This plant makes a great gift for loved ones. With its succulent heart-shaped leaf, the hoya heart plant (Hoya kerrii) makes a wonderful gift for for beginners or people who travel frequently.

Valentine’s Day is a time for chocolates, heart-shaped balloons, and roses, sure — but if your valentine is a gardener, what they’d really appreciate is a heart-shaped indoor plant.

This succulent, native to south-east Asia, also goes by the name of “Hoya heart”, “wax heart” or “lucky heart” because of its love-heart shaped leaves. It’s often sold as a single ...