Tropicals & Tender Perennials: If I Could Only Grow One Hoya, I Would Grow?, 1 by green971

green971 wrote:
Ohh fun! I'll play too. I have had that thought before. My kids love to give me scenarios like that: If you could only keep one of our cats, which one, and why, if you could only wear one sweater for the rest of your life...and so on and so forth.

Ok. So, originally I thought I would have to keep my lambii plant. After all, I spent three years literally begging everyone I know who grew hoyas to sell me either a plant, or a cutting, and basically cost was getting to where it wasn't a concern. Now, I have lambii - managed to get three cuttings all at once, and guess what - it is not the one that I would choose!

Then I thought maybe it would have to be kanyakumariana, or even endauensis - love the small ruffly leaves, and if I lived in a camper or motor home, it could live on the dash board. HA! Or, better yet, if I was homeless it would fit in my grocery cart, and I could just use the seat belt strap to keep it in place. Of course since that is super extreme, and if my life came to that, I would have bigger problems than just what hoya I need to keep. Like where my next meal would be coming from, or if I would be able to stay warm in the winter...

Sooooo, my final decision is H. aff. latifolia IML 1410. I can honestly say that when I wander around and look at all of my hoyas, this is the one that I am most drawn to.

Here is my picture of aff. latifolia. It hasn't bloomed yet for me, but hey, that is just a-ok with me- I love the leaves. Period.

Doug, your cummingiana is beautiful!! Really that is one of the nicest specimens I have seen of that hoya. I owned one for about 3 weeks before managing to kill it dead, and it looked no where near as nice as yours.

Thanks for starting such a fun thread.

S





This message was edited Sep 16, 2007 3:25 PM