I felt a little pang of remorse for cutting off the peduncle of H. thomsonii blooms, but there are quite a few more. Note the drop of latex sap on my palm from making the cut.

I don’t think these have appeared together before.

I have a lot of stuff blooming at the moment, but nothing new, and I don’t have much to say about anything so I am going to be once again subjecting you to many flower comparison photos over the next several days. The photos are all freshy taken though and have never appeared here before. So let’s start with Hoya desvoeuxensis and Hoya callistophylla:

My idea to try Hoya danumensis ssp. Amari as a hanging basket is bearing dividends. It is thriving and now has two peduncles of open flowers.

I just can’t recommend this Hoya strongly enough; search one out now and make it your own!

There are absolutely no negatives to owning Hoya sp. IM-08, and is an absolute must have Hoya. This Hoya now deserves a species name! I believe that this Hoya meets the criteria of a plant that will someday be a mass market houseplant as it is extremely vigorous, quick growing, and would make a very handsome hanging basket. Below my huge trellised specimen getting a bath in the kitchen sink.

When I first stated that Hoya sp. IM-08 was my favorite small-leafed Hoya, I was growing it in a tent thinking that it could not stand the rigors of living on a windowsill in ambient room conditions. Boy was I wrong! It has now been living in the regular house for at least six months and not only has it survived but it has prospered. I have never even lost one leaf on this plant, and it grows continually. Flowering is brought on by decreasing day length, and although the flowers are small they are incredibly fragrant. My entire living room is perfumed!

Its been about a year since I proclaimed Hoya sp. IM-08 my favorite small-leafed Hoya; does this statement still stand? Not only does it stand, but I am firmer in my conviction than I was a year ago. Tomorrow I will go into the reasons why.

I took Hoya desvoeuxensis outside in very late October when the temperatures broke records and got into the upper 70s. Here are a couple of unpublished photos:

There are actually even more, but I did not count the buds that were only 1/8″ in size.