Hoya blashernaezii ssp siariae flowers so much to the point of being annoying. The flowers only last fully open for a day or so, but one is picking up spent blooms continuously.

It is very difficult to believe that yet another year has passed by and we are now in the year 2020. When I was a kid, it did not seem possible that I would ever be around that far into the future. When they say that the older you get, the faster time passes by, they were not kidding. I usually take this time to reflect on my Hoya growing over the past year and highlight the the best things that happened with my growing.

Highlights of 2019 would have to include the following: Early in the year saw me flowering two Hoyas that have given me fits over the years – Hoya thailandica, and Hoya maxima Yellow Corona.

Later in the year I followed up with a couple more thorns in my side with the first time flowers on Hoya onychoides and Hoya sp. UT-033:

The two other Hoya high points for 2019 would include flowering Hoya darwinii and the seedpods on Hoya ruthiae:

Probably the single biggest success of 2019 was the single flower that I got on Hoya obtusifolia after dropping literally hundreds of buds over the years.

Another highlight of 2019 was having Jane Perone interview me for her outstanding houseplant podcast. I was nervous going in, but Jane was fantastic and quickly put me at ease. Here is the link to the podcast if you have not had a chance to listen to it: https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/2019/2/1/episode-82-growing-hoyas-aka-the-wax-plant

Well those are the highs for 2019, and I want to take this opportunity to wish all of you huge success with your plants in 2020, and God willing we will do this again in 2021!

I find Hoya biakensis very aggravating as I can’t get the thing to flower no matter what I try. I just found out however that it usually takes a minimum of five years to get those first flowers. We will see if I can keep it alive long enough to flower.

I sold off most of my Hoya erythrina Nara plant last year and saved a cutting for myself, and I’m really glad that I did as I really love this plant!

Hoya Kaimuki is looking fine even with now flowers.

The flowers are not nearly so beautiful on Hoya pubicalyx Pink Dragon when flowered under LED lighting. This is a plant that gets the most lovely light shade of pink blooms under natural lighting, but I guess I won’t complain too much. It is nice to have these flowers at the end of December.

I repotted this one yesterday as I thought it deserved it. It will flower soon, and I will bring it back to show it off in its full glory in a few days.

I’ve kept Hoya patella now for well over a decade. I started it over a couple of years ago, because it was not looking its best any longer, and I’m happy to say that it worked out pretty well. It really seems to love its circular critter fence trellis!

I want to wish all of my readers a very happy holiday season.

The leaves on this remarkable plant are turning red from too much light in my basement grow tent. I need to put in the time with this one and re-pot it and find a location with a little less light.