I’ve said before that I believe that the flowers of Hoya carmelae are the jewels of the Hoya world. Here is a quick photo that I snapped this morning, but there will be much more on this incredible plant in a few days.
Here is my last Hoya flower comparison photo for the time being. On the left: Hoya patella; Hoya macgillivrayi on the right with H. microphylla and Hoya yvesrocheri nestled inside.
I can say for certain that this is most likely the first photo of these taken together that the world has ever seen. If it is not, I will eat my words!
I don’t know if this is the world’s first photo of these two rarities together, but it is my first!
For the first time in months Hoya desvoeuxensis took a little time off from flowering to recharge. It is back to its old tricks; here are a handful of flowers from this morning:
This Hoya carnosa sport, the only H. carnosa left in my collection, is all budded up sitting on the windowsill. Here are the first of these buds to open for 2025:
I had to pull Hoya stenaokei out of the tent to water it today, and here is yet another set of flowers on it with more buds developing continually.
I’m still amazed every time I look at this plant and how good it looks after suffering with its cultivation for years. The secret was all in changing from a soil based substrate to coco husk chips.
Like virtually all the Ancanthostemma Section Hoyas, H. annacajanoae blooms drip nectar like a faucet. This really presents a problem with keeping the plant in the house in a window. My plant got to be over two years old without blooming, and now it is being covered in peduncles. I will likely have to remove them, or I’ll have sooty mold growing on everything!
We will celebrate May 1st with another look at Hoya annacajanoae. This Hoya was discovered back in 2006 and named after Mary Ann O. Cajano. I’ve had this plant for quite some time, and flowered it way back in 2020. I had extreme difficulty growing it in a soil-based mix, but it has absolutely thrived in coconut husk chips. My specimen may very well be the world’s nicest; here it is from this morning:
What might not be readily apparent is that the plant is over 3 feet tall.