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title: "Got a new Hoya today, but without a label. I’m not familiar enough…"
description: "Got a new Hoya today, but without a label. I’m not familiar enough with krohniana and lacunosa to spot the difference, but I’m thinking it is one of those two.…"
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community: "Hoya Hoarders"
author: "V.curios"
published: "2024-02-10T18:35:36.960463Z"
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# Got a new Hoya today, but without a label. I’m not familiar enough…

_Posted by V.curios on 2024-02-10_

Got a new Hoya today, but without a label. I’m not familiar enough with krohniana and lacunosa to spot the difference, but I’m thinking it is one of those two. My gut is telling me krohniana, but I might just want it to be that because I love the darker leaf margins and want it to be a black leaves. Though it’s probably just a regular ol’ something 😁 which is just fine. One pic under grow light, second natural light. 💚

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wCECSHcwbUsKD2K8AZoTOJ-oNrETtHxZ3L6DBlOoHO8/0Cqj4Q9_Rs-8a-2NYpHxNA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wCECSHcwbUsKD2K8AZoTOJ-oNrETtHxZ3L6DBlOoHO8/jhgn5qbJQMi911dulsjbIg.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Plant Father commented on 2024-02-10

looks like hoya verticillata (parasitica) ‘black margin’

#### V.curios replied on 2024-02-10

I don’t disagree that it looks very similar, but I have one of those and the leaf size is just so much smaller. Black margin top left 🤔

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wCECSHcwbUsKD2K8AZoTOJ-oNrETtHxZ3L6DBlOoHO8/F4RQ4Z_wQ-WYXQ3V9tKeGA.webp?size=large)

#### V.curios replied on 2024-02-10

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wCECSHcwbUsKD2K8AZoTOJ-oNrETtHxZ3L6DBlOoHO8/Wb399lcLSCGWLVw_FUsEPg.webp?size=large)

#### Plant Father replied on 2024-02-10

love the side by side photo! i didn’t realize the verticillata leaves were so much larger. upon closer inspection, they do have the krohniana leaf shape. i don’t have either species but i’ve heard lacunosa leaves are slimmer and flimsier

### Sunny commented on 2024-02-11

Looks like a Krohniana. (see pic) I have the Hoya Krohniana Super Splash in a 6” pot that has similar sized leaves except with a white coating. It has the ribbed sections on the leaves. It’s harder to see with the splash variety. I have 3 Lacunosa and all the leaves are tiny compared to the Krohniana leaves.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/2tIQIGTAQpayY5NybQBvGg.webp?size=large)

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