Hoya maingayi Meets Hoya chloroleuca
We will end September with Hoya maingayi and Hoya chloroleuca, which is a first time bloomer for me that we will begin …
September 30, 2025We will end September with Hoya maingayi and Hoya chloroleuca, which is a first time bloomer for me that we will begin …
Maria September 30, 2025Here is a photo I took this morning of the small amount of the plant with a peduncle of flowers that has not been cut o…
Maria September 29, 2025I think these two look great together!
Maria September 28, 2025This post isn’t about cooking, fun at the beach, or fraud. It’s about reading, in which to skim is to move the eyes qui…
Maria September 28, 2025Here I also cut off a peduncle of flowers to take the photo. Hoya insularis probably has about 100 peduncles so I don’t…
Maria September 27, 2025Once again the title tells all!
Maria September 26, 2025I have to make the most of cutting off that peduncle of flowers so bear with me!
Maria September 25, 2025Here is a peduncle full of Hoya maingayi flowers sitting on a bed of Inner variegated Hoya Bell:
Maria September 23, 2025I always wanted to see these two presented together and now I finally have the chance. If you look very closely, Hoya c…
Maria September 22, 2025Hoya maingayi flowers are difficult to photograph because of the plants short peduncles and propensity to hang downward…
Maria September 21, 2025Spent and rusty, Achillea heads mingle with lavender-coloured asters and tired foliage of hellebores and geranium “Ann …
Maria September 21, 2025Other than both of these plants being endemic to the Philippines, they don’t seem to have much in common.
Maria September 20, 2025Hoya sp. aff. solaniflora (Species Unknown) is a real mouth full; I’ve got to come up with a slightly shorter name! Any…
Maria September 19, 2025Hoya darwinii is now considered a synonym of Hoya mitrata, but it is still hard for me to call it by that name when the…
Maria September 18, 2025I have two 6×8 Sunshine Greenhouses that I am no longer using for growing Hoyas outside in the summer time. There are t…
Maria September 17, 2025I chopped up all of my Frog Foot and sold around 20 plants on eBay this past summer. I kept a couple of cuttings for my…
Maria September 16, 2025I hated to do it, especially when in full flower, but I think that I can get a much better looking specimen by putting …
Maria September 15, 2025I’ve just gotten my best floral display with Hoya medusa so to celebrate, I will spend a couple of days with it. This p…
Maria September 14, 2025After a seriously horticultural post last week, I thought I would turn to something of broader interest. That’s not eas…
Maria September 14, 2025I’ve run out of things to say about this wonderful species Hoya, but I will end my discussion by giving this one my hig…
Maria September 13, 2025I think that I forgot to show you the buds of this plant; the flowers last 3-4 days before closing up and falling off.…
Maria September 12, 2025This easy to grow Hoya can make a spectacular specimen in only a few months.
Maria September 11, 2025Here is a close up of the blooms of Hoya sp. Bengkulu (Rindu Rafflesia), there is no detectable scent to my nose. The f…
Maria September 10, 2025The plant flowered for the first time in less than eight months, and has rarely been out of bloom since.
Maria September 09, 2025This is a plant that I have found to be dead easy to grow, at least in my basement grow tent, It went through a couple …
Maria September 08, 2025I received Hoya sp. Bengkulu (Rindu Rafflesia) as a cutting from my good friend, Julie Kennedy, who lives in the UK, in…
Maria September 07, 2025My answer to that question: it depends. Just because a plant is native to a region, it isn’t always the best choice for…
Maria September 07, 2025I researched the area that this Hoya lives and it is exceptionally warm and humid. Every month of the year the daytime …
Maria September 06, 2025I’ve found this plant listed as Hoya sp. Bengkulu, Hoya Rindu Rafflesia, and Hoya sp. DD001.
Maria September 05, 2025Hoya sp. Bengkulu (Rindu Rafflesia) is native to Bengkulu Province of Indonesia, located on the Southwest coast of Suma…
Maria September 04, 2025This plant has not been out of flower or bud now in well over a year. This morning I took it out of the tent and took a…
Maria September 03, 2025It took me a long time to flower Hoya sp. IM-08 when I got my first cutting of it back in 2022. I recently decided to r…
Maria September 02, 2025I have not had a nice specimen of Hoya chinghungensis since I restarted my large prize winning specimen a few years ago…
Maria September 01, 2025