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Hoya onychoides shows no signs of slowing down it flowering. Here is a quick photo from this morning:

I have never fooled around much with Eriostemma Section Hoya as I never felt that I had the conditions to grow them ver…

Every time Hoya macrophylla has bloomed I have had Four flowers; this time I got Five. From this morning:

Usually 13 is associated with something bad, but in the case of this Hoya undulata, it clearly was not. 12 was my previ…

I truly love this plant; with its apple-green colored flowers, strong perfume, great growth habits and ease of cultivat…

Whereas Hoya griffithii LT 08-026 and H. buntokensis flowers were morphologically similar, the blooms of Hoya evelinae …

Here is a comparison photo of the two flowers; both of these are morphologically very similar.

In an essay titled “What to Plant Where” (in his book The Essential Earthman*), Henry Mitchell holds forth on “fairly s…

This photo will give you a good idea of the size of a Hoya griffithii LT 08-026 Flower. I should also mention again tha…

Here are a couple of photos showing the entire plant:

Below the flowers of the first Hoya griffithii IML -1856 that I received from David Liddle’s Nursery in Australia. I sh…

I was blown away by the extremely fragrant apple-green colored flowers on Hoya griffithii LT 08-026. I was expecting ye…

The plant grew steadily and within a few months I transplanted it into a 5 inch clear orchid pot. I was very excited to…

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I received Hoya griffithii LT 08-026 as a rooted cutting from my good friend Julie Kennedy from the UK in May of last y…

Hoya griffithii is a cool grower that is fairly widely spread in India (Assam, Himalayas), China (Guangdong, Guangxi, G…

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The accession number for Hoya griffithii LT 08-026 was used by Lao Trip, a collector who I believe acquired this plant …

Hoya griffithii LT 08-026 was collected in Laos near Louang Nam Tha, which is a town that lies just that lies just 10-1…

Just a couple more photos of Hoya carmelae before we move on to something else. I think I must have gotten my first cut…

I made a video of the first time that I flowered Hoya carmelae back in 2022 after trying to bloom it for years at that …

I can’t seem to get a good photo of this one; the plant is engulfed in flowers and perfumes one half of the house! It r…

Sadly I decided this week to take a few cuttings and to dispose of this giant Hoya Sunrise. I love the plant, but it fi…

It is probably time to start this Hoya over, as it never wants to grow a new leaf any longer and only wants to flower. …

Everyone has a TBR (To Be Read) pile or list, right? Either an actual stack of physical books or a queue in a reading d…

I’ve said before that I believe that the flowers of Hoya carmelae are the jewels of the Hoya world. Here is a quick pho…

Here is my last Hoya flower comparison photo for the time being. On the left: Hoya patella; Hoya macgillivrayi on the r…

I can say for certain that this is most likely the first photo of these taken together that the world has ever seen. If…

Sally Cronin has kindly posted an excerpt from my recent novel Winter Journeys on her blog, along with a wonderful revi…

I don’t know if this is the world’s first photo of these two rarities together, but it is my first!

For the first time in months Hoya desvoeuxensis took a little time off from flowering to recharge. It is back to its ol…

This Hoya carnosa sport, the only H. carnosa left in my collection, is all budded up sitting on the windowsill. Here ar…

I had to pull Hoya stenaokei out of the tent to water it today, and here is yet another set of flowers on it with more …

Actually four photos. I haven’t been in a blogging mood lately, hence this set of garden photos instead of organized th…

I’m still amazed every time I look at this plant and how good it looks after suffering with its cultivation for years. …

Like virtually all the Ancanthostemma Section Hoyas, H. annacajanoae blooms drip nectar like a faucet. This really pres…

We will celebrate May 1st with another look at Hoya annacajanoae. This Hoya was discovered back in 2006 and named after…