Hoya sp. UT-033 flowers for the first time since I restarted it about 18 months ago. Notice the two oddities; there is one flower with four coronal lobes and one that I have never seen before; a flower with three coronal lobes!
I made this Halloween Hoya video now 12 years ago; I thought I would bring it back out of the vault. In it you can see the six foot cumingiana that I lit up with Halloween lights, and a H. pachyclada time lapse video. Anyhow, it was a blast from the past, and fun to take a look at for the first time in a long time.
I don’t know why I have never tried growing this Hoya as a hanging basket before, but I am going to give it a try now. So far so good, and it flowered on its first attempt!
I used to keep a number of different Dischidia as they were such close relatives of the Hoya. Now I only keep one, and it is one that I’ve kept for a very long time. It makes the easiest to grow houseplant that I have ever kept. It is also known as the Million Hearts Plant, and makes a stunning hanging basket. Here is a photo from yesterday showing all of the little flowers, which are barely visible.
Hoya hamiltoniorum is another one of those Hoyas that I just thought would never do well in ambient household conditions. Well, here we are and the plant has not only done well, but it is now covered with buds and will soon flower. We now also know for sure that this is another Hoya that only wants to flower when the day length is decreasing.
I’ve only been growing Hoya surisana now for about 4 or 5 months so I don’t have that much to say about its likes and dislikes. I don’t believe at this point that it is a Hoya that I can recommend to beginners and casual collectors, but for serious collectors it is probably a must have. Its very unusual flowers with extra long calyx lobes, makes it worth seeking out. I will report back when I have more experience with its cultivation and subsequent flowerings.
Here is my last comparison photo using Hoya surisana for now. I should take this opportunity to say that the flowers had no detectable scent and only lasted a couple of days before falling off.
I’m afraid that in a beauty contest Hoya desvoeuxensis puts Hoya surisana to shame!
Both of these were flowering at the same time; so why not?
Here is a comparison photo of Hoya surisana and Hoya undulata:
