Some Summer Hoyas and Flowers.
Jimmy
7 years ago
I finally have spare time to post some hoya plants and flowers from this summer.More to come!
H.sp. UT-163
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Summer flowers are very rewarding this summer so far
Comments (30)Diane, Here are a couple of gate ideas for you. A gate is a difficult thing to make as it needs support in order to avoid sagging. http://www.rusticrailings.com/images/galleries/stairs/Ryan%209%2011%2007%20027.jpg http://www.vividvalleyartgallery.com/images/180_twig-gate.JPG http://search.live.com/images/results.aspx?q=twig%2c+gate&FORM=BIRE#focal=896f5dcfc16934eeebe5f437d4d0659a&furl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividvalleyartgallery.com%2Fimages%2F180_twig-gate.JPG http://www.winterbournewillows.com/pics-s/willow-gate-15-200h.jpg http://www.simply-solar.co.uk/assets/images/autogen/a_SimSol039a_1.jpg http://www.naturalfencing.com/images/additional1/196.jpg http://www.peaktraditionalfencing.co.uk/Photos/640Pics/Pic30.jpg http://www.sylvanskills.co.uk/images/moon_gate.jpg Diane, I have a few brugmansia opening now, but not prolificly. Yesterday's quick wind and rain storm took a lot of the blooms off. I'll see if I can get a shot soon. I wonder how Glaswegian's variegated brug is doing. Any pictures for us, Glaswegian? John...See MoreSome Hoya in habitat photos
Comments (12)Thanks for looking in and for the comments. I've only just arrived back home today. The climate statistics for Cooktown are on the Weather Bureau site, URL as follows: www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_031017_All.shtml There's a number of H. australis subspecies, the ones in the photos are most likely ssp tenuipes as I believe ssp sanae is a bit further north. (Ssp. australis is a lot further south whilst ssp oramicola and ssp rupicola are much further north west.) The only one that I can visually distinguish is ssp rupicola as it's the local one where I live. Having seen at least 3 of the subspecies in habitat, it would be a fair guess that H. australis likes rocky, more exposed environments with a very dry winter (Dry) season. You can see in the last photo of the H. australis how the plant is yellowing and wrinkling from the harsh dry conditions. However, as with all the others, it will come back really healthy when the rains set in. It tends to seek out these conditions. So it's probably one of the Hoyas that would most likely be killed by kindness rather than by neglect. Our local ssp rupicola is even more extreme in its liking of harshness. The H. pottsii is pretty much opposite. It thrives under a heavy canopy (shade) on the sheltered side of the mountain. In this situation it would be in a more humid environment than if it was on the windy side of the mountain. The mountain is only 431 metres tall but one side drops steeply straight into the sea. That's the side that gets the south easterly trade winds during the winter/dry season. So the lesson here would be to keep pottsii in bright light but out of continual direct sun, keep it on the dry side during winter but maintain some degree of relative air humidity. During the summer/wet season both species are subjected to frequent torrential rainfall and constantly very high humidity. Further up the coast (northwards) are H. australis ssp sanae, H. sussuela and H. macgillivrayi. But this trip I didn't get up that far. Maybe next time, and I'll come back with in habitat photos of those species. :O)...See MoreSome stinky Hoya relatives
Comments (25)Quinn the best advice I can give concerning the culture of these plants is to water when it's sunny and warm and to avoid water or wet conditions when it is gloomy or cold. During the winter rest plants in bright light and give sips of water every now and then but only on bright sunny days. Keep plants from getting rained on or at least from staying wet for days on end. I water and then let the potting mix dry and then water again during the summer. A mix of cactus soil plus grit or small gravel works, perlite or pumice also works well to keep the mix open and fast draining. Clay pots are great but plastic work just as well as long as the mix is fast draining. Bright light is best but some plants can grow under full sun. Many species grow under cover of shrubs or grasses but others grow right out in the open and they can endure very harsh conditions, wet and cold conditions are their main enemy, that and mealies. Karyn I get almost all of my plants including Stapeliads and Ceropegias from Paul Shirley Succulents in the Netherlands. I also grow many from seed which I get from the International Asclepiad Society seedbank or from other sources like Ebay. Ebay is a great place to find plants as well and many American sellers offer plants during the summer. You can find mixed Stapeliad seed packets at some US and European nurseries and they are great from starting a collection although you may get hybrids vs species. Mike...See MoreHoyas in the summer
Comments (2)All my hoyas are houseplants that go outside, save one DS-70, which stays inside year 'round. The rest go out on a covered porch (one porch facing east, one porch facing west) for the summer. I live on a pretty shaded lot but they all get dappled sunshine either morning or evening. They all bloom (except the ones that are too young yet to do so). I live in zone 7A/B. I would think your hoyas would very much enjoy a summer under the deck in the sunshine. Just be sure to give them a pretty good shower before bringing them back in in the fall. I bring mine in when the nights start going below 50. Good luck....See MoreJimmy
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7 years agoThanks guys! H. glabra just opened tonight and got a few shots in..smells odd kinda like a mint of some sort!
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7 years agoMonica bf N. Carolina zone 7B
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7 years agoI have been growing plants since I was a kid...mostly cactus and succulents.I've been growing the reg carnosa's around 20 years and the rarer hoyas around 6 years. H. danumensis is blooming again..in my normal apt conditions! I water every 4 days when the buds from.
Jimmy
7 years agoA hand-full of praetorii...this one loves the led lighting and organic nutes..blooms non stop!
PROJan Sword-Rossman Realty 239-470-6061
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoFantastic blooms!
Hoya pubicorellaHoya diversfolia
Hoya incrassataHoya surigaoensisHoya
Hoya surigaoensis
Hoya Ban Gnong Gnoy
Not a good photo but Hoya benguetensis
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