Identifying the 'Bob Marley Plant': Hoya Varieties with Chocolate Fragrance and Dreadlock-Like Growth

Likely Candidates

• Hoya carnosa (Wax Plant) – takes years to bloom, then annually. Fragrant flowers. Hoya photos.
• Hindu Rope Plant (Hoya compacta) – twisted, curled leaves resemble dreadlocks.
• Hoya australis – noted for chocolate fragrance. Details.

Why It Died

Hoyas need very bright light and patience. Moving it indoors to lower light after summer outdoors likely caused decline. Mold suggests overwatering in low light.

If You Try Again

Buy a Hoya, give it the brightest window, water only when dry, and expect years before first bloom. Then it should bloom annually.