Most photos of Hoya praetorii blooms are taken from the side, because that is what looks so beautiful. I guess that would be the flower’s “good side.” For examples, see Hoya praetorii under my Best Photos Section. Here is what it looks like from underneath. Still nice, but a little scary looking!
Here is another H. imperialis photo; it is not that great, but in my defense, it is such a glossy flower that it is difficult to get a really nice result. I will however keep trying to improve. A few words about Hoyas as cut flowers. Hoya imperialis and Hoya macgillivrayi last nicely for about a week. Hoya megalaster is gone after a few hours. Something to keep in mind for any of you planning on using them in a corsage.
I’m pretty tired right now as I just finished up giving all of the big plants a shower. In the next week or so, I will be uploading a video on how I move these large plants to wash off the accumulated dust. Here is a photo of H. cumingiana all washed off and free of dirt and grime!
My first in what I hope will be a number of “How To Videos” has now been Uploaded to You Tube. All of these videos will be housed under the top heading, or section titled: Learning How Productions. My first attempt is 22 minutes long; it is a bit clumsy, but I think that there may be a few pointers that can be picked up. The title is called How to Grow Hoyas the Semi-Hydro Way. Hopefully it will be instructive. Without Further ado:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWLOUj14zk&list=UU9DxwWm4t5SE9tg_5WowesA&index=1&feature=plcp
Here is a photo of a Hoya imperialis corona. It was taken almost at a 1:1 ratio, but not quite. I also discovered something new last night – Hoya imperialis blooms do indeed have a scent. I had put the bloom that I had cut off into a vase in our small bathroom to see how long it would last as a cut flower. When I went into the bathroom later, I could smell a lightly spicy scent with just a hint of mint, and sure enough it was coming from the flower. Although my imperialis has bloomed many times before, I had never smelled any fragrance. I’m wondering if the conditions were not humid enough for it to produce a scent. Anyhow I now know that it has a very unusual fragrance that is quite lovely.
Here are a couple of new pictures of Hoya kenejiana. Also be sure to check out the photos of the blooms on this plant in the Best Photos section of this website. I really like how they came out.
Here are photos of an imperialis bloom that opened on Valentines Day. It seems larger than usual. Here are the photos:
I took these shots quickly last night. It is a most amazing plant!
Just in time for Valentines Day – Hoya kenejiana and Hoya praetorii.
Hoyas don’t bloom all of the time so you need to be able to appreciate their foliage. I would grow these plants even if they never bloomed. Here are a few plants on a pink background in honor of tomorrow being Valentines Day.
