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07-14-2022, 10:28 AM
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Hoya cummingiana
When it comes to plants, I am always interested in something a little different from the standard varieties. We all know Hoya carnosa (aka: wax plant, porcelain flower & Honey plant), usually with white/pale pink flowers.
At the NHOS show, Ten Shin Gardens brought in plants of several other species. I purchased 3, and have just bloomed the first = Hoya cummingiana.
The flowers are a bit smaller than H. carnosa, but so is the plant.
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07-14-2022, 01:38 PM
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Nice. Just tried these for first time last yr, common varieties. Did my homework first. Growing under lights but no peduncles yet. Suggestions? TY Kim.
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07-14-2022, 01:53 PM
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Is there any fragrance from this species? I see it is listed as fragrant.
I recently bloom hoya lacunosa and had a delicious honey fragrance.
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07-14-2022, 05:17 PM
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Hoyas, like most milkweeds, grow and flower best with heavy feeding and regular water in season. They come from a very wide range of elevations, light exposures and climates so that needs to be considered.
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07-14-2022, 05:49 PM
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Beautiful flower. Different growth habit than other hoyas that I have grown.
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07-14-2022, 08:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeaC
Nice. Just tried these for first time last yr, common varieties. Did my homework first. Growing under lights but no peduncles yet. Suggestions? TY Kim.
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I have them in my one and only greenhouse, where I grow everything from Cymbidiums to Vandas. Light is approx. what the Cattleyas require. Right now, I water every other day.
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