Hoya linearis is a reliable October bloomer, but when you take cuttings to restart the plant all kinds of odd things can happen like an early August flowering. I absolutely love the scent of this one!

I think these two plants look great together!

Here is another plant that I brought outside for a brief time to photograph it.

I tried to bring a few Hoyas outside this week to photograph them for something different. Hoya surisana has never left my grow tent before so here it is in the fresh air:

The Butterfly Weed Plant (Asclepias tuberosa) is a close relative of the Hoya and is in full bloom in the outside garden right now. I started this plant from a single seed a number of years ago, and now it is out of control.

This is a plant that I never thought would do well living on the windowsill with no artificial aids, but it is thriving.

I think that Hoya pulleana may be my pick for the Hoya that earns the title The King of All Hoya Bloomers. It has never stopped flowering since it first flowered. I don’t think it is possible for it to stop! A photo from this morning:

My journey with Hoya chinghungensis was a long and fruitful one.  During the pandemic when vendors were selling a single 3 inch cutting of this plant for well over $100, I sold full pots with six to eight cuttings for the same price.  I first acquired this plant in the early 2000s from Alea Garden in Thailand and it slowly over time grew into a large plant. I sold hundreds of cuttings over many years, and the descendants of these plants are likely the source for most US specimens you see today. 

Hoya chinghungensis falls into that category of Hoya that I could grow well once, but no longer can. I have repeatedly started this one over, and it fails every time. This week after I took the photos below, I noticed that all of the leaves were shriveled from root rot.  That was the end for that plant; it went into the wastebin of history.  Considering the plant was with me for 15 to 20 years, I don’t feel too bad about finally giving it up.  Eventually all of our plants will have to be given up anyway.  RIP Hoya chinghungensis!

It is unfortunate that this Hoya will never grow a leaf after it begin flowering. I don’t think that I will have it with me much longer. Here is a photo from this morning:

Here is a new photo of H. sp. EPC-209 With a Paper Filter Overlay from my photo processing software. I think that it shows the plant and flowers off quite nicely.