Hoya chinghuensis is quickly becoming a favorite!
aurorawa
7 years ago
The leaves are fuzzy, succulent, and super petite:
This thing is eager to set peduncles:
Just an adorable little, quick growing plant!
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Comments (46)Thanks Pug. :) Kelly I just kept this one really warm and moist while rooting, sealed up in a covered aquarium with a heat pad underneath and very high humidity. My plant has three growth points that all go off in different directions. I am going to have to take cuttings some time this season because my plant is taking up too much space. I think it all depends on how much room we have to grow our plants but I usually cut mine when they start to get tricky to move or otherwise start to become too large for the space I have them in. The photos are of the longest growth and the others have always dropped their peduncles before they had a chance to bloom. Thanks Josh and congratulations on the obovata buds! Mike...See MoreI want to see pictures of everyone's HOYAS!
Comments (72)Hello everyone! I normally post on the fragrant and plumeria forums but have been lurking here lately. :) Here is my Hoya obscura 'Major' that I purchased from Kartuz Greenhouses back in October 2011. It's growing in a gritty mix with Dynamite slow release fertilizer. I occasionally give it some Dyna-Gro Grow. Recently after reading on this forum about Eleanor's VF-11 I ordered some and sprayed the plant with it yesterday. Being a fragrance nut I'm hoping to get it to bloom. It's in a south facing window but will go outside in filtered sun when it's warm enough. Would love to get any tips on how to get it to bloom...though I fear I just have to wait until the plant gets large enough. The good news is that it's been putting out lots of new growth lately so fingers crossed! :) Anyone ever sniff this variety? How does it compare to the regular H. obscura? -Robert...See MoreHoya lambii third time a charm
Comments (38)I would like to grow my plant on a couple of straight bamboo poles that are at least 6' tall. My plant seems to like to grow straight up very quickly and it's pretty much out of room to do that on it's current support. How do you grow your lambii, on bamboo hoops as well? Hopefully there is some new growth from this one in the spring. The new leaves are beautiful but so far I have only seen a couple on my plant. With all the flowers I have seen from this one so far I am more than willing to wait patiently for new leaves. :) Mike...See MoreHoyas from Logee's
Comments (7)Hoya danumensis is so hard to get your hands on that I don't think you paid too much either in shipping charges or for that size plant, even with the damage. For plants like that, you're talking $20+ for a shot at a plant that survives, and not worrying about its starter size. I find this plant grows and blooms much better in semi-hydro than it does in traditional mediums, so maybe if you have some around, you can root the broken stem in that. You could also use superglue and a splint to keep the stem attached. Although it creeps me out, I have used this method with success in the past, and it also works on humans in emergency situations. Regardless, danumensis and the other campanulate Hoyas grow fast, so don't worry too much about the top section even if you aren't able to save it. Some damage in transit is just the cost of doing business when it comes to rare plants. I agree that there's nothing at all wrong with your lacunosa. If you looked at lacunosa's close relative parviflora, you'd see an even more pronounced tendency to produce such marks. These rusty patches or black speckling (like they've been near a spraypaint project) on the underside of leaves is common to many Hoyas, and not even necessarily associated with sun stress. If I took a random sampling of pictures of my many lacunosas you'd see the same thing - some with splotches, some without, on the same plant. I don't know why, but it's not a health problem. I've never purchased from Logees, so I can't comment. I do almost all my purchasing from either SRQ or Epiphytica these days. They are just the vendors that work best for me. And private traders and vendors are also a good way to go, although you have to keep your ear to the ground to know who they are. I do recommend purchasing cuttings over established plants, because it takes Hoyas so long to recalibrate to new growing conditions that a strong cutting will catch up to an established plant within 6m to a year, and you waste fewer resources....See Moreaurorawa
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