My Kids are waking up!!
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Middl3 Fing3r
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Bill M.
2 years agoMeyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoMiddl3 Fing3r thanked Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)Middl3 Fing3r
2 years agoBill M.
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Nilo (Zone 9b)
2 years agoBill M.
2 years agoMiddl3 Fing3r
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoNilo (Zone 9b)
2 years agoBill M.
last yearMiddl3 Fing3r
last yearlast modified: last yearHere we go again..blooms galore!! My Hoya Kerrii (Variegated Green Spot) is teasing me with the promise of flowers..had this thing since 2007..it will be my 1st bloom on it. Same story with my HOYA POTTSII 'CHIANG MAI & Hoya pachyclada 'Apodagis' Zoom in to see the buds.
Eye candy posted below :)
Now the Hoya pachyclada 'Apodagis' has 2 budlettes. It started with the one in focus..tried to push out lil yellow thingys then it poured for 3 days and they all fell off..unopened. Middl3Finger Xed they open this time.All open in full splendor
Hoya Mutiflora Shooting Star
Heavy Rains knocked off the rest of the blooms.
Hoya Wayetii in the palm. IDENTIFIED!! \o/
My previous pics are still blooming like crazy. Smells good out back these days and the wasp n bees are buzzin'BTW all, Kate's nursery is having a VIP sale..she has supplied me with many of my plantz...Check out her place..good people with reasonable prices. EVERYTHING is well established in the pots. Pimping her so she continue to supply me with goodies. Shameless I know but I want her to survive. www.paradisefoundnursery.com
@ Bill
Still trying to develop a scratch n sniff..maybe I should do a lick n spit instead!! :D
Middl3 Fing3r
last yearHad a super duper surprise today!! Went out to check on the kids ready to bloom and this one was sitting there saying "Can you see me now!!" This thing has never bloomed for me that I recall..what a sweet display of nature.
Hoya pentaphlebia
This one gets really red in brighter sun. Moved it last week to a shadier spot and whalla!! Not sure that had anything to do with it lol (Note to self: Pull the weeds)
My Hoya Lacunosa finally did the deed as well. This plant is fairly new to me so this was a good thing.
Just for giggles here is a shot of one of my Dischidia in bloom..but it seems to always be in bloom.
Dischidia Oiantha (Geri)
Tika Land
last yearMiddl3 Fing3r
last yearlast modified: last yearSuper red in bright light..green in super shade.
Okay this is super strange..the photo I took yesterday the flower was open...today....Went to take photos of the leaves for Tika Land and same cluster flower is closed. Do Hoyas do that?? WTF!!
@ BillThis one had a super faint smell yesterday..maybe my close up face sniffing it freaked it out and the flowers closed back up. lololol This is so strange.
Bill M.
last yearMiddl3 Fing3r
last yearMiddl3 Fing3r
last yearlast modified: last yearOkay now I am totally confused. What I thought was my Hoya Wayetii is now in flower and it looks nothing like I was imagining or any pics on the net.
Not at all what I was expecting. This is a very old huge mother plant in a 14" pot that has runith over. Leaves are as follows......
This thing is full of soon to be open flowers. Was waiting till they all bloomed and then I was going to chop it up.Anyone know what this one is?????? I so thought I had this one figured out. Durr my head is starting to hurt O_o The HOYA Wayetti doesn't appear to have the 5 star flower petals..do those fall off and simply become the "nub" flower?? Haven't sniffed it....lessons learned. :P
UPDATE:
Went back out to take another gander at the wayetii and some of the flowers are pulling back and they are looking like what I had expected. They are becoming "nub" flowers as the 5 petals pull back. Guess it was another case of pre-photoulation :P
Shana
last yearMiddl3 Fing3r
last yearlast modified: last yearThis thing has never bloomed or put out new anything for me and now there are buds at almost every joint. I am starting to be convinced that chopping on old plant makes them more leafy and bloom like crazy..
Hoya Kerrii (Variegated Green Spot)
BTW does anyone know what those things in the center of this cluster are?? So far none of the other blooms have them.
Bill M.
last yearMiddl3 Fing3r
last yearMiddl3 Fing3r
last yearlast modified: last yearMorning bliss!! Been awaiting their opening...
Hoya blashernaezii ssp. suariae 'red form'
and claimed to be the most fragrant out there....I have to say tho my pubicalyx have beat them all so far for smell.
Hoya Pallida
Nilo (Zone 9b)
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