I am curious to know if many people grow their hoyas as epiphytes as distinct from growing in a pot or basket. I'll post a few examples of a some of my experiments. Please post some pictures if you've got some examples. This first one is H. lacunosa on an elkhorn fern.
Thanks Roy.
Hoya serpens on Elkhorn fern. There is a little H.bella there too.
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H. polynuera on elkhorn fern.
H.javanica (left) H. multiflora (right) on old log.
H. oldorata and H. curtisii on old log.
H. javanica, H. serpens with H. lacunosa at the top.
Roybe, These are really cool photos and extremely healthy looking plants. I think it would be difficult for most of us to grow Hoya in this manner unless we lived in a very warm climate such as yours and could grow outside. I could also see it working very nicely for those who have the resources to be able to use a greenhouse year round. However, It might have applications for a terrarium and small Hoyas such as serpens. Once again, great photos!
Thanks Doug, I appreciate that a greenhouse or at least a sub-tropical climate is required. Your suggestion for smaller Hoyas in terrarium is a good idea. It does appear from reading different posts that a number of people have greenhouses. It will be interesting to see if we get any other pictures posted,
Roy
I will get some photos up... I have lacunosa, glabra, limoniaca, caudata, verticillata, carnosa and some odd others growing in a tree...even after I have taken away the pots and cut off 'life support'. They are happy and blooming.
Carol
looking forward to seeing them Carol.
Thanks Roy
Hi Roy
Awesome pictures. I love the ones on the elkhorn fern. I have a staghorn and I'm thinking I could do that. How often do you have to water them? I'm in Central FL and my hoya and staghorn are outside in the pool screen enclosure just about all year round. I'm running out of shelf space and the staghorn is a great idea.
Hello Eileen, my Elkhorn ferns are in a cool, filtered sunlight spot which is ideal for the Hoyas anyway. so the they get watered at the same time and the drainage is quite good. We are just coming into our winter so I'll have to monitor the watering a little more carefully. They should grow quite well this way in Florida. Happy growing!
Roy
Here are a bunch: lacunosa, carnosa, fungii (I think)...the lacunosa is in heaven!!!
Here is H. compacta that has been living on this coconut palm for about 4 years...she shares the space with a shephardii and a rhipsalis...
Thanks Carol, they look so natural, happy and carefree. you are fortunate to have such a wonderful garden and landscape for them to grow in like that.
Roy
