While bushwacking through my Hoyas I found this fellow blooming and it's labled as camphorifolia. The leaves look like camphorifolia, bloom size seems about right but the coloring is way off.
I'll be checking where I got it from but in the meanwhile maybe someone here has an idea of which species it could be or if there are color varients within the species.
That's a beautiful flower Milan. What kind of camera did you use to photograph it? I am really unhappy with my digi cam. (Or maybe it's the photographer who has the problem).
Lovely picture, Milan! Your bushwacking paid off~)
Can you show the leaves?
I will get my H. camphorifolia up on the Photo Compendium...you can upload your picture to the site and compare parts....
Carol
Nightbloomer, the camera I'm using is a Sony DSC-F717.
Macro shots can be tricky and you may have to change some of the settings on your camera to get better shots.
A few tips I can give are, try using a tripod and use the auto timer instead pushing the shutter by hand, use center spot metering for the autofocus instead of the multimetering, avoid using the flash whenever possible. outdoor shots are best taken early in the morning or later in the day or when it is overcast, light during those times is more soft giving you a better picture.
Yes the bushwacking has its positive sides :)
Okay I now found out that this one was H. camphorifolia GPS 8845 (Paul Shirley) and I think there was once a discussion about this one somewhere but can't remember anymore where and what it was about.
Attached is the foliage picture (had to use flash now :) and I'll check on the compendium once you have yours posted there Carol. Not much red yet on the leaves since I just moved it outside.
Oooops just noticed that I posted a rather long picture there and folks with smaller monitors will hate me for it. Here's a slightly smaller version.
Milan...I don't think that is H. camphorifolia....which has palmate, not pinnate venation. More tomorrow...I am beat...will post pics.
Aloha
Average size of leaf?
Milan, I have the same plant that I ordered from Paul Shirley, although, it has not bloomed. It is quite different from my other species with the same label. It will be interesting to compare notes.
I have attached a photo of 2 Hoyas I have labeled as H. camphorifolia. The bottom plant/ leaves are from the plant from Paul Shirley (GPS 8845) The plant came directly from an order from Paul Shirley.
As I recall, the ID was verified by Chris Burton on the previous MSN forum. Unfortunately, all the data from the old forum was deleted. The GPS 8845 is a more refined plant in my humble opinion.
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Milan, thanks for the info on your camera and photography tips. DH and I laughed last night as we were searching the web for your model and others. Hoya expenses.....Messenger,Superthrive, fertilizers, potting soil, additives, atom smasher for the black lava rock, LOL....$500.00 + for a new camera, feeding, weeding, insecticides for mealy bugs & aphids. DH makes the morning rounds as he goes to work late. I make the evening rounds. We are both seriously in love with the hoya.
H. cumingiana and H. pubicalyx Red Buttons have finally bloomed this morning. I am calling a friend to visit with her camera later today to see if we can get some better photos.
Mel...good photo for comparison.
I am mistaken...the leaf is trinerved...could be just another clone. I am asking Bob to take "good" pics of the bloom so you can compare them. I use a small Olympus (5 years old) and I love it...DH has the digital Nikon EOS to take "pro" type pictures.... Here are the leaves on mine. The redness is from exposure to high light.
This is NOT a clear photo of the flower...just enlarged it from the other shot...but you can see that the corollas are not reflexed as in your photo, Milan. Mine also seem to be slightly hairy (white looking "halo") while yours don't. GPS8845 was ID'd by Mrs. Burton as H. camphorifolia? Interesting. Mine came from David Liddle and was also confirmed by her.
Carol, perhaps I should respectfully change my statement to include "as I recall". I remember a discussion about this Hoya on the previous forum. I read it with interest because I had the plant in discussion. I am going strictly on my memory and have no data to back up my statement. I will ask about it.
Yes, I remember the discussion. The plant is named because the leaves resemble those of the Camphor Tree... I was wondering about the GPS ID...because so many are misnamed by Paul Shirley.. Just trying to narrow down the information. The flowers are small and as I recall Mrs. Burton didn't like H. camphorifolia....then again...this is strictly from memory.
Here is a picture of H. camphorifolia I either received from David Liddle or Chris Burton.
Now that you mentioned it I recall the conversation and CB stated that GPS8845 was not camphorifolia but that she found it much more attractive (prob. not the exact wording :) than the true camphorifolia.
You may be right, Milan. It would not be my first mistake and certainly not my last! I remember Chris saying she liked it better as you mentioned. Just wish I had printed off more from that forum. It had some excellent information.
Another gorgeous Hoya Milan. Ü
