Hoya ‘Carol’ is the accepted and established name for a unique Hoya. It was published first and circulated widely in final pdf download by Somadee in 2022 and established in print in January 2023.
Full name Hoya ‘Carol’ may also be written as Hoya (H.wallichii x H.phyllura) ‘Carol’, or as Hoya wallichii ‘Carol’, which indicates the established pod parent under the The International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) in lieu of the unestablished hybrid formula; alongside the established cultivar epithet. The last option, while permitted, may introduce undesirable confusion as to the nature of the hybrid cultivar within the marketplace.
Category Hybrid. Hoya ‘Carol’ results from a hand cross between Hoya wallichii (female pod parent), and Hoya phyllura (male pollen donor). ‘Carol’ was selected among the resulting seedlings and propagated by stem cuttings.
Breeder & Grower, & Nominant Surisa Somadee, Thailand
Name Background Hoya ‘Carol’ was named in honor of Carol Noel of the United States (with permission granted).
Description (See publication).. 5-12 reflexed flowers. Red-purple coronas. Corollas “glabrous, pale orange.”.
“Bushy non-twining habit”.
Sources
S.Riampreeda.(2022).New Cultivar: Hoya Carol. Stemma Journal. 4(2).20-22.PUB: Hoya ‘Carol’/2022/11/stemmav42.pdf
Amendment 7/2024: Blocks were damaged in a site update and repaired. All print archives are maintained in the office of the Registrar and a print registry will be published at a future date. Please contact the ICRA if you notice errors or omissions, or would like to apply to register a cultivar.
Subsequent print publication since the initial entry, added to the record and print file 7/2024:
Hatch,L.2024.Houseplant Cultivars III.p.148