Hoya 'Grey Fairy'

Unrooted cutting of Hoya 'Grey Fairy'. 
One node.

Hoya 'Grey Fairy' is a distinctive silver-foliaged mutation of Hoya 'Mathilde', the well-known Hoya carnosa × Hoya serpens hybrid.

According to its U.S. plant patent, 'Grey Fairy' originated as a spontaneous branch mutation discovered in April 2021 on a cultivated Hoya 'Mathilde' at a nursery in Chuzhou, China. It was subsequently propagated from vegetative cuttings and selected for its stable silver-white foliage.

Unlike typical Hoya 'Mathilde', which produces green foliage with varying amounts of silver splash, 'Grey Fairy' is distinguished by leaves that develop an extensive, stable silver-white coloration. The small, rounded foliage retains the characteristic shape and compact appearance associated with 'Mathilde'.

The International Cultivar Registration Authority for Hoya recognizes 'Grey Fairy' as an accepted and established cultivar name.

Name: Hoya 'Grey Fairy'
Parent plant: Hoya 'Mathilde' (Hoya carnosa × Hoya serpens)
Origin: Spontaneous branch mutation
Discovered: Chuzhou, China, April 2021
Originators: Shen Xiangang, Wang Dongliang, and Wu Wanying
U.S. Plant Patent: PP36,356
Patent assignee: Anhui Jadeite Garden Co., Ltd.
Notable feature: Stable, nearly full silver-white foliage

A note about this plant: The history and cultivar information above is based on publicly available U.S. plant-patent records and the International Cultivar Registration Authority for Hoya. Hoya 'Grey Fairy' is currently protected by a U.S. plant patent. Propagation and sale of asexually reproduced plants or plant parts may require authorization from the patent holder.