Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Hoya and Dischidia ID help please., 1 by begoniacrazii

begoniacrazii wrote:
Thanks Tami. I often feel like a hoya failure since mine are slow to grow, I've only ever seen two of them bloom (and I must confess, that one, hoya ds-70 formerly tsengii? I think is it's name came to me via eBay already budded! ) Last count, I had about 20-23 of them. I've lost a few here and there. But still haven't given up. Seems like the ones I forget the most do the best.

But at least I've stopped killing them, well almost. I did (almost) lose my big beauty of a hoya (Crimson Queen?) and it was so beautiful (see the photo from last year attached) Now I'm down to about three vines hanging down. Oh well. It was good while it lasted.

I may try moving some back out side for the summer. I had one (h. carnosa?) that I had outside all summer and it's put on about a foot of growth lately. So I'm thinking it might be happy again with some dappled light.

Still not sure how to treat the dischidia. I've been basically ignoring it (in terms of water but it's right by the entrance to my playhouse (office) so I see it each day and thank it for not croaking on me! LOL.

Anyway, Carol send me some real beauties and of course I have some from you and Jerodsmom too. Still think h. polynura and h. clemensiorum are my top two favorites that I have. And I did just bring home a rooted cutting of h. pauciflora from the arboretum where I am volunteering now. (I do the gesneriad, begonia and now hoya propagation for them - I was just asked to work with the Hoya on Wednesday since I showed some interest. We don't have anything too exciting that I can see but once I get the gesneriads more settled and into a routine, I'll start poking around here for more hoya info!)

Of course my favorite will probably change when this REALLY sweet girl I know sends me a rooted cutting of h. multiflora that she's rooting for me! (wink wink -you know who you are!)

Oh one more thing and I'll quit rambling here folks, do the flowers normally close up at night (sorry for what is probably a very stupid question)
I haven't seen enough florets to know.

thanks for having me over for a visit here, I don't stop by and see you folks enough!