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Name: david elliott South Carolina (near the ocean
So winter time (or at least what we like to call winter here in South Carolina) is just around the corner!!! i recently moved all of my hoyas back into the gh to take their winter rest. Being back inside and having rather cool/cold temps outside doesn't seem to slow most of them down a bit though!!! I currently have several hoyas in bloom and to begin the show is a first time bloomer for me.
This is H. griffithii (gold/yellow) flowering clone. I got it out of Sweden a few years ago and though it's not nearly as gold as what i've seen of it in pictures,I still like the color. Maybe the temperature has something to do with it's coloration this time of year.
This next one is a solid yellow flowering variety of H. mindorensis
this is H. cummmingiana a little lighter in color than it normally is for me but still with that same sweet spicy scent.. One of my favorite hoya scents on this one!!
Question/s- How much heat/sun do you provide for your griffithii and is it a slow grower?
Mine rooted but has not produced any new leaf since I got it this year.
Name: david elliott South Carolina (near the ocean
Thanks Alka!!!
As far as the lighting goes for the griffithii. I grow it in bright indirect light and it does very well. it seems to be quite easy to root but slow to get going!!! Just give it time and I bet this spring when it does start showing signs of new growth it's going to surprise you. My plant grows pretty fast.
Name: Carol Noel Hawaii (near Hilo) It's all about choices.
I like this shot of H. glabra... blooming now (but they don't last long...)
H. odorata (aka H. cembra....but the correct name is odorata)
Ms. G - is a seedling of H. australis ssp. australis and has been around for a long long time. It's a terrific 'australis': shorter internodes=more compact growth and blooms like crazy....
Lots of beautiful blooms ,Carol.
I Your glabra always has impressive flowers. I read somewhere that motoskei smells great .
Love odorata and I see it seems to be in a fairly big pot. Must be perfuming the area it is in.
Somehow, odorata never grows well for me. My last plant died but I was able to root a cutting. Then I bought another plant and it had 3 cuttings(rooted) out of which 1 died not long after I got it. I do not understand it's needs. Does it want cool or hot? Shade or sun? small pot or large.? Dryish or moist media?
Name: Carol Noel Hawaii (near Hilo) It's all about choices.
I have always grown H. odorata in high indirect light, but not full sun...more towards shade...and I kept it 'damp'. Then I read it like strong light and to grow dry. Well..50% right or 50% wrong? Anyway...it grows beautifully and I never have a problem. I need t down load the photos...but I saw a plant I had given a friend and there were 4 times the flowers I have. He grows in 40% shade...under shade cloth...and it gets usual rain and he waters when it's been dry.
H. magnifica
H. af. albiflora
