Hoya merrillii is yet another Hoya that I thought had made it to my site, but somehow has not. I believe that this lapse occurs when I have a lot of first-time bloomers all at once and then I just forget to add it, or talk about it. Below the flowers of Hoya merrillii:
This Hoya is inexpensive and easy to find from vendors on Facebook, Ebay, and Etsy. If you are looking for a very easy care Hoya that would do well either trellised, or in a hanging basket, I highly recommend picking this plant up. You will not be disappointed!
Hoya sp. Haruku is in the Acanthostemma section of Hoyas and as such has the characteristic caramel scented flowers. Below closeups of the blooms:
This plant bears the accession number of Gerard Paul Shirley and here is what he says about it:
“This hanging species is from Haruku in the Moluccas. It was collected from a fallen palm tree on the beach. The leaves are elliptical with little or no flecking and are up to 10 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. The plant will flower throughout the year.”
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Hoya sp. Haruku GPS 3759 grew so easily that last year I left it on the regular windowsill in the house and it still grew admirably with no artificial aids. I took lots of cuttings this year and yet it still looks fantastic. Here is a photo of the plant the way it looks right now:
The plant formed its first peduncle, budded up, and flowered all within the first year. It grew in my regular Hoya mix, and lived in my grow tent.
I received Hoya sp. Haruku GPS 3759 as a tiny freebie cutting in an eBay order that I placed with Ric Morier in 2017. The cutting rooted quickly and grew like a champ from day one. Below the flowers of the plant:
Hoya sp. Haruku GPS 3759 is a great little Hoya that I flowered some time ago, but failed to make it on to this site for whatever reason. Over the next several days we will take a look at it. Below the foliage of the plant:
I don’t seem to do many of these any more, but things are slow right now with new blooms.
I think that the big temperature swings and lack of light from keeping this imperialis in a highly shaded greenhouse over the summer produced this strange looking flower. This is also a fairly young plant being under 2 years of age.
