Saw an Interesting Hoya (Hybrid?) Today

19 years ago

Well I've really lost my mind now, I discovered that I can recognize the growth habit of some Hoyas from 1/2 way across a stranger's office. These plants were perched on top of file cabinets a good 12-18" taller than myself.

On approaching the plant to confirm it, I saw it from below, & recognized the veining pattern of say, H finlaysonni or something like that. Yet when I introduced myself & asked permission to take The Plant down & look (since owner didn't know what it was), I was surprised to see the kind of splotches that my obovata has. Smaller, more irregularly shaped splotches than say a pubicalyx.

Owner doesn't know it's a Hoya, so we spoke a bit, she's gonna give me a cutting (& I'll swap her something), but I may wait a wk or so as I had to point out to her it had a couple of mealy bugs (felt I HAD to tell her as she had numerous other asst'd plants nearby, all of which could catch them).

Anyway, the leaves were largish, say maybe 3.5-4" long, elliptical shaped, w/ graceful tapering points, a fairly dark green w/ visible veining patterns, (which I can't recall if the veins were lighter or darker than the rest of the leaf). Kind of firm, bit rigid to the touch like finlaysonii, but not thick, fleshy or succulent feeling?

Does anybody recognize the sound of these leaves? I am just smitten w/ it & hope to get some to grow up & learn from & maybe swap in Spring if grown enough by then.

Any Ideas pls? TIA

PS --- is this visible veining pattern a characteristic of the Eriostemma group (of which I only have finlaysonii; I think it's part of this group?) Haven't found much to read up on for these guys. TIA again.

Karen

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lookie_lou
19 years ago
Hey Karen,

H. finlaysonii is not part of the eriostemmas...

I would love to see a pic of the hoya you are talking about, it could be any # of hoyas, so of course a picture would help ID and flowers of course would be the best way....

I'm intrigued!!

Janice
mairzy_dotes
19 years ago
Could it be globulosa? That one has long veined leaves. Are they furry on the back side??
Marcy
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lookie_lou
19 years ago
Globulosa definitely has the veining but it doesn't have splotches or speckles so much... What about the H. vitellinoides species and crosses?

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mairzy_dotes
19 years ago
We are gonna have to have a picture. Karen, when you go back to the office...take your camera. :-)
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19 years ago
Karen, I don't even want to take a stab at it.... If it's big enough ask for two cuttings and I'll send a small plant in return for one of the cuttings and try to ID it for you!
okie_deb
19 years ago
Karen have you tried to look it up on some of the Hoya websites yet? Here are a couple to go thru and possibly get some ideas,,,,they both show leaves.,,,Debbie

http://www.shell.linux.se/mypos/hgalleri.htm

http://botanova.tripod.com/blad.html
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19 years ago
Hi Gang,

Thx everybody for commenting, I'm hoping to try & look for it in some sites this wknd. Unfortunately, no camera, but I'm gonna try for the biggest cutting she'll part w/, am hoping it's at least 2 nodes.

No camera is why I tried to give as detailed a description as I could, went back to it briefly today, owner wasn't there, couldn't really poke around much w/out her there, but DID take it down & look at it again.

Leaf tips are less tapered than I'd thought (more rounded elliptical), a thickish leaf, not fleshy but thick like Obovata. Veining not really darker or lighter, just visible anyway. Didn't look at the underside, but believe it felt smooth to the touch.

Janice,

Thx for the clarification abt Finlaysonii, I'll check out the 2 names you've suggested.

ODeb,

Thx for the sites, will check those out. Can't remember where I go, but one of the Swedish sites that show leaf, bloom & growth habit all as separate photos, probably a site I learned from you!! Very helpful, thx.

Marcy,

sigh .... my eye teeth for a camera!!! Oh Santa ...
MichMatt
19 years ago
http://www.hoyor.net/
http://www.myhoyas.com/
http://www.collectorscorner.com.au/Cacti/CactihoyaList.htm

Hi Pirate, those are mine favorite sites - check them out - hope it helps.
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19 years ago
Success!

I got my cutting today, woo-hooo. Well not a cutting really, another separate plant of it. Turns out the original plant I fell for has been cut back a lot. Owner decided she didn't want to cut more yet & decided to send me to the co-worker from whom she got it 4 yrs. ago & she said the original was large. Well, turns out that one has also been cut back a lot (this 2nd woman also doesn't know what Hoyas are & has it quite overpotted), nice growth around the circumference of the pot, middle growth lookes like it & its rootball were pulled up out of the mix & look bad.

Apparently on reflection the owner didn't think this was a good enough plant to share & she showed up at my desk today w/ an entirely separate plant which she said she had at home.

The good part is that it's a nice sized chunk, likely big enough to cut in 1/2 by Spring, very nice roots, seems very well grown & happy.

The bad part is that it doesn't look much like the actual plant I got smitten w/ (by?) But I can sort of see how it might grow into it.

'Til I can get a camera that's all for now; for the moment I'm guessing it to be a cross btwn Obovata & Carnosa.

Cross yr. fingers pls. everybody!!

Nice deal huh, no cost, no shipping charges either. I've decided I'm going to give the giver a lb. can of my Hoya mix (coir & pumice, mixed w/ a bit of what looks like peat that she had this plant in) & am also going to offer her a couple of small cuttings of Obscura.

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