Both of these were flowering at the same time so I thought why not photograph them together.

I thought I had better grab a couple of photos of Hoya bella Luis Buis in full flower before the blooms all fell off.

The flowers on Hoya leucantha are only fully open at night. I was lucky to get to this one at 5:00 am when the lights kick on in the morning. Maybe it is not so lucky if you think about it; why am I up so early in the summer time?

Since this is such a rare occurrence for me, I thought I would show the second batch of flowers that open on Hoya alagensis. Keep in mind that this was done on a regular windowsill in ambient room conditions.

Here is a handful. I just missed having Hoya onychoides in this photo by two days sadly. Once again here is Hoya imperialis, Hoya stenaokei, Hoya Kaimuki, and Hoya macgillivrayi.

It is not everyday that you have this many large flowered Hoya blooms open at the same time so I have to make the most of it! From left to right: Hoya imperialis, stenaokei, Kaimuki, and macgillivrayi.

Hoya Seeds AH-138 is such a gorgeous plant that I am sure that I will be bringing it back in time. The leaves on this one are to die for, and can’t be adequately appreciated without seeing them in person. I want to thank Wil Halstrom for giving me an opportunity to grow this one out. The flowers are a lovely bonus, but the red bordered giant leaves are what this plant is all about! Hoya Seeds AH-138 gets my highest recommendation!

Here is a close up of the side of the blooms on Hoya Seeds AH-138:

The flowers only have a hint of scent and last about 5 days in total. This is the first flowering with a minimum of blooms, but I believe that subsequent flowering will produce far more. There are already buds pushing out from behind the first flowers that are much more numerous. The flowers are similar to another AH wild cross – Seeds 002, but are a different color. I love this iridescent pink!

This plant went through a couple of up-pottings and eventually ended up in a 5 inch clear orchid pot using coconut husk chips as a potting medium. I was surprised by a peduncle with relatively large developing buds that was hiding under one of its massive leaves. From cutting to flower, it only took about 9-10 months growing in a tent.