Tropicals & Tender Perennials: latifolias, new hoyas, addictive personalities........., 1 by green971

green971 wrote:
I ordered my first aff. latifolia back in 2004 from Carol, and it was awesome!! I was still pretty new to hoyas.....it was my first mail order, and from the time I opened that box, I was hooked!!

Someone said on one of these threads that hoyas are more addictive than crack (dmichael was that you?) - it is just sooo true.

I got another box of hoyas today, and another aff. latifolia. I don't think I even care what the flowers look like on these hoyas, they would have to just be a bonus.

Here is my first aff. latifolia, IML 1410 - purchased from Carol in 2004. It took 11 months to put out new growth. Then last October, a friend was visiting with a tantruming toddler, and said infant grabbed my latifolia in a fit of toddler rage, and pulled the whole plant down off of its stand. I had 3 feet of broken vine. All of the pieces rooted well, and now, after almost another 9 months are putting out new growth of their own. I had to ask them to leave - said I had to clean up the mess. Really I needed to BREATH, utilize all of my self control skills, experience an ADULT tantrum in private, and then have a really stiff drink!!