I think I invented a new method of hanging plants, and, or trellising them. I have a couple of recent videos talking about the process, but here is a Hoya linearis hanging in one. I think this will be a game changer in how I deal with some of my smaller Hoyas that need to be trellised, but are not yet ready to moved up to a larger pot.
Our cat Murdoch is a sly devil, as soon as my back is turned he seems to find a way into my grow-tent. I think he, like Hoyas does best with warmth and humidity!
My weak looking Hoya cutis-porcelana plant managed to get a record, for me, of nine flowers on a single peduncle, which was kind of exciting.
It is so gray and dreary here in Vermont right now, it is hard to believe that this Hoya pubicalyx Pink Dragon mustered the energy to flower on the windowsill. The flower color is very muted because of the lack of light, but I think that it made the scent more intense. Last night while sitting in the living room, I kept smelling something very sweet and it turned out to be these flowers.
I used to believe that Hoya linearis was difficult, but it really is not much harder than your average Hoya. The main thing that it appreciates is a little humidity in the air, but other than that it is pretty straight forward.
These gorgeous, Jurassic, tactile, wonderful leaves are what really set this Hoya apart from other Hoyas. I just love this plant. Here are a couple of photos from this week:
Hoya Aff. clemensiorum (IML-1752) is definitely one of my top ten favorite Hoyas. It flowered this week which is far easier than getting it to grow leaves!
There is a reason why this is one of the commercially propagated and sold Hoyas that can be found all over the U.S. It is very easy to grow, looks amazing, and has tons of lightly scented flowers. Can you ask for much more in a plant? I don’t think so!
I sold a lot of this plant on eBay this summer. I find that it is very easy to get a lot of little plants, but quite difficult to have a large healthy specimen. Here is a flower bloom from this week in the grow tent.
Hoya vitiensis is a strange plant that I really don’t have much understanding of at all. I have gone years without flowers and then it flowers 3 times in the same year! I can’t figure it out that is for sure.
