Hoya lacunosa — Silver Mint Coin
Document the received Silver Mint Coin label, photographed appearance and open questions about this plant.
This record does not equate Silver Mint Coin with Mint Coin (True), Silver Mint or another similarly named plant.
Overview
The photographs document a plant received as Silver Mint Coin. This profile follows the photographed plant and its received-name history. Cultivar or clone identification remains unresolved.
Photo Gallery
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Trailing Hoya labelled Silver Mint Coin with green and pale silvery leaves. Photograph by Rebecca Baron. Received label retained; cultivar or clone identity is unverified.
Photographer or creator: Rebecca Baron
Identification basis: Owner-labelled cultivated material; This record does not equate Silver Mint Coin with Mint Coin (True), Silver Mint or another similarly named plant.
Rights and reuse: © Rebecca Baron. Displayed by permission on Hoya Research Library. Further reuse requires permission.
Image record: IMG-000217
Hoya lacunosa — Silver Mint CoinView photo detailsClose photo details
Cluster of pale fuzzy-looking flowers with yellow-orange centres, labelled Silver Mint Coin. Photograph by Rebecca Baron. Received label retained; cultivar or clone identity is unverified.
Photographer or creator: Rebecca Baron
Identification basis: Owner-labelled cultivated material; This record does not equate Silver Mint Coin with Mint Coin (True), Silver Mint or another similarly named plant.
Rights and reuse: © Rebecca Baron. Displayed by permission on Hoya Research Library. Further reuse requires permission.
Image record: IMG-000218
What We Know
- The foliage photograph records trailing stems and relatively rounded to pointed leaves with green and pale silvery areas. A separately labelled bloom photograph shows a rounded cluster of pale fuzzy-looking flowers with yellow-to-orange centres.
- This record does not equate Silver Mint Coin with Mint Coin (True), Silver Mint or another similarly named plant.
- This description is limited to the supplied photographs. It does not establish how every plant sold under this name will grow.
What We Are Still Learning
What connects the received name with this photographed plant?
What would help: Original labels, acquisition and propagation records, and any original naming or introduction documentation.
Which leaf features persist through growth and propagation?
What would help: Dated photographs following the same identified plant and its cuttings, with recorded growing conditions.
What are its flowering frequency, scent and bloom duration?
What would help: Dated observations and identified flower photographs, with measurements and explicit notes about scent, bloom duration and conditions.
Are distinctive growing requirements supported?
What would help: Scientific observations or controlled cultivation comparisons of identified material, with reported methods and conditions.
Common Misconceptions
- A received cultivation name or similar leaf pattern does not authenticate a cultivar or clone.
- Leaf colour in one photograph does not establish stable colour or a particular light requirement.
Research and Sources
No public written source is linked here yet. Original labels, naming records or published accounts would help document this plant.
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