Author Archives: Doug

Hoya celata Gets Flushed

I feed the plants every time that I water except once a month when I try to flush the substrate with plaint water. Here is Hoya celata in the sink after getting flushed:

Hoya maingayi In Bud!

I have a really nice specimen of Hoya maingayi and will be showcasing it in the coming weeks. I am particularly excited to have found these buds on the plant which has not flowered in over a year. It lives in the regular house so these buds are that much more remarkable. I wish the photo was better, but I think you get the idea.

New Roommates: Hoya linearis and Hoya krohniana

My old heart-leafed lacunosa just got a new roommate: Hoya linearis. Most of the plants out there labeled as Hoya krohniana now seem to actually be sports of lacunosa. My Hoya krohniana that came to me as the Heart-Leafed Lacunosa is probably the real Hoya krohniana as it never gets anything but heart-shaped leaves.

A Very Cool Photo!

This is the coolest photo that I have taken in some time. I have never caught the flowers on Hoya benchaii before they have fully reflexed before, but I just happened to see this and grabbed a quick photo.

More Hoya hamiltoniorum

Since flowering Hoya hamiltoniorum does not happen everyday, we will take another couple of days to appreciate the plant. The fact that it has flowered on a window sill in ambient conditions is just icing on the cake!