Tropicals & Tender Perennials: May Flowers, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Ooooh, patella is so gorgeous! That's one I have on my DL order but haven't received an invoice from him yet confirming. I fell in love with it when I saw a picture Carol posted awhile back. Has to be my favorite Hoya so far, I just love that bloom! I hope someone will upload a photo or two of patella to PF: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/82603/ We don't have any pic's for that one and it's really a "looker".

Paula: Your obscura is lovely! Wow, look at all those buds! Maybe they will all open at once, wouldn't that be amazing. Please post a pic of the open bloom when the time comes! I love obscura and bought one a year or so ago but couldn't keep it alive for long. Not sure what the problem was, it was a rooted plant, went downhill quickly, and was totally dead within a week of me receiving it. I will have to try that one again at some point cause I loved the foliage.

I found the common H. compacta with buds and one bloom open.