Usually 13 is associated with something bad, but in the case of this Hoya undulata, it clearly was not. 12 was my previous record for number of flowers on one peduncle, but it was broken this morning.
I truly love this plant; with its apple-green colored flowers, strong perfume, great growth habits and ease of cultivation, it is a must have. I have to thank Julie once again for making it possible to give this one a try. This is a Hoya that I plan to have in my collection for a very long time. I give it my highest recommendation!
Whereas Hoya griffithii LT 08-026 and H. buntokensis flowers were morphologically similar, the blooms of Hoya evelinae and H. griffithii are quite different.
Here is a comparison photo of the two flowers; both of these are morphologically very similar.
This photo will give you a good idea of the size of a Hoya griffithii LT 08-026 Flower. I should also mention again that these flowers just like the regular griffithii pack a fragrance wallop!
Here are a couple of photos showing the entire plant:
Below the flowers of the first Hoya griffithii IML -1856 that I received from David Liddle’s Nursery in Australia. I should also say that the leaves on this original griffithii were twice the size of the leaves on LT 08-026.
Below the flowers of Hoya griffithii LT 08-026:
I was blown away by the extremely fragrant apple-green colored flowers on Hoya griffithii LT 08-026. I was expecting yellow flowers so the green flowers were quite a surprise. I found out that these green flowers fade to yellow just before falling off.
Here are the freshly opened blooms:
Here are the flowers a couple of days before they start falling off:
The plant grew steadily and within a few months I transplanted it into a 5 inch clear orchid pot. I was very excited to see a peduncle and developing buds after only 9 months.
I received Hoya griffithii LT 08-026 as a rooted cutting from my good friend Julie Kennedy from the UK in May of last year (2024). She in turn had received it a few years earlier from Torill Nyhuus from Sweden. I was very excited to grow what I thought was a yellow flowered clone of Hoya griffithii. The plant arrived in very good shape despite spending a long time in the post. I potted it up in a 7oz clear plastic cup using coconut husk as a substrate.
