Apparently Hoya parasitica is part of the H. acuta complex, and the name is unresolved. I received the plant around seven years ago as a free cutting in an order from Thailand. It has been with me ever since and has now flowered on two peduncles just sitting on a south windowsill with no artificial aids. Clearly the flowering response was triggered by increasing day length on this one.
The scent on this one is completely overwhelming. Coworkers were asking what is that weird smell from 40 or 50 feet away from the flowering plant. The scent is very hard to describe, being both pleasant and slightly unpleasant at the same time, but one thing is for sure; the smell is powerful!
Hoya pubicalyx ‘Pink Dragon’ has begun its season of constant blooming so I decided to show it against Hoya macgillivrayi which is also flowering.
The flowers of Hoya calycina look large to me until shown next to Hoya macgillivrayi blooms.
Both of these are flowering at once so I placed a Hoya sp. NS05-232 flower on the large umbel of Hoya calycina ‘Stargazer’ flowers.
While my plant is not much to look at, Hoya calycina ‘Stargazer’ continues to amaze flowering two to three times per year. Here are some photos from a couple of weeks ago:
Happy May 1st everyone! The Hoya growing season will soon be in full-swing around here – Finally! Here are a couple of photos showing what an unbelievable foliage plant Hoya papaschonii can be. I say foliage plant because the flowers are small, but the glossy leaves and dozens of seedpods make up for these shortcomings in spades.
Another photo showing some of the dozens of seedpods I have on Hoya papaschonii. As a side note, I have these seeds listed for sale on eBay very inexpensively.
While I have not been growing Hoya paulshirleyi for very long, I think it is a worthwhile Hoya to add to the collection. The flowers don’t last very long, but it is a quick bloomer and a handsome specimen when well grown. Notice the pubescent corolla of these flowers!
Here is a photo of Hoya paulshirleyi showing the entire plant:
