Hoya Carnosa Tricolor | Wax Plant (L) Carmen

Carmen’s survival guide

Carmen is the ultimate PILF (Plant I’d Like to Follow). She looks great in pink, smells like a million bucks, cleans the air like nobody’s business AND has the attitude to boost. She’s still good at what she does too – the last role she played, in 2018, even got her a Palm d’or by the Royal Horticultural Society!

What makes Carmen so special

There are people who say Carmen might be too old and past her glory days. Sure, she’s a little inflexible sometimes and always complains about not getting enough filtered light but don’t we all complain sometimes? Sure, her temper can be worse than a 2-year old’s, and she can’t handle direct sunlight, and if her stress (or water) levels are too high she’ll simply refuse to show up on set. But tell you what: name us one Hoyawood diva that isn’t difficult. Go on, we’ll wait