Here is a new photo of Hoya praetorii along with a link to the third and final installment in my trilogy.  If this video and photo does not convince you to grow this species using semi-hydroponics, then I guess you are beyond convincing.  After only four months from taking the cutting, I have four open peduncles with a total of 53 individual blooms on the plant.  The link and photo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al_W-eY3-sY&feature=youtu.be

Here is a new photo of Hoya golamcoana, which has not bloomed in a couple of years.  I have heard that some people think that Hoya golamcoana and Hoya cumingiana are the same plant.  Believe me; they are not.  Different colored blooms, that smell completely unlike one another;  cumingiana blooms easy; golamcoana blooms hard; cumingiana has pretty foliage; golamcoana has ugly foliage.  They are completely different animals.  Videos of both plants will be coming soon.  Without Further ado, Hoya golamcoana:

I have just uploaded a new fun time-lapse video of Hoya pubicalyx ‘Black Dragon to You Tube.  I think that it shows, perhaps more so than a still photo, what a great plant this is.  Here is the link:  http://youtu.be/Z3DUXOpO064

Here are a couple of new photos of Black Dragon – click image to see full-sized.

I have recently acquired a number of new Hoya starts, and because I do not live in a tropical climate, and have a finite amount of interior space for growing plants, was faced with some tough decisions.  I simply had to give up some of my larger plants, and give all of my duplicate plants away.  I have made a new little film that I hope shows a little bit of the sadness that accompanies such a determination.  Here is the link to the film and a photo of the plants on their way to their new home:  http://youtu.be/jMzr2Ol8wkQ

I have just uploaded my 45th You Tube Video: A Hoya serpens Rhapsody in Two Parts.  I believe that it may contain my best Hoya time-lapse footage to date.  Without further ado, the link:

http://youtu.be/R7HeGY9hbYs

Here is a link to my 44th You Tube Video, which happens to be a time-lapse.  I have thown everything into this video except the kitchen sink.  It contains high quality footage of blooms opening on both wayetii and mindorensis all done to the original version of The Lion Sleeps Tonight.  Hope you enjoy – The link:

http://youtu.be/qet3YMcW6ok

I have added a new page for Hoya sp. IML 557 that details my experiences with the plant. It can be accessed under the drop-down menu: Hoyas (N-Z) at the top of the page.  I have also uploaded a new video tour of the plant to You Tube.  It can be accessed from this link: youtu.be/54NHKx70B4o

Here is one more photo of the bloom:

Just took the newest photos off the time-lapse camera, and once again I was blown away!  This is an entirely different ball game; it will change the way that you look at Hoyas.  Look for these brand new high definition time-lapse videos in the coming months for patella, praetorii, and mindorensis.  I hope you can tell how excited I am about this new camera and better techniques.  In the mean time you can enjoy this new photo taken a couple of days ago for Hoya cv. Mathilde.

Here is the link to my 41st You Tube Video entitled My My Hoya pottsii ‘Chiang Mai’:  http://youtu.be/4i9hhHchYy0  Here is a gallery of ‘Chiang Mai’ photos.  Click on picture to see full-sized.