The common houseplant Hoya carnosa was named for Thomas Hoy, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland at the end of the 18th century.

• 这种常见室内观赏植物是依托马斯.；霍伊的名字而命名的，霍伊是十八世纪末英国诺儿特汉姆博兰公爵的一名园艺师。