Today we start our discussion of Hoya aff. serpens (Xiaojie 001), which just flowered for the first time this week. I received this plant as a cutting from Rachel Colette Conroy late in the summer of 2022 with the following information on the tag: Hoya aff. serpens (xiaojie 001 RC-645 Jack Wei’s #s). Below the leaves of Hoya aff. serpens (Xiaojie 001):
I thought Hoya amicabilis has a record number of flowers for me last time it bloomed but this display dwarfs it. This is only half of the plant in bloom!
Both of these were flowering at the same time so I thought why not photograph them together.
I thought I had better grab a couple of photos of Hoya bella Luis Buis in full flower before the blooms all fell off.
The flowers on Hoya leucantha are only fully open at night. I was lucky to get to this one at 5:00 am when the lights kick on in the morning. Maybe it is not so lucky if you think about it; why am I up so early in the summer time?
Since this is such a rare occurrence for me, I thought I would show the second batch of flowers that open on Hoya alagensis. Keep in mind that this was done on a regular windowsill in ambient room conditions.
Here is a handful. I just missed having Hoya onychoides in this photo by two days sadly. Once again here is Hoya imperialis, Hoya stenaokei, Hoya Kaimuki, and Hoya macgillivrayi.
It is not everyday that you have this many large flowered Hoya blooms open at the same time so I have to make the most of it! From left to right: Hoya imperialis, stenaokei, Kaimuki, and macgillivrayi.
Hoya Seeds AH-138 is such a gorgeous plant that I am sure that I will be bringing it back in time. The leaves on this one are to die for, and can’t be adequately appreciated without seeing them in person. I want to thank Wil Halstrom for giving me an opportunity to grow this one out. The flowers are a lovely bonus, but the red bordered giant leaves are what this plant is all about! Hoya Seeds AH-138 gets my highest recommendation!
Here is a close up of the side of the blooms on Hoya Seeds AH-138:
