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title: "Help, I was gifted this plant and I have no idea what it is. The…"
description: "Help, I was gifted this plant and I have no idea what it is. The scanner says Natal plum but I’m not convinced. I want to make sure I care for this beauty…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Linnie"
published: "2025-07-13T20:30:00.143055Z"
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# Help, I was gifted this plant and I have no idea what it is. The…

_Posted by Linnie on 2025-07-13_

Help, I was gifted this plant and I have no idea what it is. The scanner says Natal plum but I’m not convinced. I want to make sure I care for this beauty properly. Any information will be so helpful!

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## 10 comments

### plantmother commented on 2025-07-13

looks like some type of hoya but I am far from a hoya expert

#### Linnie replied on 2025-07-13

Thank you so much! That put me on the right track. Looks like it may be a hoya cumingiana. Super excited for her to bloom if that’s the case!

#### plantmother replied on 2025-07-13

that is my favorite part!

### Micheline commented on 2025-07-13

Hoya Cumingiana

### Kelly commented on 2025-07-13

I have the same exact one! I love it so far its doing ok.

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### Sunny commented on 2025-07-14

It’s definitely a Hoya Cumingiana. It’s an easy care plant. Mine is in a 6” pot putting out a few blooms. They smell like ripe mangoes. The sun stress is cool too.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/rt5LhaCMRgKL4yr1aBhARg.webp?size=large)

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#### Linnie replied on 2025-07-14

So beautiful! I can’t wait to smell the blooms!

### Kelly commented on 2025-07-15

Oh so beautiful! I hope mine does well!

### Sunny commented on 2025-07-15

The yellow leaves could indicate over watering. Hoyas like to stay on the dry side or they will quickly develop root rot. Their origin is to climb trees/rocks using aerial roots to get rain runoff from the structures. They put little roots in deep soil. I water my Hoya Cumingiana, then, let the chunky mix completely dry out before watering again.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/yRSLssPITCq4GrB9ETX0kw.webp?size=large)

#### Linnie replied on 2025-07-19

Thank you, this is really helpful information

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