The peduncle on the Hoya heuschkeliana cutting decided to plump up when i was rooting it. I thought it would blast but it decided to go ahead and bloom. It smells like butterscotch to me, especially at night. The scent seems very similar to Hoya DS-70. It is very tiny but cute. It was one of the cutting received in the David Liddle order.
Thought I would show was was blooming or almost blooming today. Starting at the top: Hoya bella, Hoya lacunosa, Hoya shepherdii and Hoya carnosa (soon).
Well Hoya shepherdii made it to bloom finally. Not sure if the last 2 buds will open, they seem to be taking their time. Its a nice scent and starting to become a fast grower also.
Minibelle was busy doing its thing this year. I counted 11 blooms this year. Needless to say, the bedroom is quite fragrant at night. This is one easy bloomer. Wish they all were!
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.
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 is ready to bloom soon. This is one easy grower and bloomer. I love this particular hoya.
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.
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.
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. 
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. 
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!
