I wonder why I always refer to Hoyas in the feminine? That just occurred to me; anyhow, here are the flowers of H. cutis-porcelana which have barely opened in the greenhouse:

Here is a photo of a new batch of buds and the single seed pod on Hoya multiflora. This is another plant that only recently took off after thoroughly pulling off all of the rotten roots at the bottom of the leca pot. I also used multiple rinses to clean the substrate. With semi-hydro and leca, you can never get lazy or you will pay the price!

I will be showing a lot of Hoya nervosa photos over the next few weeks as six years is a very long time to wait until flowering a Hoya, so I am going to revel in it!

This plant growing in leca finally decided to take off and grow after I got all of the rot rinsed out of it. It is growing and budding up in the summer greenhouse, which is really nice to see.

While my plant is no longer actively growing, it is still throwing out flowers. It would be very cool if something could come along and pollinate this one, but I fear that is a dream.

If you remember last year, I listed about seven Hoyas that fell into my Hoya Hall of Shame, because I had them for years and never flowered them. Well right in the middle of that list is where Hoya nervosa fell. If I manage to flower it, this will probably be the highlight of my summer; not because the flowers are particularly beautiful, but because it has been such a long wait!! The plant is covered with buds; below are a couple of peduncles:

My wavy-leaved Hoya undulata clone has decided to bud up as well. I don’t know if these buds will make it to term, but they are nice to see. Also, considering all of the trouble that this plant has given me over the years, I would have to say that I deserve these!

After flowering my smooth-edged Hoya undulata clone in leca about 5 weeks ago, it has budded right back up and will flower again!

I can’t get any new growth out of this plant, but it flowers repeatedly. I fear that the roots are probably rotten on this one.

I struggled with this plant for years and that is why it is especially satisfying to see it doing so well with no artificial aids what so ever. It also proves my point that once you can get a Hoya to a large enough size, they become far easier to care for. It is getting them to that point that is so difficult. Below my Hoya sipitangensis in the shower; you can’t see it, but it is covered with buds on the backside!