I am sure most readers will remember all those cute, heart-shaped, succulents that suddenly appeared a few years back. A single leaf was inserted into a soil-filled, 2-inch pot. They didn’t need ...

Hoya is a plant that exists slightly under the radar. Its beauty is a bit understated. Most plants in the Hoya genus are slow growing epiphytic succulents with lovely small, waxy flowers that grow in ...

Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day with your partner on Feb. 14, or Galentine’s Day the day before with your gal friends, hoya kerrii, with its heart-shaped leaves, is hard to resist. Single leaves ...

Q: I was in a store the other day, and they were selling little heart-shaped plants. My wife loves plants, and I thought the heart-shaped plant would be a good Valentine's Day present. While I was ...

This story was originally published in November 2019. The information on where to find hoya kerrii was updated on Feb. 8, 2022. There’s one cluster of plants that Stephanie Kochenour absolutely knows ...

While there’s always the traditional Valentine’s Day gifts of flowers and candy, why not give that special someone a plant with heart-shaped leaves that will likely last much longer than chocolates or ...

An extension horticulturist highlights heart-shaped houseplants—philodendron, pothos, hoya, string of hearts, cyclamen and anthurium—as longer-lasting Valentine’s gifts than cut flowers.