Carnosa Peduncle Plumping Up!

Back in Sept. 06, my Carnosa decided to get a few peduncles. Of course, all winter long, things have been dormant. Now the days are getting a wee bit longer and I see this little guy getting bigger! The wait begins and I hope I don't jinx it by taking a pic of it before its done anything!

I added two more pics to this post today (Feb. 27, 2007) and its getting closer to open - its a waiting game now.

Well carnosa finally started opening its bloom last night and this morning, was all open. I don't detect a smell. My nose must be shot! Its one lovely flower.

Hoya Strangeness

The top plant was a cutting of this H. cv. Krimson Princess. I wanted to try an experiment to see if the cutting I took would revert back to the leaf colour and pattern of the mother plant but it didn't. It looks like some variant of H. pubicalyx.

H. holliana

This grows under my grow lights also. It took awhile to get going but finally it seems to have found a growth spurt in the last while. It wasnt the easiest hoya to root either. I like how the new leaves have a reddish hue before turning green.

Another H. lacunosa Bloom

Despite it being wintertime, any bloom is welcome. This one happens to grow under my grow lights also. This fragrance fills up a room even though only one bloom is open. Please excuse my very "unmanicured" hands. Apparently, they look much worse in a picture!

Variegated H. bella Bloom

A little up and coming bloom from my variegated H. bella. It seems to like it under the grow lights.

Hoya DS-70

Happy New Year and its been awhile since I posted anything but now the DS-70 started to open up its bloom today. I thought i better take advantage of some sun and take a pic of it! I can't smell any scent and here I thought I would smell like butterscotch like I have read about it. Maybe tonight it will decide to be more fragrant. I have 3 more peduncles coming on this plant. I find its a very dependable and maintenance free hoya. A must have in a collection.

H. pottsii

H. pottsii, originally uploaded by sandy130.

Hoya pottsii growing under my grow lights. Notice the new and quite reddish leaves. I love the colour of them.

A little bit of everything!

Well I needed an update and of course being that its cold and dreary these days, I figured it was a good time to post some "under the grow light" pics. These are the little cuttings I received at the end of summer in my hoya trade and they are all coming along under the lights:

1. First pic is H. compacta "Mauna Loa". I found this very hard to root. It seems to be growing quite nicely now. I should clarify that this one is from my Mom's plant. All previous cuttings of this plant promptly went to the hoya graveyard in the sky. I was lucky enough to root 3 cuttings and she gave me one cutting rooted.
2. Second pic is H. brevialata (on left) and H. bilobata (on right). Both are planted in the same pot but I will separate once they grow more. I ran out of small pots at the time of planting!
3. Third pic is of H. davidcummingii. This is a very fast growing hoya it seems and has lovely foliage too.
4. Fourth pic is H. obovata (on left) and H. pusilla (on right).
5. Fifth pic is H. vitellinoides - huge leaves on this little guy.

I hope one day I can post some blooms of all these.

H. carnosa 'Krinkle 8'

Krinkle 8 grows great once it gets going. Still waiting for any signs of blooms on this one. Might be awhile yet!

H. curtisii

Here is my H. curtisii. It is quite small but it grows quickly once it gets going I have found.

H. australis

Here is my H. australis i just trellised up on the bamboo hoops. It will be beside my 2-tier grow lights for the winter.

H. carnosa NOID

Still when you haven't seen enough carnosas, here is another NOID. I received it as cuttings in May 2006 but it is doing quite well now.

Hoya carnosa Peduncle

A little close up pic of the peduncle starting on my H. carnosa. Its the first one!

H. lacunosa bloom

Hoya lacunosa bloom just starting to open - pic taken on September 17, 2006.

H. pottsii & H. carnosa cv Krimson Princess

Here is my H. pottsii and H. carnosa cv Krimson Princess - pics taken on September 13, 2006. Both are very easy plants to root and grow.

H. carnosa

H. carnosa that I received 2 years ago. I noticed the other day it has its first peduncle on a new vine. I am anxious for this one to bloom. It is reported as smelling like chocolate when it blooms.

H. wayetii

H. wayetti grown under my fluorescent lights.

H. cv Minibelle

Both Minibelle bud and bloom. This plant does great on a trellis and will wind around anything it can get a hold of. Its a great early bloomer too.

H. australis

H. australis - I am unsure what species it is.

Hoya Jungle!

Here is my hoya jungle in my bedroom. The window is facing west and gets some good light in the summer and winter.