Denise Can you post a pic of your Meliflua? I'd love to see it. Pug Yes those new leaves are absolutely huge, I wanted to put something next to it when I took the pic to show the size. I like the shiney leaves better than dull. Hey Eddie thanks for the link, Awsome growth on your meliflua. So you keep yours outside? I would love to put my hoyas outside but don't have a set up for that and am worried about the wind, weather being to rough on my plants. (Also the bugs!! Yuck) Do you notice if you put your hoyas outside Spring thru Fall then bring them in for the winter, do they get mad and sulk? I had Scheffelera's outside one summer then brought them in and they dropped alot of their leaves but eventually adjusted. Yep the new leaves are very fragile but I like the feel of them. I reacently broke a new leaf in half on my veg. macrophylla, i was mad at myself for a while about that. Shanna

Thanks everyone for your compliments. I have had other hoyas bloom but have gotten them either with peduncles already on them and/or with buds etc. This is my first hoya to have grown a peduncle and bloomed. It is reassurance to me that I am doing something right. Whew!!! Denise I was looking at the date I first noticed the peduncle and buds, it was May 27th and it finally started opening June 18th. Yes, I was excited for nearly 3 weeks waiting hoping the buds didn't blast so I would know forsure what the id was. I got it at a local garden center with no name on it, it was her grandmother's plant. I am also confused by all the name crazyness!! Nancy and Hills I know this is bad but I have looked at it a ton but haven't smelled the bloom, it totally slipped my mind to smell it. The bloom and plant hang up high so I have to get a stepstool to get up there, guess that's why I havent thought of it cause it wasn't like it was just on the table and I could get really close to it. Ann Yes I agree, some time of carnosa. As far as photography I have had this camera awhile but am still trying to figure out all the settings and stuff, I might be getting the hang of it. Thanks for looking Shanna

If the leaves look dehydrated it will be a problem with the roots and not a reaction to the heat. If you have been letting the plant stay dry for too long it may just mean that you have to water more frequently. I would keep a close watch and if the leaves do not regain their healthy state then consider rerooting some cuttings. Hoyas come from different habitats so there are cool mountain growers and there are lowland tropical species. It is not any hotter even in South Florida than it gets in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea etc. Hoya serpens is a species that appreciates cooler growing conditions and Hoya carnosa does as well but it much more tolerant of summer heat. I don't find Hoya Mathilde to be a fussy hybrid though and it grows much easier than Hoya serpens for most people. Mike

So pretty. Question: is merrilli an early bloomer? I got one last year that's putting out new growth and i was wondering how quickly they bloom. I bought it from yellowgreen2u so it was a nice size when I got it. TIA.