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12-14-2013, 09:36 PM
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Hoya probably carnosa
Hi all,
Have been growing this one for a few years. The flower nodes keep producing new flowers 3-4 times a year, if not more. Got a closeup of the corona which surrounds the gynostegium. You can see the glands (dark spots) that hold the pollinium. They are at the ends of slits which pollinators get stuck in. When they do and pull out they pull out the gland (corpusculum) which is attached to the pollinum.
The tip of the entire flower in the center holds the stigmatic surface, and since the female parts are physically attached to the male parts (anther) the whole thing is called the gynostegium.
The similarities with orchids are superficial, but you should realize that orchids also have male and female parts physically attached. This is called a gynandrium, also known as the column.
While the pollen comes in saddle bag like sacs in Hoya and other asclepiads, in orchids each pollen sac is separate from one another.
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12-14-2013, 09:51 PM
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I so love Hoyas! Gorgeous!
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12-14-2013, 10:13 PM
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Thanks, this is my only Hoya.
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12-14-2013, 10:19 PM
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I have kerii, the only one for me, but it is small, so who knows when it will bloom. And your new macro lens is working great, love the pics!
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12-14-2013, 10:22 PM
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Very pretty! I bought one of these, too, a few years ago, as the leaves are quite nice. I haven't gotten mine to bloom, yet, but that is likely because I always end up forgetting it.  |
12-14-2013, 10:35 PM
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THanks guys for looking and commenting.
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12-14-2013, 10:39 PM
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any tips on getting this to bloom ? does yours get dappled sun ? I have heard that is a requirement, but would be interested in your experience.
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12-14-2013, 10:42 PM
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Full eastern exposure. Lots of morning sunlight. 4-5 hours in the summer.
I grow it in semi-hydro and another one in sphagnum in a clay pot. Fertilize whenever I remember to fertilize the other plants.
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12-14-2013, 11:56 PM
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mine is variegated and a magnificent specimen. Looks like I am going to have to move it to a better position to get it to bloom.....darn...
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12-14-2013, 11:59 PM
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Maybe once you give it enough light it will make a spectacle of itself.
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