Here are the latest blooms with a record for me of 10 Flowers on one peduncle. I would like to start this plant over because of its shear size, which has become difficult to handle, but to start this plant over from scratch is kind of daunting at this point.
After taking the winter off, the Mike Bernardo Hybrid, Raspberry Sun has begun flowering again on the windowsill completely in ambient conditions.
I’m going to come back to this plant in a few days, but for now here are a couple of photos snatched this morning of Hoya annacajanoae:
Hoya benchaii took a few months off from flowering, but has now decided to start up again. From this morning:
I know that I just showed this one off the other day, but when 2 peduncle open right next to each other at the same time, who can resist!
I received this plant as Hoya sp. EPC-610 Aff. Acuta, but all of the Hoyas that were formally known as acuta and amoena are now called verticillata. Of all the different H. verticillata that I have this is one of the easiest to grow and has some of the most fragrant flowers. Here it is after removing it from its window to take photos:
If you are looking for an easy care Hoya that will never stop blooming in the spring and summer look no further than Hoya Fungii X Hoya pubicalyx RHP. Here it is this morning after I took it out of its window for a photo shoot:
If you look really carefully, you can see three different stages of buds on the same peduncle.
I started this plant over last Fall, and I am already starting to see the flowers. Once this one gets started, it will literally never be out of bloom. It is one of the best of the recent cultivars.
Hoya medusa has some positives; first it has lovely red new growth, and second the extremely small flowers, which are only a little bigger than a Dischidia don’t drip nectar. I think that it could make an interesting specimen if grown in a small hanging basket with several cuttings growing over the sides. I have only been growing it now for about a year, but will report back when I have more experience. For now. I would say that it is a plant best suited for serious collectors. I have to end by saying though that I had a lot of fun growing it out!
