I like to experiment with different lighting techniques when photographing Hoyas.  Here is a shot of Hoya sp. 22 Khao Yai without the flash.  I love the bone colored flowers that look like they have been lightly dipped in creme brulee.

Here is a video that I made of Hoya buotii that will hopefully show what a mature specimen looks like along with a few care tips.

After chasing the sun all summer long trying to get Hoya curtisii to bloom, it now flowers in four separate months.  I don’t know what to say about this plant; it has produced flowers in September, October, November, and now December of this year.  It must be that all of the summer sun gave it the energy needed, even though the plant now practically sits in the dark.  No one should ever give up on flowering the H. curtisii, because it will happen for you!

Hoya curtisii in December – A Small Miracle!

Everyone who comes to my blog today will notice a considerable difference in the look and feel of the website.  I have changed my WordPress theme from Twenty Ten to Twenty Twelve primarily to make it easier for those who access the site from mobile devices to navigate the menus.  While I am still a hold out, like it or not most, of the world now carries a smart phone; many people are now using it as their main device to access the internet.  Hopefully this change will make it easier for them.   I was also getting a little bored with the look of the old site, and kind of like the sparseness of the new theme.  As I learn more about customization of the theme there may be a few more tweeks in the months to come.

I have taken thousands of Hoya photos, and here is one of my favorites of a small flowered Hoya.  Before I close out the posts on Hoya Halophila,  I want to say that it smells much like butterscotch!  One other thing the flowers drip lots of nectar so keep this in mind if your plant will live indoors.

A Favorite Photo – Hoya Halophila February 2014

Here is a far better attempt at producing a nice time-lapse video of the flowers opening on  Hoya davidcummingii.  These are the first blooms to open on the plant since I restarted it from cuttings 10 months ago.

Here is a video that clocks in at just a little under six minutes that shows, over a period of 15 or 16 months, my experiences with one of my favorite houseplants.