Beautiful and vigorous H. cv 'Sunrise'

I just LOVE the big blooms on these 'sunrise' when they bloom. They are bigger than either of it's parents. I wonder why that is???
They also smell even BETTER. The plant is really hardy and grows fast too. What is not to like about this plant?
Marcy

I have been trying to add more pics but for some reason, they are not showing up. Anyway, I will try tomorrow to send some more pics of these bloomers.
Marcy

I couldn't agree more! Mine is a year old and soon it will have its second round of flowers and even more are on the way! However, my lacunosa is quite bigger than Sunrise... Will try to post photo of both when they bloom together. They have both umbels that seem they could bloom at the same time. Perhaps even obscura might make it.

Christina

Another beauty!

Marcy
Thats a lovely picture of cv. Sunrise!!!

Marcy - I love those little fuzzy flowers - and great picture, too!!

Trying to send another picture here

One more

Marcy must be the time of the year, my cv. sunrise has bloomed too!! Nice picture!

Blessings,
Awanda

Marcy, how do you take care of cv. Sunrise to get it that lush?
Ann

Great pictures Marcy! All of this talk of sunrise made me order one from la pimpette. You are all great enablers. Thank you for feeding the addicition!
Heather

Nice photos Marcy! I imaging you are enjoying the wonderful scent too! Wish mine would bloom!

Susan

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Sunrise is also blooming in Sweden. So it seems it's really something in the air and it's worldwide!

Christina

Here's the little plant.

Christina

Christina, the pink on the edges of some of your flowers is so pretty. Is that common? And another one I must have!
Christine

My little Sunrise has only bloomed twice (so far!) but I did notice that the flowers closest to the window got a little pink last time too. My lacunosa has the same thing and so does my obscura, so I guess it runs in the family! My Sunrise gets quite a lot of sun and that's probably the "reason" for the pink ones.

Christina

Thanks Christina. I'm seeing the light now. That could be the reason my Lacuonsa Tove didn't have pink leaves-it sits in a very bright window, but gets no sun at all. Must fix-that's just such a pretty effect not to exploit!
Christine

I agree with Christina about that. My lacunosa also gets a little of pink on "the sunny side" so if you move it so it sits in the sun you'll probably will have pink on the edges. My lacunosa sits in a west facing window and gets sun only a couple of hours a day but that seems to be enough to get at least a litte pink on the edges.

Today Sunrise parents are also blooming so I got that chance to get them all in one photo. Lacunosa on the left, Sunrise in the middle and obscura on the right.

Christina

Christina: I can't believe what great pictures you take! wow

Thank you, Betsy! I enjoy taking them!

Christina

HHmmm - I just had a thought.....Since my camera doesn't have the capability of taking these incredible close-up pictures like you all seem to have.....do you think if I went out and bought one, it would inspire my hoyas to BLOOM?! I would do almost ANYthing to get flowers like I've been seeing here lately! =0)

Wow...your lacunosa makes much bigger flowers than mine. My 'Sunrise' flowers are bigger than either parents. Strange.
Marcy

Beautiful picture, Christina!!

Christina, wonderful picture, you are so talented with your camera - just as talented as with hoyas apparently... 8-)

Betsy, I'm quite sure your hoyas are waiting for you to get a digital camera to bloom so that you'll be able to take pictures of them. 8-)

Christine

As usual, great photo's. I will go buy another camera if my obscura will bloom for me.... I don't know whats up with my sunrise, she is growing really fast but she dropped both of her peduncles. Marcy your plant is so nice and healthy looking, what kind of light do you give it?

I have several of these in different places. The one with the big blooms was growing in a west window. There is another outside getting morning sun that it growing even better & about to bloom. The little one under lights is also doing great. They are just good growers I guess.
Marcy

OK...I got a couple of pics of the two side by side. Lacunosa is on the left and Sunrise is one the right.

This isn't the biggest blooms I get on the lacunosas, but it was the only one fully blooming at the time of the picture. It was fairly typical however. As you seem my Sunrise flowers are quite a bit bigger. Strange?
Marcy

You take amazing pictures Christina! It is really interesting to see sunrise with its parents. :-)

/Kristina