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Imagemjsponies
Jan 30, 2011 9:30 PM CST
Name: mj
Deleon Springs, Fl
Well the other half went into town today for fence nails and came home with not only them but this........
of course no tag other than "Hoya"........any ideas?

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Imagethreegardeners
Jan 30, 2011 10:47 PM CST
Name: Lee Anne Stark
Ontario, Canada
Perpetually happy!
oooooooh, I don't know what it is but I LIKE it!!
AlohaHoya
Jan 30, 2011 11:27 PM CST
Name: Carol Noel
Hawaii (near Hilo)
It's all about choices.
One of the clones of Dischida ovata. There are a number of them...some with less and some with more markings....

OK...99.9% sure!!!! Also called the Watermelon Dischidia.... It love to climb on something...very epiphytic.... I tip my hat to you.
Leap. The net will appear.
Imagemjsponies
Jan 31, 2011 5:17 AM CST
Name: mj
Deleon Springs, Fl
AlohaHoya,
That's funny cause that is what I told him, Looks like a Watermelon !
Thank you for the ID !
mj
ImageHoyaDoug
Jan 31, 2011 8:56 AM CST
Name: Doug
Lamoille County, VT
What an unbelievable coincidence! I received cuttings of that plant over the summer from my friend Dee, and it is getting ready to bloom any day now. I was also going to post pictures here to get an id; now I don't have to. It is a great little plant and grows like a weed in the plant room. I suspected that it was a Dischida, and now I know what kind Hurray!

Doug
AlohaHoya
Jan 31, 2011 12:15 PM CST
Name: Carol Noel
Hawaii (near Hilo)
It's all about choices.
I'll get some shots of some of the other clones...there are about 4 or 5 growing on a tree. ....It's a cool plant to grow on a totem...some kind of support where it can scramble....
Leap. The net will appear.
Imagemjsponies
Jan 31, 2011 1:43 PM CST
Name: mj
Deleon Springs, Fl
Oh this sounds like it's going to be a fun one ! I gotta find a totem.
ImagePerennialgirl
Jan 31, 2011 5:25 PM CST
Name: Donna
Winnipeg, Manitoba Zone 4
What a find and a beauty, mj!! That is definitely a keeper!!
AlohaHoya
Jan 31, 2011 7:51 PM CST
Name: Carol Noel
Hawaii (near Hilo)
It's all about choices.
Treefern bark works wonders....or any trunk or thick branch....
Leap. The net will appear.
AlohaHoya
Jan 31, 2011 8:54 PM CST
Name: Carol Noel
Hawaii (near Hilo)
It's all about choices.
Here are at least 2 forms growing up the Monkeypod tree....there are 3 but they are all different because of growing outside. Some of the leaves are deep red from the sun!!!Thumb of 2011-02-01/AlohaHoya/8fd273
Leap. The net will appear.
Imagemjsponies
Feb 1, 2011 5:02 AM CST
Name: mj
Deleon Springs, Fl
ohhh I like the coloring on the leaves. How much sun can this one take? Where most of my Hoya's live in the summer it gets periods of sun/shade/sun/shade through out the day. Here's a pic from last year, we've made new structures to hang them from. Kinda like a Swing Set on Steriods but I don't have a pic of it yet. I'll take one later and post. Not all of them are there in this picture.

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AlohaHoya
Feb 1, 2011 10:28 AM CST
Name: Carol Noel
Hawaii (near Hilo)
It's all about choices.
those on the Monkeypod get sun early morning and late afternoon...when the sun is low. Midday they have the canopy of the branches...but a LOT of light!!! I have seen them growing in a Botanical Garden on Oahu in fairly deep shade, but very indirect bright light... Monkeypods are also called Raintrees... if you Google them and read about their simbiotic relationship to epiphytes you will understand.... Whistling
Leap. The net will appear.
PrincessDee
Feb 8, 2011 10:13 AM CST
Name: Dee Dion
Vermont
Love my hoyas
Hi Doug,

I cannot believe that the cuttings I gave you is getting ready to bloom, when
I cannot get any of my plants to bloom :( for me and :) for you!

I am so jealous. I would like some cuttings of your plants at some point.

I am hoping that the weather will be good on the 21st so I can make a
road trip to see all the babies! Kim may also join me. Keep your fingers
crosses that there won't be any storm on that day! Take care!

Dee
ImageHoyaDoug
Feb 28, 2011 12:36 PM CST
Name: Doug
Lamoille County, VT
Here is my attempt at photographing the small flowers on the Watermelon Dischidia along with a photo of the plant itself.
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Imagemjsponies
Feb 28, 2011 1:06 PM CST
Name: mj
Deleon Springs, Fl
ohhhhhhhh that is way cool ! now I'm going to be tapping my fingers waiting for it to bloom. I had read that the blooms were small, I don't care...I like little odd blooms.
This is the bloom from String of Hearts.- Ceropegia woodii).(not a Hoya I know)
Ya gotta look for em or they blend right in the the foliage.


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AlohaHoya
Feb 28, 2011 1:08 PM CST
Name: Carol Noel
Hawaii (near Hilo)
It's all about choices.
Great photos...both of you. That D. ovata is one of my favorites.... I manage to murder my Ceropegias.... Whistling
Leap. The net will appear.
ImageHoyaDoug
Feb 28, 2011 4:08 PM CST
Name: Doug
Lamoille County, VT
MJ, very cute little blossom on that string of hearts. I wish I had the equipment and more importantly the know-how to photograph really tiny objects - there are so many fascinating things that are too small to see and appreciate!

Doug
Imagemjsponies
Feb 28, 2011 5:02 PM CST
Name: mj
Deleon Springs, Fl
Doug,
That photo took me dragging out the tripod. And about 6 shots to get the one that was the "least" fuzziest. I'm on the hunt for a new camera.
I think you got an outstanding photo of the bloom and leaves of Dischida ovata., and I really hope mine gives me blooms !
ImageGreenGirl58
Aug 14, 2011 9:56 AM CST
Name: Denise Evans
Omaha, Nebraska
I know this is an old post (but new for this newcomer!) Dischidia ovata is my all-time favorite Dischidia. It's the one that got me started seriously collecting Dischidias a few years ago. I've had 3 different clones of it myself (though I lost the very small leaf one, dang it!) Now I have one that has thinner leaves with very distinct markings...Thumb of 2011-08-14/GreenGirl58/6bad5c

...and it blooms regularly for me...
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The other clone I've struggled to get started over and over - it's from Tanya Livschulz's collection and it has succulent rounder leaves. It's finally taken hold for me this summer, though I may have trouble with it this winter - I guess we'll see. I'll try to get a photo of that one and post it. If anyone knows a source for the little leaf clone, please let me know!

Denise in Omaha
ImagePerennialgirl
Sep 30, 2011 12:00 PM CST
Name: Donna
Winnipeg, Manitoba Zone 4
Denise luv the flowers and leaves on your Dischidia ovata! Looks like I'm going to have to find one.

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