OOOO- I NEED a pentaphlebia!!!!
Nice haul!
Springtime Hoya gluttony:
Another one without a =^..^=
And also the final one. I am so thrilled to have these beautiful cuttings.
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Thanks,
Terry
Dee, very nice cuttings indeed. I think you will be happy - I love all of the hoyas that you listed. It probably won't be too long before the term gluttony (as repulsive as it may be) does apply to you. Ha.
Sara
Wow, Beautiful cuttings, derge! I really, really love the looks of that one called cinnamomifolia! Like the kitty checking it out too! I bet you are in Hoya Heaven!
Definitely like the cinnamonifolia! Especially since I just bought &received a 4" pot ot that one that is so dinky it barely sticks out of the pot! Yes, definitely envious of your nice large cutting! Cute kitty too! -Looks kind of like my Caeden
I came home to a nice surprise today. A box on my porch containing some new hoya cuttings.
1.crassicaulis
2.lobbii (orange) IML 1524
3.acuta Ridleyii IML 0146
4.sp. Kunming Kina
5.aff. paziae IML 1596
6. panchoi IML 0228 formerly bilobata from D.L.
7.montana IML 1016
8.engleriana IML 1467 probably a new favorite.it looksl iketiny grains of rice!
Wow! Nice mailman to leave a box like that on your porch! What a haul! Can't wait to see your pic's of those when they grow up and bloom! I am just so amazed at the number of different hoya plants out there! I had no idea ... seems like I hear of at least one new (to me) name every day ... and sometimes it's 4 or 5 new ones. I would love to see an A-Z Hoya Encyclopedia ... with photo's of each and every one!
Great assortment, David! The tiny little rice leaved one sounds really intriguing....
The bilobata- is it the same one EA calls bilobata or different?- it looks smaller than EAs
sounds like you got your order from DL, eh DavidMichael? or not? Looking forward to mine this week too!!!!
Aloha
Diane, supposedly the bilobata from D.L. is not the same as the EA plant. The elaves are rounder and have a fine dark border to the leaves. It is now known by David Liddle as hoya panchoi.
If you go to the MSN group Hoyas R Us and click on the word pictures on the left hand side of the page and then go to page two and look for an album by someone named little hoyas,it's not David Liddle,there are some excellent pics of it in their album.
I have the plant sold by EA as bilobata and it doesn't look anything like what's in the picture above .
As for the H. engleriana I have only ever seen a picture of it and i'm guessing that it is most likely the tiniest hoya out there. I wasn't exaggerating when I said the leaves are the size of a grain of rice,they really are!!!! It's my understanding that the flowers are very similar to those of hoya bella and that this one can be just as tricky to grow!!!! I say that because I find bella to be a bit challenging to grow while others find it to be very easily grown and brought into bloom.
Yes several of these hoyas do have IML numbers attached to them but I did not receive them from D.L. these came from an anonymous source. There's not enough room on that bench top to spread out everything that i'll be getting from David Liddle!!!!
David, I have heard that engleriana isn't too hard to grow. I was told to not keep it too wet.
You probably don't have that problem, I however am a chronic over-waterer. I literally have to force myself to skip a plant on watering day if the top layer of soil is still damp.
Ohhhh you mention David Liddle hoyas - now I am getting excited!! Should be soon huh? Better get myself ready for counters covered in rooting bottles!!
S
David, that one named engleriana, I found it in PF: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/57423/ is really cool! And googling I found these pics of blooms too: http://www.sitascorner.se/engleriana.htm and here: http://www.growinghoyas.com/hoya_engleriana.htm Love it! I can just picture a large pot of that one. Not one for this beginner with those teensy leaves. it would probably turn brown in five minutes at my house, but it sure is a neat hoya along with all the others in your photo. You sure have acquired some nice additions to your collection!
Sara: Do you root yours all in water? I look forward to getting my DL cuttings too.I was thinking about cutting mine into a couple of different pieces and trying some in water and some in my regular potting mix or maybe in moist perlite in a zip lok bag which I tried just recently with success. I will be thrilled if I can get them all to root.
Well ... I got sidetracked. I've been sitting here googling and oohing and aahing over some gorgeous hoya photo's - guess I will hit send now and go look some more! ^_^
Nice new cuttings David! I am looking forward to the day when you can "share." Hope you will show us your DL order when you get it.
Dee
I received my H. subcalva today from Logee's. It's in a 2 1/2 inch pot. One of the leaves is 4 1/2 inches long. Someone sait it has to be at least 3 feet tall before it blooms. I guess I'll have to wait a few years to see flowers. I hope I'm still around. :).
My H. compacta, H. kentiana, and H. obovata have peduncles. So at least I'll see flowers from them. The kentiana was from a cutting I received last year.
Very nice ... and very healthy looking plant! I hope you don't have to wait until it's 3 feet tall to get blooms. Maybe it will be a very fast grower.
The links about the engleriana were very interesting- Thanks Lin!
I have trouble with bella too, David I tend to keep things a little on the dry side. But if I ever get a chance to get engleriana I know I'll still try it! LOL SO different I couldn't NOT try! I have a few strands of bella that are still hanging on for me as well- left from what used to be a large hanging basket
Nice H. subcalva, imadigger. Mine is growing like gangbusters this year - put on 10 inches of growth in the last month. I have it in orchid bark and blasted by the sun until 2 p.m. and it seems to thrive. One problem some of us have had with it is that the new leaves turn a funky red/white/green color...I forget the botanical term - chlorotic? Maybe someone else will jump in.
Julia
Julia...I believe that is just normal for them. Mine does that all the time, yet seems very healthy in every other respect. Actually, I like that it does that. I always like to see new leaves with color. Makes a pretty plant.
Marcy
Marcy, mine does it as well. All of the new growth comes in with that bronze/coppery color and changes to green as the leaves mature.
Same here with my subcalva. imadigger your plant is really nice and healthy looking!!
Blessings,
Awanda
Good to know it's not just my plant! Can't wait to see the flower on it.
Julia