Carol, could that orangey one be a clone of buengetuensis (sp?).
September buds and blooms
Hmmmm Mark...good question. I shall have to compare leaves and dig for flower pics.
Ann...H. retusa totally stumped me until I ignored it!!! I am afraid I tend to 'hover'..."Latent Jewish Mother Syndrome' - aka LJMS. EAT, DRINK you'll feel better! Sadly, it doesn't work for many hoyas (nor people!!!) and I am in a recovery program at the moment....involving cattleprods when I even look at the hose!!! I am having the SAME success (at the moment) with H. kanyakumariana, H. acicularis (aka H. teretefolia) and H. polyneura.
Carol
Oy gevalt... cattleprods! But, those nice LJMS' are great people to visit when you're hungry, sick, feeling a little fahklumpt, or just need to kvetch - I've got a few in my life.
Anyway, it sounds like the H. retusa is the perfect hoya for those who don't fiddle with their plants constantly. Good to know.
Ann
Beautiful flowers and pictures, Carol and Christina!!
To me benguentensis and bordinii look VERY much alike in the leaves dept. I have not had a bloom on either as they are just little yet. However, the pictures of the flowers look alike to me too. What are the differences in these two?
Marcy
How about that IML 0831 with same kind of leaves...?
Glad you liked Mathilde and Jennifer!
Christina
I always drool over your flowers AND your photography Christina.
That little cv. Mathilde is just the cutiest thing. It looks like the corollas are wavy. Is that because it is not fully open, or are they really like that? I have a little cv. Mathilde and a little Jennifer, so when I see your pics, I am so encouraged to know what to expect some day.
Marcy
Well...I am on an illusive track to ID the orangeish one. Will let you know.
Carol, you have "regular" mail!
Thank you, Marcy! Little cv. Mathilde is just opened in that photo. I'll see if I can take a new one tomorrow of the flowers fully opened.
Christina
Aussie finaly mostly open- this is just the top half of the plant!
OH, Mark...the scent in your house must be heavenly!!!
MY big thrill is that a no name species hoya H. sp. IML 1391 IPPS 8898 finally bloomed and the fragrance is sweet but not cloying. I left it in the kitchen overnight and the next morning the light fragrance filled the air. The leaves are thin-ish, long a strappy and they turn reddish in high light. Here is the flower with the leaves.
And here is the flower. I am amazed at how well it came out...Bob wasn't even using a tripod.
Also with peduncles going to bloom are H. pauciflora, that H. "NOT" ovalifolia, H. sp. Thai #3, H. merrelii, H. fraterna, H. pottsii,......
Stunning! Now I see why I MUST have an Australis!!!
Oh My GAWD Mark and Carol, those are BEAUTIFUL!! I'm with Becky ... I need an australis!
Ann
H. australis is a wonderful wonderful hoya!! It is healthy, strong, (for me) pest and disease immune, grows like a weed, blooms like there is no tomorrow. What else could we ask for? If any of you have a hoya that is totally hairless top and bottom (aka glabrous) called H. coronaria or H. keysii, chances are you have H. australis. CORRECTED TO SAY I AM WRONG... H. australis also comes in a variety of forms...and some are more pubescent than others. The glabrous leaf form is just one of them. What WAS I thinking?????? Sorry.
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Just catching up, seems like I missed most of August blooms too. Just lovely blooms everyone. Mark your H. australis is really awesome. Wow I bet the smell is overwhelming.
Carol what is the update on the H. flagelleta sp. ? Really a cool looking bud.
Gotta ask DH.... I'll be back.
My Krimson Queen has its first flowers in two years! Also, H.Compacta continues its bloom fest.
That's not nearly as exciting as this little fella, H.Thomsonii's first buds on its first peduncle, and are finally big enough to get a little bit more excited about. The umbel is growing really really slowly....or is it just me....? Okay, I guess when one checks the umbel five times a day, it can seem slow....lol.... Anyway, here's its first portrait. The whole umbel is maybe 1/2" across and has been growing for at least six months....sorry, 2 weeks....
Christine
Oh Christine, that is exciting news about H. thomsonii, mine developed a peduncle this year too, and yes it is waaaay slow. LOL it could be because we check them 5 times a day !!! Congrats...
Some more flowers coming along... H. pauciflora, H. pottsii, H. sp. KunmingKina...new ones every time I look around. Really seem to be turned on my the cooler nights.
I've got my first flower on my variegated kerrii! Looks just like the green version....but still exciting!
:) Kim
Krinkle 8 bloomed.
Blessings,
Awanda
Pretty bloom Awanda. I ended up throwing my small cutting of this hoya away. It never wanted to take off, so I gave it a small push . LOL
Christine, that is awesome. Yours is much further than mine. Keeping my fingers crossed for ya. It looks very promising. :)
Oooh, pretty blooms Awanda!! I'm holding my breath for your buds, Christine.
Ann
Thats great, Christine! What is that nifty looking tape stuff you have fastening the thomsonii to its bamboo?
Those thomsonii buds looks promising!
Here's the little cv. Mathilde after one week, not as green and getting as sticky as serpens.
No photo in the preview... seems the problem is back!
Link instead: http://www.alltomtradgard.se/forum/user_album_photo.php?id=196502
Christina
Hey Carol, what happened with H. flagellata?
Haven't beaten my husband hard enough. Got to see about that.... later. :)
Tee Hee, that is funny Carol. I hadn't thought about it, but now that you mention it, H. flagellata is a rather odd name for a plant ...
Thanks Tammi, Ann, Mark and Christina. Having trouble walking with so many things crossed....lol...
Mark, that's Lee Valley Tools' Velcro Plant Tie - I just love the stuff - works forever and is forever reusable. Under $4 per roll. Here's a link to it - http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=45293&cat=2,43319,33283&ap=1
Christine
Finally! H subquintuplinervis just started opening. So far a slight odor of band-aids!
Sorry, not band-aids but camphor. I knew it was SOMEthing medicinal.
LOL...I wondered about that. I thought, "band-aids"??? Who smells band aids? Ha Ha. I was about to run and get one to see what they smelled like.
Oh How COOL, Mark. What gorgeous blooms. Although I am not sure the smell sounds all that delightful.
Ann
Beautiful!!! Mine has not bloomed! Now I have a goal (if I can fine the darn thing!!!).
Really nice flower (and picture), Mark!! I have to add that one to my "wish list"! Karen