I'd Never Thought I'd See the Day...

tammypie

15 years ago

When my Hoya Macgillivrayi would bloom!

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Denise
15 years ago
Very nice, Tammy! Mine keeps trying and blasting. Now I'm even more excited for it to succeed!

Denise in Omaha
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Jan Sword-Rossman Realty 239-470-6061
15 years ago
Congrats!!! it's beautiful.

Jan
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tammypie
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15 years ago
kellyknits
15 years ago
Holy Moly! Those are HUGE, Tammy! And beautiful!
Congrats!
Kelly
mdahms1979
15 years ago
Seriously Tammy what are you feeding your Hoyas LOL. You have been just blessed with blooms this spring, good growing!

So how long have you had your Hoya macgillivrayi? I got a cutting last fall and it is growing very well, much better than my touchy Hoya archboldiana.

Mike
Denise
15 years ago
Mike,

That's interesting... my macgillivrayii took forEVER to get going last year. It was mid-summer before it showed any signs of growth, then it grew like crazy and came to a screeching halt at the end of summer and hasn't shown any signs of growth since. My archboliana, on the other hand, is growing like a weed. Funny how that works!

Denise in Omaha
mdahms1979
15 years ago
I have had the same thing happen with two Hoyas. Both my Hoya archboldiana and obscura did almost nothing and were not what I would describe as healthy plants. I ended up cutting the top from the small plants and rooting them. So far so good as both plants are growing well now and the archboldiana has produced and retained it's first set of leaves since i got it last spring. If at first you don't succeed try try again LOL.

Mike
edj886
15 years ago
That is sensational! Just love the huge blooms. I think I might get this hoya, although we are now in Autumn and going into winter soon.. so might wait until spring comes. Just out of interest, what kind of growing condition does this hoya need? temperature, light, water, soil etc?

Ed
sandy731
15 years ago
It's beautiful. Does it have an IML number by any chance? Just curious because I have IML0278 "Mt. Tozer" which is dark red so I wondered if that is what yours is. Nice to dream what mine might look like some day.

Sandy
tammypie
Original Author
15 years ago
I've had my Hoya Mac for over a year, received it as a cutting.

I don't really feed my hoyas, just water them once a week. Once a year, I do add some fresh potting mix to the pot to add extra nutrients. That's all I do. TammyPie
puglvr1
15 years ago
Those blooms are so pretty!! Lucky you...thanks for posting your beautiful blooms!
edj886
15 years ago
Do you by any chance keep this plant indoor near the windows and how big does it gets before it blooms?
I'm still considering whether to get this hoya or not..
tammypie
Original Author
15 years ago
edj886, yes, I keep my hoya Mac indoors, in a garden window. This hoya did grow quite a bit before putting out these blooms. It's in a 4-inch pot, and likes to be pot bound.

You might like having this hoya. I think it's one of the best hoyas I have. But it's on the large side because it can grow large thick leaves. TammyPie

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