Author Archives: Doug

Hoya stenophylla Reborn

Less than three months ago, I chopped up my large shrub-like Hoya stenophylla and started two hanging baskets. It probably was not the best idea that I ever had as the plant is now crawling into everything, and there is nothing I can do with the vines except cut them off. I have just put a bunch of it into my prop box to root for eBay sales this spring. Here is the hanging basket before I gave it a haircut:

Final Day With Hoya pulchra

I don’t have anything bad to say about Hoya pulchra. The leaves get really red in high light, it is easy to cultivate, easy to flower, and seems to be a no fuss, no muss Hoya. It gets my highest recommendation. They seem to be readily available on Etsy and eBay; I urge all Hoya lovers to pick one up and try it out for yourself!