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title: "Saw this hoya on a discount rack and couldn’t pass it up. Love the…"
description: "Saw this hoya on a discount rack and couldn’t pass it up. Love the leaves! 🤩 Question, how can you tell if it’s a hoya callistophylla vs a hoya callistophylla…"
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community: "Hoya Hoarders"
author: "Becca"
published: "2026-05-08T15:01:26.119327Z"
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# Saw this hoya on a discount rack and couldn’t pass it up. Love the…

_Posted by Becca on 2026-05-08_

Saw this hoya on a discount rack and couldn’t pass it up. Love the leaves! 🤩 Question, how can you tell if it’s a hoya callistophylla vs a hoya callistophylla ‘black cat’?

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## 1 comment

### Shari commented on 2026-05-12

Hoya callistophylla 'Black Cat' is identified by its intense "vein bleeding" effect, where deep black or dark green veins appear to bleed into the surrounding light-green leaf tissue, creating a dramatic, ink-like blotching effect. This cultivar, a variation of the Hoya callistophylla species, features more dramatic dark venation, narrow leaves, and thicker, more pronounced dark margins.

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