Hoya maxima white flower Many form thick

Many form thick

As the plant matures the spots fade on the outer ends of the leaves leaving the center with bright spots

Different than other dark foliage nudicaulis forms

Rarely available for sale this Tillandsia is native to the south-facing rocky cliffs of Bolivia

The plants are tightly tubular and very stiff

Hoya maxima white flower Many form thickA myrmecophyte from SE Asia whose claim to fame are the flat, shingle like leaves that overlap each other as they cling and climb the trunks and branches of trees. Hoya maxima is reminiscent of the shell leaved species of the genus, Dischidia but differs in that only one leaf per node survives. The second leaf aborts and the surviving leaf folds over the stem creating a dome like space where ants nest. The ants provide nutrients for the plant while