The last time this one flowered was the end of August and here we go again. There are 8 flowers this time, and we will take a couple of days to appreciate it as this is a Hoya that I had given up all hope of flowering at one time.

Hoya ruthiae is going to be a mom!! Tomorrow the maternity ward.

I first got seedpods on Hoya ruthiae back in 2019 and thought it was a complete one in a million fluke as the book A Guide To The Hoyas of Borneo says that “fruits of this species are unknown.” Well here we are in 2021, and I once again have seedpods!

This Hoya is actually covered in buds, but this is the first couple to open. Excuse the reddish tint; the older type LED plant lights cause this issue.

Hoya celata did nothing all summer, and as soon as I got it into the grow tent, the plant went crazy with growth and is now budding up on a peduncle. Here is one of its leaves from this morning.

I never thought I would say that again as this is one of the hardest Hoyas to keep alive period. I thought that I had lost this plant and had a two leaved cutting that I stuck in leca and pretty much forgot about it, and surprise; it refused to die! More on this plant if the buds make it to term.

This is the wavy leaved version and even though my plant looks half dead, it is going to flower for the second time this year. I think the buds are even cooler looking than the flowers!

I have flowered this plant many times over the years, but if these buds hold up, it will be the first time I have flowered it using leca and the passive hydro method of growing it.

Hoya linearis is definitely one of those Hoyas whose flowering is day length dependent; it always seems to flower as the days are shortening in mid-autumn.

I have not flowered this one in a bit so it is nice to see. This is one of the Finlaysonii Type Hoyas that has a very beautiful scent, albeit short lived, as the blooms begin to close in one day.