Here are a couple of niffty photos I took this morning of Hoya patella and Hoya praetorii blooms showing the contrasts in size and color between the two.

Hoya latifolia is called the “Dinner Plate” Hoya for a reason.  Here is a photo showing one of the leaves against a measuring tape.  The Width in 7.25 inches and the length is just over nine inches.

My Hoya praetorii won’t put on any more leaves but is putting out its second set of buds on the same peduncle that it bloomed on last time.

Since my Hoyas are mostly grown inside for nine months of the year and then in a small greenhouse for 3 months, I very seldom get a chance to have my flowers pollinated.  This is only the second time that it has happened and the first where I spotted the seed pod before it burst open.  I’m sure that some type of Moth was the pollinator, because my small tent greenhouse was full of them all summer long.  Here is the photo of my Hoya pubicalyx ‘Red Buttons’:

Here is a new photo of Hoya lamingtoniae which was taken this week.  A really nice under appreciated plant. 

Hoya sp. Square Leaf has now been renamed Hoya rotundiflora! Read about it here:

http://apodagis.com/files/Hoya%20files/H_rotundiflora.pdf

Please check out my new Hoya bella page, and read about my experiences with the plant.

My Hoya elliptica has flowered!  Check out my Hoya elliptica page for more photos.   Coming soon – Hoya elliptica the Movie!

Here is my two-year old Hoya patella in all of its blooming spendorl