Hoya pubicalyx — Splash
A guide to silver-marked pubicalyx sold with Splash-related labels, and what those labels can tell us about a plant.
This profile explains how to retain and interpret Splash-related labels and photographs without assigning a clone from leaf markings. Its scope is identification and provenance. The sources reviewed here do not establish a standard amount of splash, equivalence among selling names, or a separate care regime.
Overview
Splash describes silver-marked foliage on cultivated plants identified as Hoya pubicalyx; it does not identify one clone. Garden Express describes its Super Splash material as a climbing vine with fleshy leaves, silver flecks and fragrant flower clusters. Rare Exotic Plant Finds describes heavier silver markings and deep pink to burgundy flowers. These are seller descriptions of their material, not a diagnosis of every Splash plant. The labels are documented in commercial use, but the reviewed records do not establish one originator, introduction date or collection locality. The photographs below retain their individual identification limits.
Photo Gallery
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Hoya pubicalyx, received as “Super Splash Pink”; clone identity unverified.
Photographer or creator: Rebecca Baron
Identification basis: Grower-reported received label “Hoya Pubicalyx Super Splash Pink”. No original supplier record, voucher, accession or authenticated clone lineage is available; clone identity remains unverified.
Rights and reuse: © Rebecca Baron. Reuse requires permission from Rebecca Baron.
Image record: IMG-000178
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Image source · Rights and reuse terms
Silver-marked foliage identified as Hoya pubicalyx in NC State’s image collection.
Photographer or creator: Scott Zona, “Hoya publicalyx leaf showing silver markings”, via NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, CC BY 2.0; full frame, no cropping or retouching.
Identification basis: NC State identifies Hoya pubicalyx with silver-marked foliage; used only to illustrate the appearance of Splash-related material. No named selection or clone established.
Rights and reuse: CC BY 2.0; attribution required. Full frame, no cropping or retouching.
Image record: IMG-000194
What We Know
- Both sellers use Super Splash without establishing a shared plant origin.
- Rare Exotic Plant Finds calls its material a cultivar but supplies no originator, establishment publication or authenticated lineage.
- MyHoyas reports variable silver flecking among named plants; this is not a diagnostic key.
- The registrar distinguishes Pink Silver from Silver Pink; silver markings alone identify neither.
- Rebecca’s photo preserves a received label with unverified clone identity. Scott Zona’s photo documents silver markings without a named selection.
What We Are Still Learning
Do Splash-related labels share a traceable origin?
What would help: Original labels, dated supplier or originator records, accession numbers and propagation histories.
How do markings change on the same plant?
What would help: Dated successive-leaf photos, plant identity, conditions and treatment changes; include unchanged comparisons where possible.
Does traceable Splash material need different care?
What would help: Repeated comparisons with light, water, substrate, temperature, humidity and maturity recorded.
Common Misconceptions
- A seller’s use of Super Splash as a cultivar name proves that every plant with that label is the same selection. The reviewed descriptions do not establish that connection.
Research and Sources
Help answer this profile’s questions
Share the exact label your pubicalyx arrived with, its source and date if known, and dated photographs. Add flowering records, propagation history and growing conditions where available. Unknown details are welcome as unknowns.
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