Martha's exotic Backyard in Israel:
Hoya bella, Beautiful Hoya, בת שבע יפה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Hoya bella |
| Common name: |
| Beautiful Hoya |
| Hebrew name: |
| בת שבע יפה |
| Family: |
| Asclepiadaceae, אסקלפיים |
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| | Life form: |
| Evergreen climbing vines or shrubs |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, succulent |
| Flowers: |
| 5 thick, waxy, triangular White to pink petals in repeating clusters at the apex of 2-3 cm peduncles |
| Flowering Period: |
| Spring, summer |
| Origin: |
| Southern Asia |
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