I received this plant years ago from Julie Kennedy and it came with the name Hoya sp. aff. engleriana Vietnam. I’ve also heard that it also goes by small leafed Hoya lanceolata. I do love this plant whatever name it goes by and have restarted it many times over the years. Here is it current reincarnation:

I’m growing two of these to make sure that I never lose this plant. Here is the best specimen of the two:

Hoya platycaulis is a plant that is crying out to be grown in a hanging basket; I don’t know why it took me so long to realize it!

I restarted Hoya decipulae and decided to try growing it as a hanging plant to see how it fared. So far so good!

I think that I brought you this one a little while ago, but it bears repeating that sometimes good things come to those who wait. I struggled with this one for years, but finally with a open and porous substrate, I can grow it!

Very few Hoyas made it outside this year. Other than having a slightly less expensive electricity bill, there is little advantage to putting the plants into the greenhouse. They take about 7 weeks to recover from the change in conditions, and then just when the finally start growing well, it time to bring them back inside for the year. I envy those of you that have longer growing seasons!

I just happened to see these the other day and thought I would take a quick photo. Sadly this plant is a pretty bad nectar dripper as can be seen with the droplets on the leaf beneath the flowers.

Hoya Raspberry Sun doesn’t know how to stop flowering. The only drawback of this plant is the copious amounts of nectar that it drips. I usually have to either cut the flowers off or clip a cup underneath the flower cluster to catch all of the drips.

I remember how excited I was when I saw my first bud appear on Hoya stenophylla, and prayed it would make it to term. Now I would really be happy if it never flowered again as I am really over cleaning up the flowers that fall off every day.

Hoya yvesrocheri is a plant that not that many people have had a chance to flower. It is somewhat challenging to cultivate, but for collectors it is worth the effort. I love the long narrow leaves and one inch pink flowers, and if you stick with it long enough, it can make a lovely specimen plant. It is probably near extinction in its native habitat so if we can keep it around as hobbyists, I think that it is a noble goal.