Hoya carnosa Compacta inner variegated Mauna Loa is better known as the 'hindu rope'. Very thick, curled, leaves with inner variegation and green margin are densely produced along thick stem. Slower grower, with creamy white blooms, and pale pink center. Mauna Loa Hoya is ideal for hanging baskets, with its natural trailing rope like habit.

Hoya's are climbing houseplants used outdoors in mild climates. They have thick waxy, evergreen leaves and tight clusters of small flowers and are commonly grown in sunny windows. A hoya plant does best in rich, loose, well-drained soil and blooms best when pot bound; they are usually grown in containers even outdoors. Do not prune out flowering wood; new blossom clusters appear from stumps of old ones. With the right light, temperature, and watering, your hoya plants should thrive and give you the beautiful blooms you expect.