My Krimson Queen finally bloomed. It started to in March, but all the buds fell off. I watered it too much thinking that would keep the buds from blasting, but it happened anyway lol. So this time I just left it alone and only watered it once....
May flowas
I've always loved the flowers on KQ and KP---those are beautiful! I'm just like you--as soon as I see buds I want to flood the plant with water (I guess to keep those fat little guys from drying up) and, of course, it's exactly the wrong thing to do...If I can keep my hands OFF the watering can I should have h. cinnamomifolia, h. serpens, h. sheperdii, and h. cv. Minibelle blooming in the next couple of months....We'll see what the Hoya Gods allow...fingers crossed...
Shelley
Hoya Obscura bloomed and no Julia, I didn't find this one by mistake:-).
Blessings,
Awanda
Neat! the aff. pubifera is very cool!!
OOhh, obscura has one of my favorite scents, Awanda. Your nose must have lead you to it!
Wild plant, that aff. pubifera, Carol.
HI...does this work??? Please remind me later by Dmail...I am madly trying to get stuff done before leaving for surgery.
Nice flowers!!! everyone.
Here is camphorifolia.
Close up. Sorry, I loaded a same photo. Having a duh moment.
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Variegated hindu rope.
Oh, another one I've never heard of - camphorifolia. Love that foliage! And, what a beautiful bloom on that H. compacta! I have a small variegated compacta but it hasn't bloomed for me yet!
I got so sick of mealie bugs hiding in the compacta coils that I banished it to my back deck, where it's dying a slow, painful death. How do you folks keep it from being overrun with the pests? I tried everything, including dunking the leaves in straight rubbing alcohol. Nothing worked. Sigh.
Julia
Julia, try Bayer's shrubs & trees systemic. You can kill the mealies with straight rubbing alcohol but do it in the shady area so you don't burn the leaves. I also tried neem oil but I can't stand the smell of it but some people doesn't mind smelling neem oil.
Jan
I agree with Jan...BATS is the only way to keep them clean!!!
Found this unknown H. acuta/pottsii blooming in my office again this morning. The whole room smelled faintly of gardenia...sorry for blurry camera phone photo.
Is BATS safe to use inside with a baby, though?
Julia, I AM impressed!!! No dust!!!! How do you find time! Oh...the hoya is beautiful...I love that family.
When I have writer's block, I over and fuss with my hoyas. heh. nice distraction.
OH yes....very safe. it is the same stuff they put in the flea medication you put on your dog or cat....
Nice photo, and nice plant. Mighty fine leaves, too! Those are biggies!
Also did you notice that it appears in the photo that someone outside is trying to grab your Hoya?
Ha, funny, Analog. That's a reflection of my hands....I'm on the second floor.
Julia
I realize that, and was just being a joker. I just wish I could get a little court jester under my username, so people can see me coming.
That is funny!
Carnosa from Kew Gardens bloom! Two carnosa blooms in one year is very unusual for me. I still have serveral others I hope will bloom!
Blessings,
Awanda
Happy Birthday Ric!
Hope you have a great birthday!
cv Iris Marie, finally, bloomed - a first for me. No scent I can detect, but she's just now opened.
Karen
And obovata is blooming right now - it has about 5 umbels getting ready to bloom - this is the first! I'm particularly proud of this one as I received it as a cutting 3+ years ago when I first started collecting hoyas (BEFORE the addiction set in!).
Karen
Well it's bout dang time for cv. Iris! Congrats Sis. K. I've been trying to wait until my obovata finishes blooming so I can repot it, but it just keeps on blooming and blooming!!
Blessings,
Sis. A
Karen, I'll bet when night fell that Iris Marie filled your house with perfume.
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Hoya clemensorium bloom. First time for me....I think its the MSU.
Thanks Lin for the well wishes.
Good job on the Iris Marie. My plant is huge and three years old but not blooms. :(
I found this one hinding and in bad shape. Its a cardioplylla bloom with ants and some aphids. I don't usully have a problem with aphids....they are easily treated with soapy water spray but I did not catch this one in time.
(edited for bad spelling......I really should start reading before I hit SEND)
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Ric I love that clemensorium bloom, it really looks big!!
Blessings,
Awanda
Oh my goodness ... that clemensorium bloom is stunning! Another new one to me! So many different hoyas ... I never knew!
Ric, hope you had a real nice birthday!
Thanks Awanda, I was happy to see it. Its been 3 years waiting. I think hoyas are good in developing patience skills.
Lin, I had a great day. I worked, but when I came home I had a dinner and cake surprise, then out with friends til 4 am.......geesh, I'm getting old. I was slow moving all day yesterday.
LOL, Ric ... wait til you get to be my age! 4 a.m.?!? I haven't been out at that hour in many years! But, Hey ... one is NEVER too old for the cake and ice cream! ^_^ Glad you had a great birthday!
Ric.
Sorry I missed your Birthday.
Happy belated Birthday! I'm glad you had a good time.
Lourdes =)
Happy belated birthday, Ric!
Karen
Mark - I'll have to check out the "late evening" scent this evening!
Karen
Ric, happy belated birthday! glad you had a great day!
Jan
Here is macrophylla...it bloomed for me the first time this winter but I never got a pic of it.
Kim
Faithful lacunosa blooming like crazy right now.
