OH GOODY-A contest

Talked to Ed and he said that since I grew it out and flowered it, I could name it anything I wanted. Soooooo, lets have a Contest.

The prize will be a nice big cutting of the plant...or I will root a big cutting for the winner. Their choice.

Everyone gets to submit names. As many as you want. We will close the contest next Thursday at noon my time. Then I will open a thread to vote ... everyone gets to vote on the one they like best (and if you vote for YOUR name no one will win, right?). The winner will be announced Next Sunday Night. Get people from other forums to vote too.

The name will become an unofficial name as publication may not happen for a long time...I am way too busy!!!

Hoya cv. Asteroidea
(Latin for Starfish -I think those blooms look just like the Pink Star [Pisaster brevenspinus] starfish)


This message was edited May 7, 2006 6:32 PM

....forgot to say that cultivar names cannot be latin or latinized...only species names...Sorry about that slip of the mind. 8>)

Wow!!! That's impressive, Carol! What gigantic flowers! It looks like a Pink Sherbert to me.
:) Donna

Hoya cv. AlohaHoya! :)

H. cv. Noel

How about Hoya cv. McIntosh since the colors look like a McIntosh apple (just a little more pink :)

Well, oops, we already have H. cv. Noelle.....too much wine....hmmmmm

How about H. cv. Shiraz......

How about Van Gogh (sticking to the artist theme(....or Da Vinci (especially since the movie is about to open. Ha)
Marcy

I just thought of another one. cv 'Picasso'. (well....you said we could submit as many as we like. :-)
Marcy

How about H. cv Pimpette?

How about cv. Big Red?

Or cv. Big Ed? :-))

Christina

Species: cv. Asteroidea
Name: Pink Star

Kalani is Ed's nickname...cv. Kalani (it means heaven in Hawaiian). If it wins, the next person to post gets the plants... I like cv. Shiraz....my favorite.

This message was edited May 7, 2006 9:38 PM

I like cv. Kalani too! But, why not add cv. Kalani Star...?

Christina

How about?

H. cv. Aloha
H. cv. Kalola
H. cv. Keaau
H. cv. Keiki

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cv. Hot Plant Dude From Hawaii ... (kidding)

How about cv. Kunokine

I also like Christina's cv. Kalani Star!!!

Okay, Hoya cv. Pimpette has me ROTFLMBO!!!! hahahah GOOD ONE! Kalani Star - now thaaaat's brilliant.

So many good suggestions....what's a girl to do? (How about cheat and find a website that has English/Hawaiian translation and ride on the coattails of other suggestions..... Hmm.. starfish:)

Suggestion #1 - - Hoya cv. Hôkû Kai


Suggestion #2 - - Hoya cv. Kalani's Hōkū kai.

Ah man, I'm so lame......

How about hoya cv. jolly rancher, looks like you could eat it. Yummy!
Heather

Hoku-lele or shooting star
Blushing or Blushing star





This message was edited May 9, 2006 6:24 AM

One thing I learned from Chris Burton is that hard to pronouce words ... actually Kalani is easy but no one else knows what it means...and obscure names aren't a good as familiar or people's names... maybe cv. EDna? cv. EDwina?

This message was edited May 8, 2006 4:38 PM cv. Edie?

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Hoya cv. Edward, Eddy?

Its red/pink hues remind me of a sparkling Sangria wine, so I dub it ' H. sangria'.

Shirley

What's the matter with H. cv. Carol?
Or is there one already?
If not, I think it's about time...and appropriate!
Sharon

How about H. cv. 'Keaau Sunset' or just H. cv. 'Sunset'

Matt

cv. Star Ed
cv. Starshine
cv. Sunshine
cv. Shining Ed
cv. Apple Red (There IS an Apple Green so why not?!)
cv. Big Star
cv. Red
cv. Fire

Edited to add the two last ones.

Christina

This message was edited May 9, 2006 8:38 AM

Stealing part of Christina's idea ... how about cv. Star Fire

cv. 'Amour'
cv. First Love'

...better stop I'm getting smoochy here...LOL

Matt

cv. 'Eden Star'


Matt

Stealing parts too =):
cv. Kalani Fire

Carol - good point about hard to pronounce names. I have NO IDEA how to say what I suggested! But heck, half the names of hoyas out there, I don't know how to say! ha ha
The one called "Nummularoides" or whatever, my sis and I don't know how to say it so we call it "hoya numbnuts". =0)

......Or since she has a big sister with a French name,

cv. 'Rosé '
cv. 'étoile rose'
cv. 'Aimée'

Matt

that's exactly where I was headed, Matt - you beat me to it:
French girl names....little sister of Monette....

Hoya cv. Monique

...although if it was going to be named after somone, cv. Carol tops it!

Okay, since my "star" was stolen I might as well come up with one more:

cv. Hawaian Star

Christina

cv. Juliette

cv. Nicole (a combination of Carol & Noel)

OK Betsy I'll race ya!! LOL

cv. 'Yvette'
cv. 'Collette'
cv. 'Jeanette'
cv. 'Suzette'

Matt

H. cv. Kiana
for no other reason than I think Kiana is a nice name... :)

Edit: ooops, not a good ending, -ana ? Sounds like it is latinized, or..? Or again, can you say it is an ending in this particular case...?? Confusing...my latin is NOT good


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Matt - LOL - - YOU WIN! hahaha (although you did forget Babette!) =)

H. cv. Kalama
Seems to mean "flaming torch"? Right colouors there...

Ooooh, Betsy. I like cv. Babette!!!