Hoya MB 1247 and Hoya Stenaokei Flowers Together

These plants have little in common other than they were both flowering at the same time. They do however look pretty good together!

The Flowers of Hoya MB 1247 Have No Scent

The flowers are another feature of this hybrid that improves greatly with age. The first few times this plant flowered the flowers were only partial umbels, but now with maturity the blooms form full ball that are quite striking. There is no scent and unfortunately it is a heavy dripper of nectar – at least when grown in a high humidity grow tent.

Hoya MB 1247 Improves With Age

Initially I was not particularly impressed with this plant as the leaves were kind of bumpy and had a slightly yellowish cast to them, but something happened as this plant aged. It became much more beautiful; the leaves are now nice and dark with lovely speckling, and the overall form is gorgeous!

Hoya MB 1247 Came To Me As A Cutting

Hoya MB 1247 came to me as a cutting from a very nice and knowledgeable grower from Michigan in mid to late 2022. All I knew about it was that it was a Mike Bernardo cross between Hoya erythrostemma and Hoya erythrina. It quickly rooted and grew well enough for the next several months. It budded up and flowered for me for the first time in November of 2023.

Let’s Talk About A Couple of Mike Bernardo Hybrids

I flowered both of these hybrids some time ago, but never made the time to get them posted to this site. It is time to remedy that situation now. We will start with Hoya MB 1247 (H. erythrostemma X H. erythrina). Below an early photo of the entire plant:

Hoya tannnaensis Meets Hoya apoda

I wish that I had the ability to hybridize as these two would probably make good candidates.

Hoya pubicorolla Meets Hoya apoda

These two are flowering at the same time so here is a new flower comparison photo.

Hoya golamcoana Meets Hoya apoda

I don’t think that I have featured these two flowers before, so here you go:

It’s Really Going To Happen – Hoya piestolepsis

I’ve been trying to figure out how to flower this one since it got its first peduncle over a year and a half ago. I finally cracked the code; it is now covered in buds. Much more about the secret in actually getting it to bud up at a later date. For now, here are a few of the buds: