It has been kind of slow around here so it is time I pulled one of my first-time bloomers out of the vault.  I first flowered Hoya walliniana about a year ago.

I received Hoya sp. AH-014 as a very small plant in May of this year and it made the trip in good condition, because of its thick fleshy leaves.  The thin-leaved Hoyas did not fare nearly so well.  I would encourage any one ordering from Thailand for your first time to stick with thick, or hard-leaved species as they will likely make the trip in good shape.  Here is a photo of the entire Hoya sp. AH-014 plant after about 5 months:

Hoya sp. AH-014 comes from the vendor AH Hoyas in Thailand.  It is a species Hoya that no one seems to have flowered as of yet, and that is what attracted me to it.  It has already developed a peduncle, but this means little, as I have had Hoyas develop peduncles before that have not flowered for years.

I almost never bring you Hoyas before they have bloomed for me, but this Hoya is so remarkable, I had to break my rule.  I have never seen aerial roots this long or decorative on any Hoya before.

Here is a photo of Hoya rosarioae right after it was up-potted and washed off before bringing it back inside for the year:

From a couple of days ago, here is Hoya soligamiana just before the flowers close up:

Hoya deykeae has never been a spectacular grower for me until this summer.  It apparently loved the very shady humid conditions provided by my summer greenhouse.  Look at these spectacular leaves!

I love this plant!  Here is Hoya vitellinoides just before bringing it back in for the year:

Hoya amoena Java IML 1038 is a rampant grower!  I had to literally cut it out of its summer greenhouse; it had entwined almost every plant in the space.  Here are a couple of photos after I got it chopped out and all wrapped up:

Hoya platycaulis is a very unique plant that I wish was more readily available.  I have no experience growing it as of yet and will report back as the months go by as to whether I’m successful or not.