I can’t really remember if they have met before, but since they are both flowering at the same time…

It is not much of a plant, but I can’t really bear to part with it. Note how many times it has flowered on the same peduncle.

There was a time when I had one of the most showy Hoya mirabilis Clone B plants in the world; that time has past. In those days, the plant grew semi-hydroponically and flourished. Two years ago I chopped up the plant and sold off all of the cuttings except one plant that was the worst of the lot.  Since then I have done little with it except throw it in the corner of a small grow tent.  Every so often it flowers; this is one of those times.

Both flowering at the moment so I took the opportunity to take the photo below:

Hoya patella on the left and Hoya alagensis NS05-232 on the Right.

If you like houseplants and only have room for a few, then keeping either Hoya halconensis or Hoya alagensis is a must!  They both grow without a care and the flowers are among the most beautiful in the Hoya world.  If they have only one drawback, it would be that they grow so rampantly, they must be started over every 2 years or so, just to keep them in check.  Then this will give you the ability to share them with friends and turn a negative into a positive.

Many times I write these blog posts 2-3 weeks in advance.  These flowers appeared just shortly after the winter solstice, near a window with ice on the interior glass, because of the mega-cold snap that we have been in.  There is no auxiliary lighting or heating.  The leaves are dusty from being so close to the cat litter pan, but not only does it keep growing through the winter, but flowers – What a plant!

Hoya alagensis NS05-232 Below On The Right

Part of the fun of keeping Hoyas is that they are always capable of surprising.  In the darkest, coldest part of winter, while bending down to scoop the cat litter boxes, what do I see?  Out of the corner of my eye, I thought I saw something white, and when I investigated I found these flowers:

Hoya hanhiae ‘Pink’ just bloomed for the first time indoors with a very nice set of flowers. I think this plant is starting to grow on me – no pun intended!

I don’t really need to tell all of you this, but in case anyone is seeing this photo for the first time and knows nothing about Hoyas, Hoya imperialis is on the left and Hoya fitchii is on the right.