Here is a photo of Hoya Sulawesi #1 just beginning to open its flowers. Sulawesi is in Indonesia, and I just read a very insightful article on palm oil in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/business/economy/malaysia-palm-oil-european-union.html These palm oil plantations are quickly wiping out all of the jungle diversity where Hoyas like Sulawesi #1 lives, but the story is very nuanced. Anyhow, I recommend the story if it is available to you.
Category Archives: Hoyas
Hoya MB1594-C Actually Flowering On The Windowsill
I was really shocked to find what I thought was a Hoya that would only do well and flower in a tent blooming away on a north windowsill.
H. sp. EPC-610 Aff. acuta Flowering In Ambient Conditions
H. sp. EPC-610 Aff. acuta, now called H. verticillata, is budding up on multiple peduncles and flowering on the windowsill. Here is a photo of the blooms from this morning:
Hoya griffithii Outside The Box
Last summer I lost the roots on Hoya griffithii Silver and tried something different. Rather than rooting one cutting at a time in a small pot, I took several cuttings that I rooted into a large 7 inch pot. I am using 100% coconut husk chips, and now I have a plant that is well on its way to becoming the nicest specimen that I have ever had of this H. griffithii clone. It is so unbelievably healthy and vigorous!
Hoya chinghungensis 2024
I have been through a lot with Hoya chinghungensis through the years. It made it as the center spread in the Swedish Hoya Telegraph way back in 2019. I probably sold over 300 cuttings and starter plants of it so it has spread all over the U.S. It has really become a precious plant to me. Here is the restarted plant in 2024; it is not what it used to be, but it is on its way.
Hoya sp. AH-556 Seeds – 002 In 2024
I have not put much care into this plant now in a very long time, but somehow it continues to survive. The plant is in a very heavy glazed clay pot, and the soil is also far to dense for it, but it keeps on keeping on…
Hoya insularis Buds And The Entire Plant
I had to start this plant over a number of times since I first acquired it. Here is its latest reincarnation:
Hoya amicabilis Holding Its Own As A Hanging Basket
I figured this plant would be long dead setting it up to grow in a hanging basket, which was too big for the size of the plant, but surprisingly it is holding its own.
Hoya Sunrise Looking Stunning
Here is a very common Hoya cultivar that gets my highest recommendation to keep for its beautiful foliage. Photos don’t really do it justice.
Yet Another Photo Of The Unstoppable Frog Foot
Hoya sp. Frog Foot just will not stop putting on these unforgettable floral displays, so here is yet another one!