract to deeply hydrate and restore essential nutrients for dry to normal skin.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the cutest, as well as the easiest is the Sweetheart hoya (Hoya kerrii).
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
With proper care, your hoya can stay healthy and vibrant year-round, enhancing your home or garden.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Original price: $16 Bubble Skincare Slam Dunk Hydrating Moisturizer uses natural ingredients like aloe leaf juice and hoya lacosuna flower extract to deeply hydrate and restore essential nutrients for dry to normal skin.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Perhaps the cutest, as well as the easiest is the Sweetheart hoya (Hoya kerrii).
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Hoya.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoya. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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