Here is a flower comparison between Hoya obscura and Hoya undulata; it is hard to believe that they are in the same plant genus!

I have to say that this really is not much of a Hoya as far as looks go with among the most drab leaves in the Hoya world. I probably will not have it around all that much longer. With that being said, it has flowered for me again with typical Finlaysonii Complex blooms.

I want to thank Naomi from Vermont for giving me back a cutting of Hoya papaschonii last year. Now my plant has its first seedpods. There is no better plant to learn about growing Hoya from seed than this species. They are literally self-pollinating, seed is extremely viable, and seedlings easy to raise.

Only time will tell if I will ever get this plant to grow well enough to flower again. I snapped this photo this morning after the flowers were just beginning to close up.

This is a new Hoya cultivar for me and it looks like a real winner! It is covered with peduncles and Buds; much more on this one after it flowers.

Hoya lyi seems easier to flower and grow peduncles than actually being able to grow new leaves. Below you can see the peduncles full of buds mere weeks after it flowered for the first time.

I did a little googling but I can’t find out anything on Hoya BP-01; hopefully by the time it flowers I will have a little more information.

This photo was taken 8 days after the last one and you can see that the leaf moved from 1.5 inches to 4.5 inches putting on 3 inches of new growth in that short amount of time. I am guessing that that rate of growth will begin to slow down next week, but we will see!

Of all the Hoyas in the Macgillivrayi Complex, I find that H. onychoides to be the most difficult. Others may have different experiences, but that is how it has worked out for me.

I am excited to have this one flower for the 2nd time for me. It is another one that is growing in leca, but only started growing okay and flowering after putting it on a heat mat. I have found that growing in semi-hydro only works okay for me if I can keep that root zone warm enough. Otherwise, I end up with total root rot.