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Here is an interesting flower comparison photo with two small leafed Hoyas from Papua New Guinea. Hoya sp. Im-08 on the…

The peduncles and pedicels of Hoya microphylla are very thin, almost thread like, making the flowers only want to hang …

In this photo, you can see the lightly pubescent surface of the corolla:

Other than perhaps Hoya serpens, I can’t think of another Hoya with blooms that are actually a little larger than its l…

The cool temperatures did not phase it however, and may even have helped contribute to it forming a peduncle and bring …

I paid close attention to the little plant, and even though the root system was not that large it required watering twi…

Before we get to the mystery, there’s the matter of nomenclature. Are the bulbs sold at Christmastime and often given a…

I was very lucky that my tiny two inch sprig perked up and began growing roots after a couple of weeks in water. I pott…

Hoya microphylla came to me as a very tiny rooted cutting in May of 2023 from my good friend Julie Kennedy. The plant w…

“Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter. 18614. Papua New Guinea: auf Bäumen in den Wäldern des Bismarck-Gebirges. Northe…

Based on the type description – A charming small species which is closely related to the two following ones (Hoya micro…

Hoya microphylla: The name means small leaves, and this species has some of the smallest leaves within the genus Hoya i…

Hoya microphylla was discovered by the German botanist Rudolf Schlechter in Northeastern New Guinea, on trees in the fo…

Here is a teaser photo of Hoya microphylla; tomorrow we begin looking at this very sweet little plant.

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Here is a rare set of Hoya sulawesiana buds that made it to term. I don’t seem to grow this species particularly well, …

This is the most flowers I have had to date on a single peduncle on this species so I thought I should photograph it fo…

This is an interesting plant that has been around in the hobby since the early 2000’s. I wanted to grow it the first ti…

If it were to do over again, I would grow this species in a hanging basket. It does not twine, is a rampant grower once…

Here is a comparison photo of these two Acanthostemma Section Hoyas:

Unlike most Acanthostemma Section Hoya, this species flowers did not have a strong scent of caramel. The scent was ligh…

Hoya tsangii is one of those rare Hoyas that open its flowers in the day light, and do not open them in the dark. The f…

Every now and then, a word catches my attention. Take “modern,” for example. What does it mean, how has it been used, a…

This plant was not a quick bloomer that would flower withing a few months from cutting. I was beginning to wonder if it…

This review by Dave Higgins made my day.

Hoya tsangii was given to me as a small cutting by my friend Wil in the summer of 2022. It rooted quickly in coconut hu…

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Hoya tsangii was first collected by Daniel Edward Elmer in August of 1912. He found it in the Philippines, Mindanao Isl…

Hoya microstemma (NS11-145) is a easy growing small Hoya that gets my highest recommendation. I believe with careful te…

I have only been growing this plant now for around 8 months or so, but I believe this plant might be best appreciated w…

The blooms are pretty small as can be seen in the photos below:

Hoya microstemma (NS11-145) blessed me with flowers that opened on Christmas Day 2024. Supposedly the flowers smell of …

A waxing crescent moon rose on the morning of December 31st, 2024. There’s something magical about seeing such a phenom…

The plant once properly rooted was pretty straight forward. I would consider it to be a medium slow grower, but in a fe…