Hoya pusilla

Hoya pusilla is a cute little bloom from a cute little plant. It has a delicate smell but I can't place my finger on what it is. Very subtle though.

Hoya shepherdii peduncle

A dormant peduncle that developed last fall looks like it will do something finally! I read the scent of shepherdii is very nice and like Hoya cv. 'Minibelle', the foliage is very nice too.

Hoya polyneura

A newly potted polyneura. Hope i can make this one thrive. I hear its a bit tricky although I am in the right climate - the West Coast of BC, nice and rainy here!

Hoya cv. Minibelle

Hoya cv. Minibelle is ready to bloom soon. This is one easy grower and bloomer. I love this particular hoya.

Hoya lacunosa

Soon to be blooming lacunosa. Wish the blooms would last a bit longer.

Big Pink Silver

A picture of my Hoya pubicalyx 'Pink Silver' taken first when i received it in the summer 2004 and a comparative to now, May 2007. It has overtaken the trellis and growing like gangbusters but still no blooms. This year, I have kicked it outside.

Hoya curtisii

Hoya curtisii finally burst open and it has quite a fragrance! The room smelled like citrus this morning.

Spiraling carnosa

Well if it won't bloom, the foliage is the next best thing - so colourful and pleasing to the eye. I guess thats why collecting hoyas has become such a passion for many people.

Hoya curtisii peduncle

I noticed this hoya curtisii peduncle tucked away. It seems to be getting bigger now and I am hoping to see this one bloom. Just added another picture (April 18, 2007) and its getting even bigger. Its a very dark peduncle too.

Hoya carnosa plant

Well I finally got around to taking a pic of my H. carnosa plant before the blooms finished. I am sure its probably done for the year. Here i thought I couldn't smell any scent but at night, it was there! Subtle but definately hoya smelling.

Bloomin' Bella

February begins with this little variegated H. bella in bloom.

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!