Hoya lobbii (Outer Variegated)

Lightly rooted cutting of Hoya lobbii (outer variegated).
Exact plant.

Hoya lobbii (Albomarginata) is an outer-variegated form of Hoya lobbii, an accepted Hoya species native from northeastern India through parts of mainland Southeast Asia.

The plant develops substantial, elongated leaves with irregular cream-to-pale-yellow variegation along the outer margins. The width and placement of the pale edge can vary from leaf to leaf, and some leaves may develop broader sectors of variegation than others.

Hoya lobbii is somewhat unusual within the genus because it is naturally more shrub-like than many of the strongly twining Hoyas commonly grown in collections. Mature plants produce umbels of deep reddish to purplish flowers.

The species was formally published by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1883. Kew currently recognizes Hoya lobbii as an accepted species and lists its native range as Assam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Botanical name: Hoya lobbii Hook.f.
Form: Albomarginata / outer variegated
Native range of species: Assam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam
First published: 1883
Notable features: Substantial elongated foliage with cream-to-yellow marginal variegation

Please note that the width and pattern of the variegated margins can vary naturally from leaf to leaf, and the appearance of future growth cannot be guaranteed.

A note about this plant: Species-level botanical information above is based on published taxonomic records. Information concerning the Albomarginata form and its horticultural naming was gathered from publicly available online sources. We do not have original mutation, breeder, or provenance documentation establishing the origin of this particular variegated selection and cannot independently confirm or deny those details.