Hoya chinghungensis was first described as Dischidia chinghungensis in 1974, but was moved to the Hoya genus in 1995.  In its native habitat of Myanmar, it grows in the dense, cloud shrouded, forests above 1,500 meters.

I received a cutting of the plant in the late spring of 2012, where it soon rooted and grew very quickly.  It flowered approximately one year later in June of 2013.  The care of the plant, like the flower, is almost identical to Hoya bella.  It never wants to dry out, does well both under artificial light in the grow tent, and natural light in normal household conditions.  I really like the form of this plant and can highly recommend it to all growers.  The only negative that I can come up with is chinghungensis  seems to be very susceptible to spider mites.  I have controlled them well with a product called Azamax which uses a derivative of the Neem Plant called Azadirachtin.

***Update*** I grew Hoya chinghungensis really well for a number of years where it peaked with the giant plant seen below in 2019. It was so magnificent that it also appeared as a center spread in the Swedish Hoya Telegrafen during this period. I distributed 100’s of cuttings and starter plants all over the U.S. especially during the worst of the pandemic years. It is one of those plants that falls into the category of plants that I could grow well at one time, but struggle with now. The plant and I had a good run together, but I finally disposed of it in 2026 – RIP old friend!