I think that everyone who grows Hoyas should have at least one Dischidia in their collection.  It is an underdog because of its small flowers, but in a world of miniatures it is at the top of the heap!

Dischidia collyris is called a Shingle Plant just like Hoya imbricata because of the overlapping leaves.  I purchased it thinking that if I can’t bloom Hoya imbricata maybe, just maybe, I can flower this species.  Here is an extreme close up taken with my MP-E 65 f2.8 manual focus lens:

My plant is tiny, but large specimens of Dischidia nummularia variegata can be stunning.  Here is another close-up of the flower and bud:

Taking these photos with my extreme close-up lens is a lot of work. The lens is extremely difficult to use, and frankly not much fun.  Just finding the image in the lens can take 10 minutes or more.  Just setting up the equipment takes 15 minutes, so you are looking at a around 30 minutes before you get your first shot.

These buds look like they are White Chocolate Kisses glowing on a far off lunar landscape, or white Christmas bulbs

Around two years ago I was able to obtain this plant again from a Hoya friend in Florida – Thanks MJ!  This time around I am only watering when this thing is bone dry, and keeping it at high humidity.  The flowers are extremely tiny and I have always wanted to take some good photos of them.  Here is the best that can be achieved with my point and shoot.  Tomorrow I will begin a series of photos taken with my MP-E 65mm f2.8 Manual Focus lens.