This little cutting grew very poorly and was started over a number of times through the years. Somehow I was always able to save it in the long run, but came close to losing it many times. I had always suffered with Hoya thomsonii as it just never did well for me. It is a fall bloomer and never did well on my windowsill, but under lights it would not flower, because it needs decreasing day length to trigger it. Finally I discovered the secret of flowering Hoya thomsonii under lights. More tomorrow…

I made a trade a few years ago, and received a cutting of Hoya thomsonii ‘Pink’, but truth be told at the time I was a little dismayed at the trade as what I received so tiny I was unsure that it would live. I remember thinking that I sent such a big cutting and what I got in return was so small and while I said nothing, I was not looking to trade with this person again. This is a wrong way of thinking, and now regret that I was upset. Below the foliage of Hoya thomsonii ‘Pink’.

These plants are such close relatives that I always wanted them both flowering at the same time so that they could be photographed together. It finally happened! Hoya sp. SR-2017-012 Frog Foot on the left and Hoya platycaulis on the right.

My little four leaved plant has managed to flower; now if I can just manage to get it to grow a few more leaves! The flowers are much lighter this go around and must vary according to the health of the plant and the conditions under which it is grown.

It was hard to hold this many flowers together with one hand and photographing it with the other!

I believe that this is the first time that I have photographed these two flowers together so here we are:

This is my biggest flowering this year from this amazing plant whose intoxicating fragrance is enough to make you giddy!

About all these two species have in common are that the are both Hoyas.

The title says it all! Hoya calycina on the left and Hoya alagensis on the Right.

Once a week I will show a photo of the newly emerging Hoya clemensiorum leaf and we will track its progress. I have always wanted to try this and now we will give it a try.