You don’t flower Hoya undulata every day, so you have to make the most of it while you can!

Now I know exactly how long it takes from bare peduncle to flower on Hoya undulata. When I checked the dates on the photos, here is what I got. I photographed the first batch of flowers on July 6th. The new batch of flowers opened on the same peduncle on August 12th. I got 6 blooms on both flowerings.

It looks like I will finally get this one out of my Hall of Shame!

I wonder why I always refer to Hoyas in the feminine? That just occurred to me; anyhow, here are the flowers of H. cutis-porcelana which have barely opened in the greenhouse:

Here is a photo of a new batch of buds and the single seed pod on Hoya multiflora. This is another plant that only recently took off after thoroughly pulling off all of the rotten roots at the bottom of the leca pot. I also used multiple rinses to clean the substrate. With semi-hydro and leca, you can never get lazy or you will pay the price!

I will be showing a lot of Hoya nervosa photos over the next few weeks as six years is a very long time to wait until flowering a Hoya, so I am going to revel in it!

This plant growing in leca finally decided to take off and grow after I got all of the rot rinsed out of it. It is growing and budding up in the summer greenhouse, which is really nice to see.

While my plant is no longer actively growing, it is still throwing out flowers. It would be very cool if something could come along and pollinate this one, but I fear that is a dream.

If you remember last year, I listed about seven Hoyas that fell into my Hoya Hall of Shame, because I had them for years and never flowered them. Well right in the middle of that list is where Hoya nervosa fell. If I manage to flower it, this will probably be the highlight of my summer; not because the flowers are particularly beautiful, but because it has been such a long wait!! The plant is covered with buds; below are a couple of peduncles:

My wavy-leaved Hoya undulata clone has decided to bud up as well. I don’t know if these buds will make it to term, but they are nice to see. Also, considering all of the trouble that this plant has given me over the years, I would have to say that I deserve these!