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Tiny Pink and dark purple flowers

13 years ago

I just got back from vacation and was surprised to see one my plants had flowered! It's also a plant a saved about a year ago from my apartment building garbage area! I've seen this plant before in many of the office buildings I've worked but never have I seen it flower! I am very excited. Does anybody know what kind of plant it is?

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aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
13 years ago
It's a Hoya, if you post this over in the Hoya forum they could probably tell you which one it is.
jacque71
Original Author
13 years ago
Yeah! I think you are right! Thank you!
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Hi Planto, Sounds like you have a plant that is not the one some of us were suggesting. Could be, it is from another grower, not Optimara. Diana, I have Little Hopi Girl II, it is definitely a mini and came from a florist locally who gets them from O and only sells minis. Were you going to order one for yourself? I bought three of them. It is a very strong plant. One died because the florist did not take care of it. After the other two finished blooming, I put them into larger pots, not knowing that is not recommended for a mini. Each of the other two promptly developed three crowns, so I separated them. I gave three to my club members and sent one away to a new home. I kept the other two, which are now blooming again. The club liked it and ordered some for themselves, but one had solid purple blooms on one side and the deep pink with fantasy on the other side. Anyway, I would recommend it, as a strong plant. If mine develop multiple crowns again, will let you know. It looks much better as a single crown plant and was not blooming when it had three heads. My theory is that because the two separated crowns are from the same plant, they have the exact same bloom cycle. The blooms when closed are dark purple, but when they open, the pink is dominant. By the way, regarding the photo that you i.d. for Planto, could it be another O, such as Rebecca, that has a deeper color? The photo on my monitor is a darker blue. Or do you know if it is only Manitoba that has the little dent at the top? Interesting about the little notches, will have to notice more on one I have that I think is Manitoba when it blooms again. Joanne This post was edited by fortyseven on Sun, Apr 6, 14 at 22:58
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comettose
13 years ago
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