I started Hoya versteegii over from cuttings about a year and a half ago. These are the first flowers of its reincarnation. It is one of the Hoyas that I talk about that can literally flower itself to death once it gets going.

Hoya calycina ‘Stargazer’ decided to put on yet another show, budding up right after the last set of flowers fell off. I personally don’t believe this to be good for the plant and could be the reason that the plant seems to go downhill after repeated flowerings.

I’m trying to capture this one in its best light, because it will not be long before I am forced to chop it up as it is really becoming to difficult to handle at its current size.

Finally got all of the blooms to open on what has to be one of my most outstanding specimens. Tomorrow I will show the entire plant.

I know that I keep posting photos of these flowers, but the plant is completely covered in these amazing blooms so I just can’t ignore them.

The longer I keep this Hoya the more that I like it!

These flowers should be pretty spectacular when they all open up.

Once again, all good things must come to an end. If you are looking for a really cute Hoya that will never get too large for your space, then Hoya microphylla is the plant for you. I have only grown this plant in a high humidity grow tent so I can’t speak for its ability to do well in ambient household conditions, but it is definitely worth giving it a try. It is a slow grower, and it very pricey at this point, but for the collector it is a must have!

My little Hoya microphylla plant looked so terrible in its little homemade pot that I was forced to slightly up-pot it in to something that looked a little nicer. Here is the tiny plant in its entirety:

Here is an interesting flower comparison photo with two small leafed Hoyas from Papua New Guinea. Hoya sp. Im-08 on the left and Hoya microphylla on the right.