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I received an email from Ms Burton this morning informing me the Swedish Hoya Society will be starting to publish their bulletin in English from 2012. This is a very knowledgeable Hoya Society with a wealth of knowledge that has previously been unavailable in English. A couple of years ago, I did some proof reading / translation for them for a couple of sample issues to see wether it would garner enough interest to justify continuing in English. At the time it seems there wasnt enough interest, but that looks now like it has changed. To succeed it needs people to subscribe, so come on folk...get subscribing.:))
I'm adding the link with the information below and who to contact. On this page, there's also a couple of back issues in English to download to show what you would be receiving.
Ms Burton herself is very pleased this is finally happening, as am I
It looks very interesting - but are these issues basically in pdf forum only??... or can you get a printed issue mailed to you? I always like to have something in print where I can use it as my before bed reading.... I purchased the "genus hoya book" and I just love it - I must of read the thing 60 times... just because there isnt alot of books out there on hoyas.... it has such nice photos and a nice little discription etc on the variety.... I would definitely be interested if I could get the issues mailed to me.... and I guess if I have to I would still order via computer - but would much prefer the printed ... (sure I can print it off myself but my husband would kill me using all the ink on the printer - lol...
(the conversion chart I used 260 sek to canadian dollars was about 40.00??? (thats reasonable to me) Unless I did something wrong??
(Yeah I did do something wrong.... I got the price off the pdf forum... then I found it on the site where they say its 320 sek.... so yeah that is more like 48 - 50 bucks... sorry about that..
Here's a quote from Torill Nyhuus: "It will be one bulletin printed in Swedish as usual and one printed in English. They will be 90% the same text, but instead of the last pages in the Swedish version about events and reports from events here in Sweden, we will translate and add articles from older bulletins in the English version."
I would love to have the book that the site offers as well for US $40 including shipping. States that if there is a group interested in placing a larger order they may be able to give a discount........anyone interested in placing a group order?
Flowers leave some of their fragrance in the hand that bestows them.
- Chinese proverb
The book "The Genus Hoya" is a nice book. Printed in 2008 so there are a couple of hoyas that have changed names and a few are gramatically spelled wrong, but I would definately recommend the book.
Name: Carol Noel Hawaii (near Hilo) It's all about choices.
It IS a great book...but it's too bad that the 'care and feeding' part of it isn't more general. When Anders comments about some hoyas it is point blank"this hoya is very easy to grow". Well....I beg to differ with many of the statements. Growing hoyas in Sweden is a damn site different that growing them in California, or Arizona...
Yes, and especially in the north of Sweden where Anders lives. To quote him on the elliptica: This species is recommended for the beginner as it flowers well and has beautiful leaves.
I had 3 or 4 cuttings over a period of time of H elliptica..none made the trip.The last time I got one tho...2 different clones actually, from Antone, he rooted them for me before they were shipped. Both arrived in good condition but 1 didnt survive...but I think I had been keeping both too dry, but the second one is now taking off and had a foot long shoot with new leaves....fingers crossed
I've wanted to order a H. eliptica, Dom, but everyone says they have such a hard time with it in shipping and if they get one to live they have difficulty growing it out. I know Doug has salvaged one from his order from the Thai seller but how are you growing it, wet, dry, sun, shade? And how long was yours in shipment from Antone?
It took a week to get here...I think it was rooted in Spaghnum , but I cant remember...There were 2 different clones he had, so I ordered both and I asked him to root them both, which he did. It sat for about a year, then a short time back, sent out a shoot which is now upo to my finger on the photo and still growing...about 5 new leaves so far. I have recently repotted all from clay to plastic and am watering much more than I had been doing this time of year before, and all are responding well. Its in Orchid bark and thats all,which is how I grow most of my Hoyas. Chuffed to bits it survived.
Oh, the other clone died after about a month.Really hit and miss with this one. I had previously tried from Swecen, Ted Green and David Liddle...all disasters.all completely de foliated and the stems just rotted
Thanks, Dom. Joni has it listed on her website but doesn't have any available. I think when I see it posted there I am going to order one. Maybe with the short 2 day trip from Florida to Mass I will stand a better chance of getting one to grow. I'll try it once and if it doesn't do for me I will be like Carol and "throw in the towel"!
royalpalmhoya wrote:I would love to have the book that the site offers as well for US $40 including shipping. States that if there is a group interested in placing a larger order they may be able to give a discount........anyone interested in placing a group order?
I would be interested in placing a "group order" if that's what we are doing. Just keep me posted on when & where to send the order.
MyHoyas wrote:The book "The Genus Hoya" is a nice book. Printed in 2008 so there are a couple of hoyas that have changed names and a few are gramatically spelled wrong, but I would definately recommend the book.
Now there's a book (one of the few) that I don't seem to have. Where can I get it?
You can order it from Botanova in Sweden. Hubby bought it for me a year or two back as a birthday present - its got lots of good info and some nice pictures. Not as detailed as the information in Stemma, but very nice.
Name: Carol Noel Hawaii (near Hilo) It's all about choices.
OK...I'll just say my piece... I found Botanova's book well done, however , I expected more useful information than was there. Good photos and rather factual information as to where the plant is from etc. But the cultural comments, like "one of the easiest hoyas to grow" I find are extremely subjective. I remember being surprised at the 'difficult hoya to grow" but especially by the 'easiest". SOOoooo much (everything) depends, I think, on how the plant is grown and where. I can grow the heck out of H. lacunosa...and others can't, and they are good growers. Personally I think it has to do with ambient humidity, daylight lenth and the quality of the water used...to say nothing of the medium they are grown in.
But, in comparison to the alternative books around, it IS the best!!!
AlohaHoya wrote:OK...I'll just say my piece... I found Botanova's book well done, however , I expected more useful information than was there. Good photos and rather factual information as to where the plant is from etc. But the cultural comments, like "one of the easiest hoyas to grow" I find are extremely subjective. I remember being surprised at the 'difficult hoya to grow" but especially by the 'easiest". SOOoooo much (everything) depends, I think, on how the plant is grown and where. I can grow the heck out of H. lacunosa...and others can't, and they are good growers. Personally I think it has to do with ambient humidity, daylight lenth and the quality of the water used...to say nothing of the medium they are grown in.
But, in comparison to the alternative books around, it IS the best!!!
, I expected more useful information than was there. Good photos and rather factual information as to where the plant is from etc. But the cultural comments, like "one of the easiest hoyas to grow" I find are extremely subjective. I remember being surprised at the 'difficult hoya to grow" but especially by the 'easiest". SOOoooo much (everything) depends, I think, on how the plant is grown and where. I can grow the heck out of H. lacunosa...and others can't, and they are good growers. Personally I think it has to do with ambient humidity, daylight lenth and the quality of the water used...to say nothing of the medium they are grown in.
