I just can’t recommend this Hoya strongly enough; search one out now and make it your own!

There are absolutely no negatives to owning Hoya sp. IM-08, and is an absolute must have Hoya. This Hoya now deserves a species name! I believe that this Hoya meets the criteria of a plant that will someday be a mass market houseplant as it is extremely vigorous, quick growing, and would make a very handsome hanging basket. Below my huge trellised specimen getting a bath in the kitchen sink.

When I first stated that Hoya sp. IM-08 was my favorite small-leafed Hoya, I was growing it in a tent thinking that it could not stand the rigors of living on a windowsill in ambient room conditions. Boy was I wrong! It has now been living in the regular house for at least six months and not only has it survived but it has prospered. I have never even lost one leaf on this plant, and it grows continually. Flowering is brought on by decreasing day length, and although the flowers are small they are incredibly fragrant. My entire living room is perfumed!

Its been about a year since I proclaimed Hoya sp. IM-08 my favorite small-leafed Hoya; does this statement still stand? Not only does it stand, but I am firmer in my conviction than I was a year ago. Tomorrow I will go into the reasons why.

I took Hoya desvoeuxensis outside in very late October when the temperatures broke records and got into the upper 70s. Here are a couple of unpublished photos:

There are actually even more, but I did not count the buds that were only 1/8″ in size.

Tomorrow I will bring you Hoya inflata with a record number of flowers.

I think that these two look great together! Notice a new set of buds forming on onychoides right behind the flowers. This plant will be coming back when it fully flowers up with multiple peduncles of flowers.

Next few days are devoted to Hoya flower comparison photos.

This H. onychoides highly surprised me when it budded up on a windowsill in our bedroom. I never noticed the buds until they were quite large as they were on the backside of the plant. After finding them, I moved the plant downstairs to the grow tent and now it is budding up all over the plant. Here are the flowers from the front and back taken this morning.