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title: "Can anyone tell me if this is a ZZ plant or Hoya? I thought it was a…"
description: "Can anyone tell me if this is a ZZ plant or Hoya? I thought it was a Hoya based on how it is with the trellis but the app is telling me ZZ."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/kljYW6E6cZZCQdsysuZSHU"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Lorna"
published: "2025-06-27T20:32:14.097171Z"
language: "en"
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# Can anyone tell me if this is a ZZ plant or Hoya? I thought it was a…

_Posted by Lorna on 2025-06-27_

Can anyone tell me if this is a ZZ plant or Hoya? I thought it was a Hoya based on how it is with the trellis but the app is telling me ZZ.

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T_PK3roMdmJ2xoZSYLvGJN7ppgHPM2pb_2cMKVkYijg/rpCgjl6bSke1y22oenTWAw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T_PK3roMdmJ2xoZSYLvGJN7ppgHPM2pb_2cMKVkYijg/Ug7Qsr9uQtKuzPK-mipYKQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T_PK3roMdmJ2xoZSYLvGJN7ppgHPM2pb_2cMKVkYijg/4QANHqEQRXOGy434QPe-nA.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-06-27

It’s a Hoya Cumingiana. I have one. ZZ plants have bulbs/corms in the soil.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/1xZS6G6PRACNgXXYX6JXJg.webp?size=large)

#### Lorna replied on 2025-06-27

Thank you!!

### Elleoise commented on 2025-06-27

I’m getting that it’s a Hoya cumingiana, also known as Bush Hoya, Wax Plant, or Porcelain Flower.

### Melody commented on 2025-06-27

It’s not a zz plant, I have one and this is what it looks like.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ldKvKSZQiDV8Rjdwe6SEilb4RuGwy17a2PGVUaLpVdU/f7lZLq7ySlKo4UcW6mxhCA.webp?size=large)

#### Lorna replied on 2025-06-28

That is what i thought! The app was being dumb lol

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