Please excuse my ignorance. I have an EA hoya that is labeled as Bilobata, I was checking the EA web site, and it says that Bilobata’s botanical name is Tsangii.
Is that correct? I ask because I’ve read in several postings they label incorrectly.
Sorry to ask such a silly question but as many of you know I’m really new at hoyas.
Thank you.
Lourdes =)
Is Bilobata's botanical name Tsangii?
Quierida...your question is totally reasonable given the atrocious manner EA labels their hoyas!!!! No need to feel silly - we are all there with you....
The history of the misnomers is not really relevant...and I get lost everytime I read it. Boiling it down: there is a hoya that has been labeled H. sp. DS-70/H. burtoniae/H.tsangii. However....H. bilobata is a totally different hoya from any of these. Are you confused yet? Hoya bilobata has NOTHING to do with the plant you bought (probably...unless EA has finally found H. bilobata which I doubt....HAHAHA).
What you probably have is the H. sp. DS-70...the flowers have a lovely buttery fragrance and the leaves get a lovely red in high light. One day one of the hoya mavens will figure out what it is or isn't and we can all change our labels again!!!! :)
GREAT luck finding such a super plant!!!
Caro.
Thank you so much (as usual). I’m trying to learn about the hoyas I have, but it is so hard when you have two plants that look the same and one is labeled as bilobata (an EA) and a smaller one that I was told was a SP70.
I’m so glad you are here, I guess I’ll keep asking for your help if you don't mind.
Take care and thank you.
Lourdes =)