I've had one for a year now and have not been inspired yet to learn anything about it. I know nothing about Hoya.
Why do you love Hoya?
Sell me on Hoya!
The fragrance of some of the hoyas is incredible. A basket of H. lacunosa or H. obscura when it is blooming can fill a room with a wonderful scent. When I smell the H. heuschkeliana it reminds me of the scents of a kitchen, buttery but yet flowery smelling. Many of the hoyas bloom throughout the year so the fragrance is there but it is not overpowering. Sometimes when I smell the H. lacunosa I am reminded of opening a door to a the cut flower cooler in a shop. A lot of the hoyas have such a fresh clean look to the leaves, and there are so many different varieties and looks to them. I love some of the colors, and the some of the blooms remind me of nosegays and flowers I have seen on decorations when I was a kid. I like vining and twining plants. Hoyas are a forgiving plant. They can take abuse and still put out growth and blooms.
Karen
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Pretty much for all the same reasons Karen gave above. I also like many of them because they are so versatile. You can let them hang loose in a basket, or you can let them twine up a trellis or hoop to save space or just make them more manageable.
What kind of hoya do you have Vee8ch? If it is a carnosa, it probably hasn't bloomed yet for you? Once it does....oh my! Then you'll have a better understanding of why we love the hoyas!
Please take the time and do a search on Hoya Plants, there are several wonderful websites with pictures of the flowers and leaves. You and also see the plants and flowers mentioned in the above posts. The flowers are so beautiful and unique. It is such a wonderful experience when your plant blooms for the very first time. When friends and family look at your flowers, and they say they don't believe the flower is even real, it is that unique. If you have had your plant for a year, you are doing great. Depending on the Hoya you have, some take longer to bloom than others. By spending a few minutes researching the plant, you may find that you may have your plant in a pot thats too big. You live in a great area to grow them outside for the better part of the year, under a nice shady tree. Oh please take the time and look. If you look up the very first post, you will see several sites worth looking at. Just maybe one picture of a Hoya plant & flower will peak your curiosity to try another Hoya. Deb
Hi Vee8ch - I enjoy the wierd and the wonderful...fragrance in the flower...and tropical leaves. Hoya fit all of those. I am wild about the variety of leaves and how the leaves can morph on the same plant...and from 2" leaves it starts putting out...or puts out one...5" leaf. Each one has a uniqueness about it...a special quality! MOST hoyas are tough...REALLY tough. You have to do something drastic to kill one and getting them growing and going is a joy. Others can be very...ahem...'challenging'...and they come from so many varied enviornments: rocks by streams, high mountain/dessert area, rain forests, behind waterfalls, along the seashore. Living in Fla. you should be able to grow them outside, NO?
I got it at home depot last year. Lost the tag. It has been neglected for a long time, badly pot bound and still keeps growing ... no flowers. I'll get a picture for you sometime today. Yes I can grow them outside. I was going to give mine away but I can see now that I should at least learn about it and give it a chance. You can teach old dogs new tricks! lol!
Thank you! :)
I'm just going to warn you, once you get hooked, it's all over! You will be searching for a bigger house, or for FL, a bigger yard! I'm happy to be a bartender, I have short shifts, plenty of time to check on my hoya collection!! Hopefully, this is a "welcome" to this wonderful forum!
Heather
Dollars to donuts you have a carnosa, VH...they tend to be sold at the Box Stores. It is one of the MOST tolerant around. They love potbound, tolerate the coldest temps and the least light!!! Check out www.myhoyas.com (Christina' website) for great photos of flowers and plants!!!
Carol
Oh great! Another plant addiction!
Thank you for the encouragement. Thank you for the link too. I'll spend some quality time there and see what I can learn.
Hey Vee8ch, I think you have a kentiana, wayetti. They look really pretty in brite sunlight.
Heather
It looks yellow in the sun. Thank you for your help.!
E-Mail me your address Vicki and I will send you a box promised to get you hooked on Hoyas! After all, you are responsible for my addiction to Brugmansia after giving me my first Brugs back in the days where all we could get was Charles Grimaldi!
PS, Vicki.... You might want to give your Hoya a little less sun.
Agree with Mel - grown in the shade with tons of water she will bloom nicely for you!!!
Thanks guys. Finally I think I might have found something I can grow in my front yard and not have to worry about some dumb kid eating it! lol!
I told you it was neglected. I kept it in part sun. I've never thought this plant was pretty which is part of the reason I neglected it. I'll gladly take your shade advice.
Mel .... :) Peaceful happy days when everything we received as trades was Grimaldi. :)
Thank you so much for your offer to send me more Hoyas. Probably I should learn how to take care of what I have first before I go crazy like I did with brugs. I would like to find something really neat to grow that I won't fall in and out of love with. Plumeria is ok but it is not exactly what I'm looking for. Maybe it will be Hoya!
Vee8ch, I love the Kentiana! That's always been one of my favorites.
Mel and Carol, mine doesn't bloom much. It had several blooms in late winter but nothing since. It's inside the house in a south facing window so it gets afternoon sun. Are you saying if I move it where it gets less sun it'll probably bloom more?
Jump right in Vicki - I've done jumped into the deep end and have 4 on their way. Don't know squat about them other than this forum but it's worth a try to get to the blooms. At least they're fragrant.
I remember the first time I jumped at Toad Lilies. I was so excited. Then they bloomed and WHAT? Need a magnifying glass to see them. Those sneaky catalog pics..
aHA...4 NOW, Blaine....tomorrow?
Carol
Ok Mel .... I've been reading up and trying to learn the hoya basics. I have a vision of my front prorch loaded with so many different beautiful hoyas that people visit from all over the world just to catch a glimpse. lol :)! I would love to take you up on your offer. I'll email you this weekend. Thank you so much! :)
So.....you sold?
I think I am. Pray for the poor plants that I receive. Hope I don't kill'em. :)
Your front porch sounds like the perfect place to start a Hoya garden. You will have a screen in no time. Make a wish list and give me a shout Vicki!