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title: "Is this a porcelain flower? The app says it is, but it doesn't look…"
description: "Is this a porcelain flower? The app says it is, but it doesn't look like my crimson princess, which is also a porcelain flower..."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/-Hvw2UpVTXuBN-5q5GuMYg/Qgc70MOyCUFPTdVkhwVO3W"
community: "Hoya Hoarders"
author: "Bret"
published: "2026-07-08T20:35:28.824367Z"
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# Is this a porcelain flower? The app says it is, but it doesn't look…

_Posted by Bret on 2026-07-08_

Is this a porcelain flower? The app says it is, but it doesn't look like my crimson princess, which is also a porcelain flower...

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/9m5WKUOwihJUIxhYAwDP7e45bdv4kXuXai5uo5Dmdxw/9kMd4tQGSFiexWhDPPZ30Q.webp?size=large)

## 11 comments

### Mikel’s Plant Posse commented on 2026-07-08

My camera ai labels both of my Hoya as that same thing! I have a Crimson Queen and Quinquenervia…the Queen is Gwen (a successful cutting from my Mom’s 45+ year old plant) the other I just got yesterday, thinking of naming her Harley!?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/q4GILx4TT3CZdCWv7bVEaA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/e5BOfTfnT5yEP8Slq3iPkA.webp?size=large)

#### Bret replied on 2026-07-08

I love hoyas so much! So pretty!

### Summz commented on 2026-07-08

Kinda looks like a Hoya burtoniae. Are the leaves slightly fuzzy?

#### Bret replied on 2026-07-08

No, not really. It was labelled at the nursery but I forgot what it was 😭

#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-07-08

I’m going on a Google deep dive! Hang on…I like puzzles!🤔😉🪴

#### Molly replied on 2026-07-09

I think you’re right. The leaves are fuzzy if you zoom in.

### Mikel’s Plant Posse commented on 2026-07-08

Here’s what I found…hope it’s right!

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/C0Z4TCmpSJawxhjFgaOIPQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/65_dI-JqTVqoQw4MrrRLtg.webp?size=large)

#### clairabotanica replied on 2026-07-10

This is not a heuschkeliana. That's an exceptionally bad guess even for LLM-based AI which is notoriously inaccurate to begin with. This Hoya clearly has chubby leaves while heuschkeliana leaves are flat with pointed tips.

### Molly commented on 2026-07-09

Fun fact that there are somewhere between 300 to 500 scientifically recognized different species of Hoya? Also known as a wax plant. also known as a porcelain flower 😊

### clairabotanica commented on 2026-07-10

Porcelain flower is just a generic name for all hoya. Crimson princess is a variety of Hoya carnosa. The hoya in this post looks like a hoya burtoniae to me but I can't be certain. It's definitely NOT a heuschkeliana though. Heuschkeliana does not have fuzz on the leaves and they have a completely different leaf shape.

### Lauren commented on 2026-07-15

Maybe if you look at the underside of the leaf. My sp. aff. Burtoniae is slightly fuzzy with a slightly cupped leaf. I’m new to Hoyas so I can’t contribute a guess but your plant does look similar to my Burtoniae. Don’t judge her she was a clearance rack rescue!!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/To8kSZMQmRvlQenjA0OpG2JYo1nzyJ3GShJo_djK0-w/j08c6MYtSH-csbFINOqA4Q.webp?size=large)

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