Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Hoya australis rupicola, 1 by tropicbreeze

tropicbreeze wrote:
Lin, these certainly hang on, in more ways than one. The environment has changed quite a bit for it after I took it. Previously it had spent a major part of the day in full sun, especially the afternoon. So it must have finely balanced everything out and then along comes me and turns it all around. Now it's getting a little morning sun and shade the rest of the day. The light is still very bright in the shade. I'll be annoyed if the double peduncle falls off. Probably should have left it where it was and taken my chances on seeing it bloom later on. What's the probability of finding another peduncle like that?

Christine, I don't know whether the word "rescued" is appropriate now, in hindsight. When you see the size of the patch it was growing in it had been doing quite well without any "rescuing".on my part. But as they say, "live and learn".

During the week I took a whole lot of cuttings from the patch where I found the single seed pod. As I was putting one of the cuttings in the bag I noticed a seed pod on it. And I'd been so careful to avoid the area where the pod was. But looking around the patch again the original pod was still there. This had been another one I'd overlooked. Still, not good that it had been cut off but I put it in a pot same as the others. There's 15 of them in individual seedling pots. Guess I'm still on the steepest part of the learning curve.

You can see the pod in the centre foreground of the photo. Although this patch was doing better than a lot of others (leaves not as badly dessicated) and the cuttings are now getting more water, the "surgery" may cause a bad reaction in the pod. Just have to wait and see.