Thank you Mayers

[rcb]

About two years ago, when I was just getting into growing Hoyas, Mayers was kind enough to help me start out by sending me a ton of Hoya cuttings.

This one was ID'd as Hoya publicalyx, and it has given me it's first bloom.

Thank you Mayers!

Different pics over a couple of days, under different lighting conditions.

[jessicalee]

i just love Hoyas, gorgeous...
what a generous and kind gift.
Plant people are the greatest

[Daethen]

Just lovely!!! I want to get into hoyas, but I don't think I have the room.

[mayres]

Great pictures and I LOVE HOYAS!
Every picture I scrolled down to was........NO IS.......my favorite!

[psyc1210]

Gorgeous! I LOVE the speckled leaves. I also love the awesome flowers.

[orchids4me]

Mayres is Awsome !!
That's beautiful. I love all the pics but the cooest one is with the back lighting coming through. That's a very very cool shot
Good growing !
Emmaye

[lmartiny]

Very nice. I like Hoyas too. I struggle a bit with them. They do need some attention. Not too much, but more than I've given. Solay sent me a piece and I'm keeping it going.

[rcb]

Thanks everyone!

Daethen - Many of them are not huge growers. Many of mine are in 4 inch pots or smaller. I just set a trellis up in the pot, and wind the vines around it.

[psyc1210]

Originally Posted by rcb

Thanks everyone!

Daethen - Many of them are not huge growers. Many of mine are in 4 inch pots or smaller. I just set a trellis up in the pot, and wind the vines around it.

Renee, I'd love to see some photos of your whole plant if possible, as well as any others so I can see how they look on the trellis

[rcb]

JoBeth,

Here are a few different ones, quick snapshots. I'm not the best at trellising, some people seem to be able to do it more neatly than me

Hoya publicalyx in bloom



Hoya dasyantha - not bloomed yet



Hoya sp. Square Leaf - not a viner, I let it hang - have one penduncle



Hoya fungii - has 5 penduncles budding



Hoya ciliata - not bloomed yet



Hoya camphorifolia - 2 penduncles budding up

[mayres]

I like your little trellis concept. Do or are you making an attempt to keep your plants small enough to stay on a trellis that small? I would need one six feet high for my largest hoya! I'm assuming you just let some of them hang? So far that has been my method - but I kind of like yours as well - might save on room?

[lmartiny]

I think that is a great idea.

[rcb]

Mike - I wind the vines around it, up and down. Basically the vine grows up one side, I let it grow off into the air until it is long enough to come down the other side, and start up again. Then I clip the vine down to the trellis. Reason I wait for it to get long enough is some/many Hoyas, the growing tip will die back if it is forced to face down. But you don't want to wait too long either, as the vine gets tougher/more brittle as it gets older, and it will break. So I'm usually out there fussing around with them. lol I guess you could wind it around the trellis horizontally, gently moving upwards and downwards as well? I might have to try that, now that I think about it.

You can see on the publicalyx pic the two vines growing at the top. I'll let them grow off until they are long enough to come all the way down the trellis, and just start back up, so the tip is facing upwards. Any leaves that have developed in the meantime, do eventually reorient themselves to face the sun.

The ones that are not climbers/vining though, I let them hang, like lacunosa, serpens, polyneura and bella etc.

Carnosa, I let hang mostly also, it seems the penduncles come off of vines that are hanging down. When it gets too long, I wrap it up around the pot, but making sure there is still a good bit of vine that cascades down.

But yes, the ones that climb, I get them on the trellis to make neater and save space. I don't want to admit that I've got enough of these guys now that they have reached the "I'm not counting them" stage.

Lynn - Thanks! Which one do you have?

[hera]

Nice job. They look lovely.

[rcb]

Thought I'd post an update of this plant, picture was taken a few moments ago. Although this is a relatively common one, it is fast becoming a favorite.

[psyc1210]

Gorgeous!

[plantloverlisa]

Those blooms are just amazing. Great growing!

[mayres]

Great picture - thanks for posting!

[rcb]

To not start another thread on Hoyas in the orchid forum, I thought I'd update this one with some new bloomers. I don't have a whole lot of orchids that bloom in the summertime, but luckily my Hoyas fill in this season with blooms. These are all first time bloomers for me. (Except the DS-70)

Here they are, hope you enjoy.

Hoya limoniaca, first the buds (which are nicer IMHO lol)



and now the blooms, there are actually three penducles blooming at the same time, and there is another penducle at the top budding up now.




Hoya cummingiana, first the natural hanging view, then a shot looking up into the flowers.





DS-70, first a shot of mostly the whole plant. If you look closely, you can see there are lots and lots of penduncles. Then a section closer up showing them. I've only had this plant less than two years, it is a rampant grower and bloomer.





Hoya camphorifolia, it was very difficult to get a clear picture of this one, the flowers are tiny, but oh so delicately lovely.



Hoya publicalyx, this one is from Mayers also, but it flowers a darker shade of pink than the one I posted originally. Sorry for the bad pic.



This one is for JoBeth, I know you like shots of the leaves. It's Hoya obscura, growing in Cattleya level light. I've had this less than a year, started it as a 3 - 4 inch cutting last fall. It has one penducle budding up now.



And finally a Hoya relative that I picked up at Lowes this spring. It's Dischidea ovata (aka the watermelon plant) Also grows rampantly.

[jessicalee]

mmmmmmmmmm..... gorgeous.... someday

[psyc1210]

Thanks for the leaf shot Renee! I love those leaves. I must go shopping!

[syndywindy]

Really nice, I'm starting to see why you love these plants!

[mayres]

DS-70 looks like what is being sold as bilobata to me? Thanks so much for posting all these pics. I appreciate and oooooo and ahhhhhhhh over each one! Like JoBeth, I also did the same over the nice leaves shot! You can continue sharing these lovelies ANYTIME as far as I'm concerned - WONDERFUL orchid "friends"!

[ARodney]

Lovely photos and blooms. Makes me want to get info on hoyas and see if I can grow them here.

[rcb]

Thanks guys.

Synda, if/when you are ready for some more, just let me know

Mike, DS-70 leaves are darker than bilobata, and when in bright light, the leaves don't lighten, but get a red edge to them. Bilobata's leaves are a lighter green typically. Remember don't ever trust an EA label.

ARodney, Hoyas are perfect companion plants to orchids. They are epiphytes as well, and just like orchids some are cool growers, some are warm, some like to dry out, some like to remain moist. But they grow much faster, and bloom more quickly than orchids.

[Daethen]

Renee, if you get overrun with hoyas, I would gladly give them a home.

[brianb]

Nice photos