Both of these just happened to be flowering at the same time so I thought I would take a photo of them together.

Here is a close-up shot of the flowers of Hoya Mistie:

The flowers were highly perfumed, but sadly only last about 3 days. Also they are heavy nectar drippers.

The plant grew continuously and developed a peduncle in early August. The buds progressed nicely and the blooms opened in late September of this year (2022).

Usually I have quite a few stops and starts with a Hoya, but Hoya Mistie always grew well with no stops. The plant has always been a little chlorotic looking though, and I am unsure why. Perhaps it is the coconut husk medium that I am growing it out in, but that is the only drawback that I have found with the plant. If I can figure out why the leaves are not dark green, I will report back.

Here is all I know about Hoya Mistie from the woman who sent me the plant:

Hello Doug.. I received a cutting from AH Hoya that appears to be a new Hoya… Hoya Mistie. I searched the Hoya pages I’m on and can’t see that anyone has yet sold it.
I did some research and contacted the “breeder” in Poland and found out it’s a seedling from erythrina (mother plant). X father unknown. Here’s the info I have from the grower.. his description and picture of the flower.
I have several cuttings rooting and would like to send you one if you are interested. I’d love to follow your journey with this Hoya.

Take care, Mary Hammond

Hoya Mistie was given to me as a small rooted cutting in May of this year by Mary Hammond. I want to thank her for thinking of me and letting me have a crack at growing this plant out and trying to flower it.

I finally got the chance to post these photo of the buds and flowers from one of the best of the easy to grow Hoyas. This plant has now been with me for over 10 years, when so many others have fallen by the wayside, this one has stood the test of time.

I imported this Hoya from Indonesia in late spring; it was quite an ordeal, but more on that later. Hoya stenakei is the only Hoya that I have seen that has highly pubescent new leaves that fade and become completely glabrous when the leaf matures. Hoya stenakei is the missing link to the Macgillivrayi Group of Hoyas! Here are the beautiful new leaves of the species:

I think that these two species make for a very striking couple!