And a closeup.
July Blooms
OMGosh, Mark that is awesome. What a beautiful color.
I think that one is known as the one with the orange corolla....forget the IML #. GREAT photos!!!
Orange? Kind of carmine, I'd say. It is beautiful, either way, and I do love the root-beer colored coronas.
Hoya curtisii grows like wild, for me. Had it for about 2 yrs, but no blooms!
senlarrs what do you do to get curtisii to grow like that. Please share!!!
Jeri
I have a cut from DL last order that is growing good. So glad now I ordered it. Stunning picture David.
Is that the same one that Gabi has further up in the thread?
Everyones pictures are beautiful. I have some things blooming, but have been having problems with my computer and camera cooperating but will get some up soon.
Marcy
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jeri11
It get western sun, much of the day; watered when it needs it. Use 8-14-9 and superthrive for fertilizing. It does share a 4" pot with H. ridleyi.
larry
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Marcy,
Gabi and Mark have the same hoya (lobbii) pictured, Greeen 971 and I have H. kanyakumariana pictured.
David
My H. vitellina that I received as a large plant from Carol a while back. It has become one of my favorite plants!
here is my Hoya heuschkeliana "yellow" that I got from Annie W. - it has not stopped blooming in three months!
And ... with a great deal of fingers crossed ...
my H. cv. Noelle is budding up
And ... a kind gift from Ms. Wayman a while back H. tomatoensis is, after many aborted attempts, seeming to make it nearer to the finish line
My cv. Noelle and my H. tomatoensis are both budding up now as well. Got my fingers crossed they they will make it to the finish line also. I've got buds on cv. Joy and cv. Jennifer as well. Jennifer has blasted buds twice now so maybe it'll make it this time!
dmichael
Thank you Larry for that info!!!
dmicahel why do the buds blast? I've heard of that happening but don't know why?
Jeri
Jeri that makes 2 of us!!!! I dont know why they do it but i've had buds grow to the stage of just before opening and then just fall off.
Seems like the plant is following an instinct to bloom, but something happens and it decides to blast: plant too immature, nutrition, water, temp....eventually when the stars align they make it!!!
Here is my callistophylla bloom. I only got one, the other dropped all of its buds before they opened, but it really is prettier than I expected. They lasted all of about 5 days, but the leaves are so cool, that it was ok.
Cheers,
Sara
Sara, that is prettier than I expected too. I like the finalysonii group's flowers, but they all tend to look so much alike (cream, with reddish-bronze tips). The yellow and orange in your flowers are really distinctive.
Thanks Mark,
I really like yellow and orange flowers too. So many of the ones I have now are either the cream that you mentioned on finlaysonii, or white. I really have to force myself to read the descriptions better, and am trying for yellows, oranges, pinks and reds! I need to start getting out of the box a little more. I have been such a sucker for cool foliage, that I need to start getting really selective as I am running out of room.
Believe me, there is almost no space for "common" plants now, and a trip to the local nursery or box store is no longer exciting. Carol's hoyas, and now the cuttings from DL, have made me into a complete plant snob. HA!
S
This is my H. serpens bloom. This is another one that took 3-4 years from cutting to flower. I'm really happy about this one!
The entire H. serpens plant. There are at least two dozen peduncles on this plant, but only one has produced flowers so far.
Beautiful H. serpens!!! How are you growing yours? Wet? Dry? bright light? I can't find what it likes!!!
H. waymaniae, on the way out.
H. javanica.
H. shepherdii. I actually found and bought this Hoya in bloom today at a local nursery. When I was reviewing the photos, I saw the aphids on this plants peduncles. Smells so good, one of the sweetest smelling Hoyas.
WOW Mark....great photos!!!
Carol, I grow my serpens on the wetter side, at least I never let it dry out. It gets about 2-3 hours of direct sun when the sun shines, which if you remember in VT is not very often. The temperature for most of the year in the house is 60-66 degrees, and for three or four months in the summer it will get as high as 75, but that is very rare. In the summer it is likely to be around 72 degrees most of the time.
Doug
Doug, that serpens is awesome!!!! I have had mine for 3 years, and it hasn't done anything. Nada, zip, nill........My friend who started collecting hoyas last summer just ordered a serpens from Logees in a little 2 inch pot, and even that one is kicking my serpens' but. Sigh.
S
Hoya_24 - your serpens is gorgeous! I can't grow that hoya to save my life! Nice growing!
Karen
Gabi, did you see that serpens bloom???
I know!!! Those blooms are gorgeous. I'm so excited that you guys talked me into getting it. It has HUNDREDS of peduncles. I trimmed it up last night and it's looking great. I can't wait for it to bloom! I hope I can take care of it, since it seems to be so difficult for so many people.
Gabi
And a close-up of serpens....
Wow, Gabi, it does look good, don't worry about it, it will be fine. It may green up even more more now that it isn't in a greenhouse with too much sun beating down on the top. I have never had one, but I am assuming you water when it starts to dry out, but don't wait till it is completely dry...there should be plenty of advice here.
I potted up the serpens cuttings you gave me in a cute little 4" clay pot my niece bought me this week, with tulips painted on the sides. My mom was with her when they bought it, they were in the store and Morgan picked it up, flipped it over to look at the bottom, and said "Look Grandmom, there is a hole in the bottom for drainage!" She is 5 years old - I am teaching her well!
Anyway, there were two peduncles on one of the cuttings that I hadn't noticed when cutting, sorry to deprive you of possible future flowers, but if I noticed correctly, that plant was loaded with peduncles!
Gabi, you have D-mail.
Oh my gosh, that is just LOADED with peduncles!! Nice!!
This si my H. serpens. The plant is 2 years old and i've brougth it into bloom at least twice. It stays covered with peduncles but never seems to develop buds.
dmichael
This is H. camphorifolia. If you're looking for a hoya that grows like none other,give this one a try!! This plant grows so fast you can almost see it grow!! It got bumped up to a 12" basket today.
dmichael
I love the flowers on camphorifolia
Bhav,
No worries. I would've wanted you to have peduncles on your cuttings, so I'm glad you had some. I have more than enough to spare! I don't even think it would be possible to take a cutting without peduncles on it...I think every vine has a few peduncles!
DM,
I hope mine bloom....now I'm thinking I might just have peduncles that do nothing but sit there! But you can tell by looking at the peduncles that they have developed many sets of buds, so I think it'll bloom. Only time will tell.
Kabob,
You have D-mail (or will in a few seconds!)
~Gabi