OK....I'll start it out this month.... Here is H. cv. Iris Marie. She blooms like this all year round!
February blooms
I looked up and here is H. australis starting off....
And here is a deformed leaf....thought it was funny!!! The hoya is H. chlorantha
Carol, that is a beautiful looking H. australis. I've got them growing outdoors I'll be happy if they flower like that.
I've just ordered C.V. " Iris Marie" from DL thats a beautiful plant too.
Roy
beautiful!
Beautiful blooms! I've got a plant with a mutant leaf just like yours....I think it's a carnosa. Weird isn't it? I need to show these pics to my plants....nothing blooming at the moment. C'mon spring!
Kim
Gorgeous flowers AND pictures, Carol!
Love 'Iris Marie' .... and is that 'Australis' growing in and on a tree? Fantastic!
H. cv. Iris Marie has a fragrance only her mother (H. cembra) can equal....like fine perfume......
Carol
They are sooooooooooo pretty! I bet you have flowers every month of the year from your hoyas. How long has this hoya of the month blooms been going on? I will have to look back. I am thinking that we should have a list of all the hoya preferences for when they bloom. Then if we picked one from each month to grow........ Imagine how pretty our homes would smell al year long:)
plantlady......... carol grows em up a tree, down a tree, creeping along the ground, in pots, in the greenhouse, in her shade house. She has the greenest thumb and can grow them anywhere:) Amazing!
Bea
and the best part is we get the benefit of Carol's expertise & guidance & knowledge....plus great pics...thank you, Deb
I totally agree .... I love all the information I'm getting here on the Hoya forum. I am learning so much! But, it is sooooo very hard not to get out the credit card and start ordering one of everything I see photo's of .... I want one of those Iris Marie's - it is really beautiful! And, if it has wonderful fragrance ..... well ...... that is just like "icing on the cake"!!!
To be totally honest...skill has nothing to do with it. It IS the climate! Whenever a plant seems to be lingering in the greenhouse, not doing well despite everything...I stick it under a tree and forget about it. It thrives.
Well...cv. Iris Marie and H. cembra are two that bloom all year for me...even with the cool (upper 50s) temps of winter nights.
So I understand that cembra and Iris Marie have similar growth habits. Are they also about the same size?
Yes, they are very much alike. cv. Iris Marie has the dark pink corona and H. cembra's white/yellow.
That's too bad - I like the pink better. H. cembra grew well on my windowsill but it quickly outgrew the space. Forever hopeful, I thought there might be a tiny chance that Iris Marie was just a little bit smaller. Ah well.
Both plants respond well to cutting back and they will form new branches...easily 'trained'.
Carol
Our Carol has the green thumb - them's GORGEOUS!!!
I only have my dependable shooting star blooming, but my Australis does have serveral peduncles on it for the first time!!
Blessings,
Awanda
Nice, Awanda!! Mine's gonna bloom this month, too - YIPEEE!
BEAUTIFUL, Awanda! It's nice to see you posting too - where you been hiding?
Ooooh Awanda, Love that shooting star! Some day I plan on getting that one! My "wish" list is growing daily!
Is shooting star one that loves water?I only ask because I have a tendency to over water a bit .Love the blooms on it!
Nancy
Yes, Nancy...H. javanica and H. multiflora both love water...fast draining soil and lots of water....
Thanks Carol : )
Actually this is one of my favorite hoyas since it's so easy to care for. Karen be sure to post a picture when yours blooms:-). Ms. K, I'm having some physical problems so I check in when I feel up to it:-).
Blessings,
Awanda
Awanda I hope you feel better real soon. Your pictures and postings are an inspirational to this newbie. Gotta keep the strenght up to snap those photos.
((hugs))
Jeri
Awanda, I am sending good thoughts your way. I hope those problems are resolved soon!!!
Ann
I join Ms. Kitty, Awanda....be well soon!!!
Carol
I have more than one getting ready to bloom this month - I have three!! YIPPPEEE! Here's h. lobbi...
Here's h. multiflora - this one has several peduncles with buds.....(umbels?)
Ooops - forgot the picture...
And finally, I found this one this a.m. - h. limoniaca - can't wait to see it bloom - hope it doesn't blast!! Karen
AWESOME, Karen!! Especially deserved given what you have gone through these past couple of months!!!
Good growing Karen. Hmmm maybe were supposed to let our plants freeze for bloom production..
Carol your australis is beautiful.
Awanda your bloom is beautiful too.
Karen...your plants are so healthy and vigorous!!!! Good recovery!
Yeaaaahhhh Karen way to go! let us see the photos when they open. My multiflora was going to bloom and then the buds dropped. At least I know thatit will bloom sometime soon again:)
Bea
Thanks all!! I'm soooo excited!!
H. ischnopus is one of my favorites cause it blooms all year and the new leaves are so colorful. Took this today because I thought the colors were great!!!
And, look at THIS!!! This is my first bloom on H. callistophylla in 2 years...and look who is strutting her stuff. She is barely old enough to do this!!!!
