Category Archives: Hoyas

Growing Hoya sp. aff. vitiensis NS05-021 Part Two

The only problem I had with the cultivation of Hoya sp. aff. vitiensis NS05-021 is that there was a tendency for some of the leaves to get a bit chlorotic, whether that has to do with coconut husk as the substrate, I am unsure. It was not however an impediment to blooming it. The most amazing thing about the flowers are how long lasting they are. Here is a photo of the bloom on day sixteen, it finally began to close up on the seventeenth day after opening!! One of the longest lasting flowers that I have ever had on a Hoya.

Growing Hoya sp. aff. vitiensis NS05-021

I was a little apprehensive about growing this plant as I have had a tricky time growing the regular mauve flowered vitiensis and the yellow flowered one in the past. I rooted it in coconut husk, and it was off to the races. This plant was far more vigorous than the ones I had grown before, and was difficult to keep it in check. It required several up-pottings, and constant work keeping its vines from covering and tangling other plants in the grow tent. It produced a peduncle and began to bud up for the first time nine months after starting it. Sadly all the buds but one blasted the first go around.

Hoya tsangii Has Gone Crazy With Flowers

I’m trying to decide what to do with this one. It drops sticky nectar covered flowers all over the floor, and it really needs to be started over as a hanging basket, but I just keep procrastinating and it stays as it is.

First One Imperialis, Then Another

I have two small H. imperialis rather than one large one in my collection, and the plants seem to alternate flowering. As soon as one is finished, the other one puts on a display. Here is a quick photo from this morning:

Hoya Bella ‘Luis Bois’ Flowering Away

This plant has now gotten huge; It is my favorite of all the different Hoya Bella that I have cultivated over the years. I was chastised for mispronouncing the name in a YouTube comment the other day, but nothing can take away from my enjoyment of the plant.