There is no finer example of a Hoya with green flowers than Hoya sp UT-033. It has happily enough spent two years growing and flowering on a living room windowsill. Here is a couple of quick snapshots that I took while performing my weekly watering routine:
I finally got tired of trying to care for this plant that had grown much too large to easily handle any longer. It produced hundreds of flowers in its life time, which I dutifully swept up over and over again. Most of the plant had to be disposed of as it was very difficult to get cuttings as the vines were so twisted and interwoven together. I did manage to get 16 pots worth, but ten times that amount probably went into the trash. Here it is in the sink before I began pulling it apart.
Hoya solaniflora has been flowering without a break for over 2 months now. The back of this plant which can’t be shown has an equal number of blooms. It took a lot of work to get here, but the effort has not been for naught.
It is literally impossible to keep some of these Hoya from flowering.
The days are getting longer so many of the Hoyas living on the windowsills are starting to flower. This one is very fragrant!
What is even more remarkable is that it does this in with no artificial aids living in a window.
With every passing day, I am getting more confident that I will finally get this species to flower. If it happens, It will likely go down as my biggest accomplishment in growing Hoyas for 2026.
I needed to restart this one because cold and wet let to root rot. Also I wanted to get a fuller plant and try it in a hanging basket instead of growing it trellised. One week in the prop box and it was engulfed in flowers.
Today I end my discussion of Hoya solaniflora. This fragrant, blue-flowered, beauty gets my highest recommendation for those Hoya keepers that are up for a challenge. It is definitely not a beginner plant, but will reward those with enough patience to nurse it through until it blooms. Once again a big thanks to Julie Kennedy for giving me the opportunity to try this Hoya!
Two fragrant PNG beauties in the hand!
