Look what I found -

Going thru my files, looking for a picture for a friend, I ran into these notes I had made while visiting Australia 2 years ago. Talk about 'better late than never'....!! Thought I would share it. I did run it by DL. Now...these are my notes, not quotes from anyone: These are NOT instructions how to grow your hoyas...but more how the hoya grows and in happy in the wild....

H. subglabra, Moderate to cool. Moderate light. Found in high altitude growing in the grass in an aging moss forest.

H. halophila - Found in mangrove swamps. Shade. Humidity.

H. engleriana - Found at high altitude where it got fog at night during the dry season. Getting dry would probably kill the plant.

H. fusca - Likes deep shade, moisture

H. pachyclada - Grows dryish. Capable of withstanding long periods of drought.

H. flavida - Cool is OK

H. bordenii - Grows shady, moist, cool dim to moderate light.

H. magnifica - Found in high altitude,in shade and lots of water.

H. hypolasia - High humidity. Air movement is the key.

H. revoluta - Found at beach edge. Warm and lots of water.

H. aldrichii - Grows slightly dry and warm.

H. scortechinii - Grow moist

H. megalaster - Found in deep shade, in the understory in the rainforest. High humidity.

H. rigida - Found in mangrove swamp with high humidity and moderate to bright light.

H. dennisii - Deep shade. Dry-ish in winter.

H. doliocosparte - Found in a cleared forest under a log.

H. odetteae - Grows moist but not wet in shade.

H. albiflora - 2 monsoon region. Moisture necessary, moderate indirect light

H. archboldiana - Lowland trees and shrubs, high indirect light. Let it grow dryer in winter.

H. bella - From moist highland rain forest...constant moisture. Cool

H. bhutanica - Grows dryer, moderate light

H. callistophylla - From dark, deep shade. Grows wet.

H. campanulata - Found at edge of forest. High humidity and light.

H. caudata - High humidity and air movement.

H. cembra - Likes light and grows dryish.

H. citrina - Double monsoon area. From mangroves - moisture. Understory plant.

H. curtisi -. Moist. Deep shade. Don't let it get dry.

H. davidcummingii - Found near Lake Bulisan in moderate shade.

H. deykei - Double monsoon area. Likes warm and shady, hates cold and wet.

H. erythrina - Grows in understory with little light and lots of air movement.

H. erythrostemma - Found beside a river, shady, moist, good air movement.

H. glabra - A wet forest climber, not full sun.

H. inconspicua - Coastal. + light.

H. kanyakumariana - would not like to grow wet.

H. kerrii - grow open and dry. See photo.

H. latifolia - Shade. Understory plant.

H. linearis - Grows dryish and cool.

H. lobbii IML 1161 - Found along streams, shady, humid

H. loheri - Grows dryish and shady

H. macgillivrayi - Single monsoon area. Moderate light, grow dryish in winter.

H. mindorensis - Shade grower.

H. naumanii - Found in the understory, moist, low light.

H. nummularoides - Grows dryish

H. obtusifolia - From mountain areas + moisture + humidity

H. padangensis - Grows dryish

H. parviflora - Less light..grow like H. carnosa.

H. purpureo-fusca - Grows in midstory of forest, dim light +humidity.

H. pusilla - Dim light. +water +humidity.

H. sariae - From shady jungle.

H. sp. 1280 aff. H. kentiana - Not too wet.

H. thomsonii - Found on rocks next to a stream. Grow cool, deep shade, high humidity. Air flow.

H. waymaniae - Found in understory, deep shade.


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Great guidelines Carol. Thanks very much!
Christine

Wow, Carol, that is a GREAT list! Thanks for sharing!
Sue M

Yes Carol, good stuff. I am printing this. Wonder if we could expand it and make a sticky thread?
Poor little H. dennisii. I try to keep it where I can see it easily as it's a little contrary. Somehow she moved (me or DH obviously) under the shade house up against the wall where there isn't much light at all.
Interesting as I noticed that it looked kinda healthy with lots of new leaves and a new vine shooting out when I pulled it out from under the shade house...

Like a dummy I moved her back out where I could see her everyday. Think I will move it back to the deep shade and see what happens.
Would love to see it bloom as I love the delicate leaves.

Oh my my..fabulous info!!!!!! thanks for sharing it Carol :)

Cool, thanks Carol!

Great information Carol....thanks.

Now *that's* the kind of comprehensive list I like to see......brief and to the point.

I'm with NightBloomer....this should be a sticky, or at least be included in one.

Thanks!