I really love my homemade hanging wire trellises and have dozens of Hoyas in them now. Here is one of my Hoya Bella Seedlings utilizing the trellis from this morning:

It will probably be a long time before I ever flower this one, but it is so cool that I wanted to feature it for a second day. You can see here that I have trained it to climb on a piece of twine secured to the top of my tent.

I struggled with this plant initially when I got it over a year ago, and had to start it over a couple of times before I got it right. It seems to be growing well now, which makes me happy as it has among the most beautiful leaves in the Hoya world.

Hoya Mistie was a fun Hoya to grow out. It flowers at less than six months of age, and the flowers have a delightful fragrance. The only drawback to the plant is that I have not been able to figure out what causes the chlorotic leaves. I think that this is some kind of issue with my growing conditions so I won’t hold it against the plant. If you can find this Hoya, I recommend that you give it a try!

Both of these just happened to be flowering at the same time so I thought I would take a photo of them together.

Here is a close-up shot of the flowers of Hoya Mistie:

The flowers were highly perfumed, but sadly only last about 3 days. Also they are heavy nectar drippers.

The plant grew continuously and developed a peduncle in early August. The buds progressed nicely and the blooms opened in late September of this year (2022).

Usually I have quite a few stops and starts with a Hoya, but Hoya Mistie always grew well with no stops. The plant has always been a little chlorotic looking though, and I am unsure why. Perhaps it is the coconut husk medium that I am growing it out in, but that is the only drawback that I have found with the plant. If I can figure out why the leaves are not dark green, I will report back.

Here is all I know about Hoya Mistie from the woman who sent me the plant:

Hello Doug.. I received a cutting from AH Hoya that appears to be a new Hoya… Hoya Mistie. I searched the Hoya pages I’m on and can’t see that anyone has yet sold it.
I did some research and contacted the “breeder” in Poland and found out it’s a seedling from erythrina (mother plant). X father unknown. Here’s the info I have from the grower.. his description and picture of the flower.
I have several cuttings rooting and would like to send you one if you are interested. I’d love to follow your journey with this Hoya.

Take care, Mary Hammond