I was so surprised to see the publicalyx blooming. It was just a cutting from the Spring round-robin. Thank you to whoever included that! Does anyone else have blooms this month?
October blooms
Jamie,
That looks more like H. multiflora - shooting star.
You are correct. It is labeled that, my memory is not so great though.
That is one of my favorites. I have wanted it for a long time and finally broke down and ordered it a couple of weeks ago. It arrived with a bloom, but fell off within a couple of days. How many others do you have?
I have between 15 and 20. Enough for me to be too busy with, that's for sure!
My Hoya australis var. tenuipes, which was grown from a rooted cutting last summer really took off this summer. It started blooming sporadically in September with one to just a few flowers per peduncle. At the moment it has one umbel with 20 flowers with numerous buds just starting on several other peduncles. I've been giving it as much light as it can take in a southern exposure. During the peak of summer I needed to move it back from the window about a foot as the growing tips were adversely affected to the point of becoming stunted. I'm curious as to how this compares with other's experience.
Allan
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Here's a closeup.
Allan
...and here's the whole plant.
The fragrance is delightful.
Allan
Oh, tenuipes is beautiful! Your growing conditions and technique are obviously right on with the brilliant green of the leaves shouting her health. I don't have that variety. How would you describe the fragrance?
jamiew,
Thank you for your comments. I guess I would say the fragrance is sort of spicy and sweet. It's strongest at night, but not at all overwhelming. I catch subtle whiffs of it at night even on the other side of the room. I can't wait for the much bigger display that looks like is coming.
Hoya magnifica is blooming right now. It is from the same group of Hoyas as the australis - they are all fall bloomers.
Beautiful!!
Gorgeous blooms!
H. australis is one of my favorites and I look forward to seeing mine bloom again. The past two years it has bloomed in mid October. I decided to go outside and check and my little H. australis plant that I received in a trade a few years ago as H. australis keysii (but it's not) has peduncles. This plant has been a very slow grower for me, grew a peduncle year before last and aborted it. I've yet to see blooms on this plant.
And the australis that I bought from the Exotic Angel website has grown leaps and bounds this summer ... just checked and there are peduncles on it too!
I always love when australis bloom ... the fragrance is heavenly!
This is the Exotic Angel plant, I think it's ssp. tenuipes? It was a good size when I got got it but it's grown a lot over the summer.
Here's a thread I started on Hoya australis ssp tenuipes, it'll give you an idea of the environment they live in.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1043919/
tropicbreeze,
Thanks for posting the link. I remember this thread very well. It was on of the main reasons that I decided to grow mine in such high light. In addition to growing well, higher light tends to make the plant more compact, i.e. shorter stems with more leaves.
Allan