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title: "I recently got a Hoya Villosa after owning a Hoya Globulosa for…"
description: "I recently got a Hoya Villosa after owning a Hoya Globulosa for almost year. Their names are often interchanged online. The Villosa looks very different from…"
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community: "Hoya Hoarders"
author: "Sunny"
published: "2024-04-23T16:43:59.010095Z"
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# I recently got a Hoya Villosa after owning a Hoya Globulosa for…

_Posted by Sunny on 2024-04-23_

I recently got a Hoya Villosa after owning a Hoya Globulosa for almost year. Their names are often interchanged online. The Villosa looks very different from the Globulosa. The Villosa has frilly edged spear shaped leaves. Both leaves and stems are fuzzy. The stems are green with upright growth. It dropped several new growth leaves due to shipping stress.

The Globulosa has smooth shiny oblong leaves with no frilly edges. The globulosa is a steady slow grower. I can recommend both.

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## 3 comments

### Herektty commented on 2024-04-23

Hoya globulosa is one of my favorites! I love the fuzzy cool shaped leaves 💕 Hoya villosa has been a synonym of Hoya globulosa (through a series of events) for quite a few years now. The leaves, like other synonymous Hoyas, do vary based on conditions of origin, environment etc, but the flowers determine the id 😊 I want to add the variety from cao bang to my collection some day!

#### Sunny replied on 2024-04-24

I was yesterday old when I learned Cao Bang exists! It’s gorgeous!😍

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#### Herektty replied on 2024-04-24

We both need it now 😊

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