The Real Hoya desvoeuxensis!

After my wrongly identified Hoya desvoeuxensis turned out to be Hoya vitiensis Yellow, Julie Kennedy felt so bad that she secured for me the real H. desvoeuxensis and sent it to me this summer. The plant was small with only 2 or 3 leaves, but has grown pretty well in a few months and put on a peduncle which now has a single bud maturing. While it only has one bud this go around, I am still excited to flower it with the hopes that as the plant matures, I will have many more flowerings with multiple blooms.

Hoya sp. Maenam Flowers Against The Sulfur

These flowers are beautiful even if the leaves need a lot of scrubbing. I am finding that especially on pubescent leaves this sulfur residue is very difficult to remove. At least though the plant is back to growing after dealing with these $#@%! flat mites.