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soobie · #51 04-09-2010, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffery

:This wasen't a orchid Tropicgirl, it was a hanging plant, it was kind of plant that had vines and when new vines came out, they attached themselves to the ceiling with hair like fibers, never in my life have I ever smelled such a powerful aroma and when you got near the plant in full bloom, the scent was so strong it almost made you sick, but in other rooms it sure smelled nice.

Was it maybe a Hoya?

Jeffery · #52 04-09-2010, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by soobie

Was it maybe a Hoya?

Ooohh my God!! you are good! I just checked the internet and you were right on, thats exactly what it was, Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you! I been wanting another one of those for years, but never even knew where to began to look, because I didn't know what it was.

Again Thank You!!

Jeffery · #53 04-09-2010, 11:24 PM

This is the plant, also called the wax plant, man I am excited

soobie · #54 04-09-2010, 11:42 PM

Yay! Glad to have helped!

(Hoyas are great plants- I used to have one, too.)

RosieC · #55 04-10-2010, 03:58 AM

I love hoyas too. Mine hasn't fowered since I repotted it a couple of years back though. Keeps growing well so I hope it will flower again one day.

Jeffery · #56 04-10-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by soobie

Yay! Glad to have helped!

(Hoyas are great plants- I used to have one, too.)

I am glad you were able to help also

what made this plant so great to me was that scent, I had that plant downstairs and my room was upstairs, I can remember waking up in the middle of the night and smelling that thing, for some reason the scent seemed to be much more powerfull at night.

Jeffery · #57 04-10-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by RosieC

I love hoyas too. Mine hasn't fowered since I repotted it a couple of years back though. Keeps growing well so I hope it will flower again one day.

Did you know Rosie that those things liked to be kept root bound? I think maybe if you repotted it in a bigger pot, that it might had something to do with it. just a guess!

RosieC · #58 04-12-2010, 06:31 AM

Thanks Jeffery, yeah I did know and I'm pretty sure that's why it stopped flowering. It was in desperate need of a bigger pot and I only had one that was probably too much bigger. I'm hoping that if I just let it keep growing it will eventually fill the pot it's in and start flowering again... might be a wait but the plant's looking good and healthy so I'm content to wait a bit more.