I have to say that the new leaves that emerge from this species are very dark and much more handsome than they are after they fade to a flat, light, green color. I wish that I had a photo of them, but if I keep the plant around long enough hopefully I will be rewarded with more leaves to photograph. I can’t really say one way or another yet whether this plant is worth keeping, or not. I should know more at the end of the summer.
I really have nothing more to report about this Hoya as I can find out nothing about it other than it is supposed to come from the Philippines.
I was pretty shocked when the flowers opened and they were the typical Hoya finlaysonii complex flowers. I would not have guessed that this plant fell into that category as the leaves had none of the traditional venation or markings of that complex. The flowers had no scent and began closing in less than 48 hours.
Despite not being a strong grower, and I believe that to be a reflection on my growing conditions and not on the plant, I eventually moved it up to a five inch terracotta pot. It sat there and did nothing most of the winter and finally put on a peduncle and began budding up.
This cutting rooted quite easily in water and I transferred it to a 2 inch pot and then moved up to 3 inch. I cannot say that it was a easy quick grower for me, but it never lost its active growing tip. I was excited to see this one flower as the leaves were quite different looking.
I received Hoya sp. Philippines Long Leaves EPC-869 from Jimmy Myers last summer and flowered it in about one year. Here are the flowers with more on the plant in the next few days.
It has probably been about 3 years since I’ve seen the flowers on this one. I have to say that the flowers a cute as they are sure don’t last very long. They close up after only a couple of days.
I’ve been waiting almost 3 months for this to arrive, and am really happy that it is finally here. Now to begin filling it up!
Julie Kennedy was kind enough to resupply me with Hoya sp. NS05-055, the sweet little anulata from PNG. I had chopped it all up and sold it off a few years ago, and then everyone wanted it and I had none to offer. Anyhow, it looks like it will flower for me once again. Here are the buds from this morning:
This is only the second time this has happened to me and not for at least 8 years. What is more remarkable is that this Hoya cumingiana seemed to get pollinated while sitting on a windowsill in the regular house. How that happened shall always remain a mystery!
