Hoya talk forum: Which Hoyas to grow in semi-arid climates
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| I'm wondering what types of Hoya folks have grown in the semi-arid western states. I live in Colorado and the climatic statistics here are: average rainfall: ~15 inches/year 33 percent average humidity Average July Temp:88/58 (It was over 90 for 2 weeks straight last year) Average Feb Temp:46/20 (We recently experienced a low of 1F to 50F in 24 hours) Average days of sunshine: 300 So in a nutshell, we have very low humidty, wild temperature swings but a ton of sunshine. I have what I believe to be a "pubicalyx pink silver" and a Carnosa. They have both done very well as far as the leaves go.....only pink silver has bloomed for me and only once. I may have unknowingly removed the spurs on this one when I removed the flowers. I keep my Hoya in a south facing room. At present they are in direct sunlight but angle of house provides only short periods. I'd like to expand my collection and want to know what others have grown out West, where and how you grow them, and what has worked.   |
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| Hopefully more people will come with good advice. Very few will be happy with those conditions...without tweaking the conditions and providing some concessions to their tropicalness. H. polyneura would probably be OK. I've seen H. bella growing in Montana under those conditions. H. diversifolia might do OK but isn't a GREAT bloomer. The Canadians on the Forum share some of your conditions growing them indoors. There is a woman in Mesa, AZ who has a lot of hoyas, but she grows them in a special greenhouse. Her name is Awanda Clark. I know she is on Facebook but don't know about Cubits Leap. The net will appear. |
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| I would have a go with australis ssp tenupies, obovata, motoskei and lobbii. They all seem pretty adaptable and not as fussy as some... Globulosa might also be ok for fantastic leaves - but you may not get flowers. It might also be worth trying a few others standing on gravel trays to improve the humidity. Where abouts in Colorado are you?? I'm very excited to say that hubby and I are heading your way later this year. [consider this a general warning - USA here we come   ]forgot to add...pretty envious of your weather stats! We've just experienced the 2nd wettest year on record (EVER), are now in the grip of below freezing temps, and yes, that precipitation is falling as snow. 300 days of sunshine sounds blissful! |
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| [ JulieK, Thanks for the advice on beginner hoya. We live close to Denver. Oh we have deep freezes here too but the sunshine always makes everything seem okay. What area will you visit here? It is a beautiful state with lots of interesting areas to visit. |
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| Thanks for the advice Carol. I think I've seen the post on the beautiful hoya in Montana. I've decided to start misting my hoya a bit to see if I can't get some spurs to surface but will try to keep an eye out for those nasty mealy bugs and aphides that can surface in moist environments. |
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| Actually...mealybugs seem MORE prevalent when my gh is dry. Both are 'farmed' by ants so keep those under control. A shot of alcohol on the mealies will kill them. I am about to bathe all my plants with a systemic to keep the mealy bugs under control. They get in the roots, too. Leap. The net will appear. |
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Alchemist9 wrote:[ We fly into Denver at the end of June...travel up to Yellowstone, then back to Denver for the 4th July celebrations. VERY VERY excited, and months to go before we travel  Cmail me if you have any great tips for the area. I can always repay you in cuttings |
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| What FUN!!!! 'Jellystone' is so beautiful...and Denver, f course, and Colorado very special. I am jealous!!!! Carol Leap. The net will appear. |
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| Alchemist9, You live in a beautiful place!!! I've been in Colorado, long time ago, and your state is wonderful. I love the montains! I stayed at Greeley, but I went to Denver and Loveland, as far as I remember........... Mitzi |
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AlohaHoya wrote:What FUN!!!! 'Jellystone' is so beautiful...and Denver, f course, and Colorado very special. I am jealous!!!! This is a childhood dream come true  Yogi and BooBoo have a lot to answer for Its gonna be Xmas Eve for me for m o n t h s......... |
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| Colorado is very beautiful. Their climate and soil great for the roses.Everywhere I went, beautiful roses were blooming. And great for shopping.All those little shops close to touristy places....and nice pottery....did not see a single Hoya anywhere though. Or may be I did not look hard enough. |
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| Coralee.... How old are your H. carnosa and H. pubicalyx. Did you get them as small plants, rooted cuttings? The growth habit of a hoya is very much determined by the spacing of the internodes....closer the leaves, the fuller it looks.... Carol Leap. The net will appear. |
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I'm actually from Northern Minnesota. I left when I was young (not so young now) and still miss the wild woods of the North, but absolutely love Colorado. Julie, We went to Yellowstone with family last spring. I had a white wolf walk straight toward me. Beautiful and I will send a picture if you want but I decided it was prudent to move out of his way. I think he(she) must have smelled my Siberian Huskies on me. Yellowstone is an awesom park. You are going to enjoy yourself. You are correct,there aren't many hoya here. I only knew two people who have grown them. I'm not sure why. I think they are beautiful plants, blooming or not. One of them was hanging as a vine around my friend's living room. The thing bloomed like mad and her house was not very sunny. I think it was a variegated carnosa of some sort. I started the pubicalyx from a single node cutting in 1989 and due to a puppy disaster I had to cut it back a bit a few years ago. The other plant was purchased off ebay about 10 years ago (I think) as a small starter of a similar size. Coralee |
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| Wow! I'd LOVE to see a pic of the white wolf. I hope we are as lucky as you in seeing (at least) one Our itinerary is pretty well set for most of our trip. Staying in the park for 4 nights, then moving on to a ranch in the Beartooth Mountains. Hoping to get a horseback trek either into the park or the mountains. If you have any *must see/do* ideas for Denver I'm  There seems to be SO much to do, it's hard to know where to start!! We're in a lottery to get baseball tickets on 3rd July...I'm never very lucky with things like that though. |
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I'm not really sure this is the appropriate forum to post a picture of the white wolf which I think is actually a coyote. Could be a gray I suppose but I thought it was stunning! And to think these were breed by Mother Nature herself! :)  |
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| Awesome pictures Coralee - and SO close!! Wolf or coyote, who cares, to see a truely wild canine is wonderful!! Thanks for sharing  |
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| Beautiful!!!! Leap. The net will appear. |
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JulieK wrote: Julie, your trip to Colorado is approaching. I might have some suggestions for the Denver area. What is Cmail? |
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| Coralee, if you click on Julies' name, it will take you to her page. In the upper right hand corner is something to click to send her a C-mail which is a CUBITS MAIL.... Leap. The net will appear. |
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oh, even more excted now!! thanks Coralee  |
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