A word to Canadians, who bought a Hoya labeled as H. imperialis from PLG. Looks like H. calycina to me. I got it over a year ago as well rooted, healthy cuttings and must say it's one of my favorite ones. Fast growing and smells nice and strong when in flower. Highly recommended on my scale.
Here you can find how the leaves and flowers look like:
And here are flowers alone:
what a beauty...thank you
Beautiful ewdy!!
How do you grow yours (i.e. what kind of light, etc.)?
Thanks!
Ann
Nicely grown!!!! Mine is starting to bloom too!!! One of my faves!
Carol
What a beautiful plant .... I'm fairly new to Hoya's and if my new little babies do well for me, I just might have to find a source for this one! Love It!
Lin
edited to ask: What is PLG?
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I can't seem to find a web site for them?? are they not available online? Does anybody know?
Thanks, LA
ps..ewdy...I tried to view your web site, but every time I do my puter freezes up.....
Ann: It's standing in west window but I guess we can't compare my conditions with yours...
Threegardeners: Here is the link for PLG to Garden Watchdog (they don't have their own website but you can contact them by phone): http://davesgarden.com/gwd/c/2747/
I fully agree with Christine that they sell nice, healthy and well rooted small plants/cuttings.
Sent you a dmail also...
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ewdy: What a great website you've created for your Hoya's .... Lovely! I'm new to Hoya's too, since joining DG in October this year! I had one Hoya that I got from a friend back in the 70's and it was ID'd here on DG as Krimson Princess if I remember correctly. Since joining DG I have become very fond of Hoya's .... have received a couple in trades and just recently purchased a small sv sunrise and a couple of other small ones. I can't wait for them to grow up and bloom! I have a basket of the Lacunosa that I got from Home Depot and another that was labeled 'Sulawesii" but someone on here said it was mislabeled as a lot of the Exotic Angel plants seem to be ... it was ID'd here as 'Brevialata'. The Lacunosa has bloomed a couple of times but not so yet on the other. I had never heard of 'Calycina', but then again, I've never heard of a lot of them! Yours is a beautiful plant!
Lin
Very Pretty.
Tami
Thanks, ewdy. It's nice to have people discuss how they grow their plants (i.e. light, soil, temperature, humidity, etc.) so that others can get a sense of what is working for each plant - especially useful for folks reading that may live in similar climates.
:-)
Ann
What a beautiful hoya, and simply marvelous blooms.
Ann: I understand what you mean. BUT..., call me a skeptic, I don't believe in following others' growing guidelines. Just to explain: I had cumingiana and heard it "likes lots of water", the effect was that it died soon after. Other example was polyneura. I followed the advice to put it in "shade" and it almost died and only when I moved it into the brightest/sunniest spot I had it started growing. Who would think that "that shade" was different than mine?
I believe in trail and error and so far it worked for me. Fortunately, Hoyas have certain tolerance to give me the time to find the right spot.
But ewdy, what would be the purpose of a hoya forum if we didn't share information like this???
It has been pouring down rain, so not photos yet.... While Ed Gilding was here (yesterday and today) he crossed my H. calycina with: H. australis, H. imperialis, H. ischnopus, H. cembra, H. cv. Iris Marie, H. siariae and a couple of others, Oh H. australis X H. subcalva too. The purpose was to get a hoya with the flowers of H. calycina and the blooming enthusiasm of the others which bloom all year round. Can't wait to see if they have taken. We shall see what we get. Another cross he made which will probably not take is H. aff. albiflora to H. australis... My H. calycina is just full of umbels getting ready to pop!!!
Calycina is a real beauty! Looks like australis on steroids. Lovely plant, Ewdy.
But Ann, what would be the purpose of posting such information if I don't believe it's useful?
Please, don't get me wrong, as I am not saying that you shouldn't post such info yourself if that's your belief.
Sorry ewdy, I just thought this was a place of sharing. My bad.
Sorry Ann, I thought I shared some useful information about H. calycina sold as imperialis with some photos to back this theory up for those who bought this plant or mean to do so. My bad.
OK...my 2 cents worth:
We all live in different climates, our growing conditions are different too. The act of sharing information is NOT meant to be "Dis ist der vay it must be done"...it is more or less information sent out for folks to take what they can use....OR NOT!!
Light and temperature are fairly easy to replicate...and is constant. To grow a plant WET or DRY depends a lot on the ambient humidity, what kind of planting media is used etc. I grow many of my hoyas more wet than dry because my planting medium is VERY porous...someone else does the same with a different medium and the plant will drown.
I feel that if we are successful in growing a plant well, it is only fair to share the information asked for...that is why we (at least I can speak for ME) are here.
I agree with AlohaHoya totally! The folks who visit DG are from all over the world with totally different growing conditions and climates. Some things that I grow here in East Central Florida take different care than the same plant my sister would grow in South Florida! She's just 4 hours away and the sun is so much more intense down there than it is here and they seem to get more rain than we do! The plants I can grow in full sun here in Daytona they have to plant in shade down there. And, some places get much more rainfall than others. I wish some of y'all with all the rain could send some our way, we are way below normal for rainfall and really could use it !
I sure agree about the Wet or Dry conditions too .... I am getting ready to re-pot a couple of things in MORE porous planting medium, cause I've practically drowned them! If I'm not paying attention when I'm watering, I can really flood some of my plants that shouldn't get too wet because of the type of soil they are in. I hope to get more organized the next few months and do major repotting to a medium that doesn't retain so much water. When it's real humid, I don't water as much, but sometimes I get carried away.
I am rambling here .... just want to say .... I read and re-read info here on DG and use some of it and some I figure doesn't pertain to my planting style! I have learned so much from a lot of folks on this website and am so appreciative of all the kind sharing of info.
Lin
