: any of a genus (Hoya) of climbing Asian and Australian evergreen shrubs of the milkweed family
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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.
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Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Use the following step-by-step guide to propagate hoya plants from cuttings rooted in water or layered in soil.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
Keep your Sweetheart hoya leaf in a bright sunny spot with temperatures in the 60 to 80 degree F range and water when dry.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2024
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Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Use the following step-by-step guide to propagate hoya plants from cuttings rooted in water or layered in soil.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2025
Keep your Sweetheart hoya leaf in a bright sunny spot with temperatures in the 60 to 80 degree F range and water when dry.
—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 18 Sep. 2025.
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