Category Archives: Hoyas

Hoya nummularioides DK-2 Flowering Heavily

I received this Hoya as a cutting from Christine Burton at least a dozen years ago, back when she was selling on eBay. It came as a bonus with a small Hoya albiflora plant. The only thing that I have remaining from that transaction is this clone of nummularioides that has thicker leaves and is more succulent than the regular version that was sold in box stores for a number of years. It has always seemed to be a much more reluctant bloomer than the more common clone. Anyhow this year it is putting on a show. I’m glad that I have kept it around all this time as a reminder of everything that the late Ms. Burton contributed to the genus Hoya.

Friday the 13th, But All Is Well

I have a lot of stuff blooming at the moment, but nothing new, and I don’t have much to say about anything so I am going to be once again subjecting you to many flower comparison photos over the next several days. The photos are all freshy taken though and have never appeared here before. So let’s start with Hoya desvoeuxensis and Hoya callistophylla: