Plant victory

[Greywings]

I am excited my small leaf Hoya that I hung under the Magnolia tree in the back yard is blooming! Haven't had a Hoya bloom in years so it is a big deal for me. The flowers look like this.

 

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[judygram]

Well congrats on your blooms, I have never tried hoyas but its great when you are rewarded for all your hard work getting this plant to bloom so you must have done something right, very pretty I must say.

[Ray P]

Beautiful plant. I have never seen one before.

[danmcq]

Very Nice! Never have seen one before, it is very beautiful.

[Greywings]

You might recognize it as a Wax plant, you often see them sold as easy keeping indoor plants. This one is a more uncommon version with very small leaves it is a vine by nature and comes from a very large family. http://www.international-hoya.org/

[katana600]

I love that you posted this. I have a brown thumb coupled with a house in the south with windows coated so no UV comes through to fade and alas no sun for plants or parrots. Also, after many cross country moves when I haven't had time to watch my outdoor plants bloom before leaving and when I have to leave all my houseplants behind, I said no more, I will get silk plants. Well... I have one solitary hopeful little plant in my care. It is a hoya. When I stayed with my friend Martha, she loved hers and was so happy to see it bloom. When she passed, her daughter offered it to me and I had to decline because I was afraid I would kill it and that would be horrid. What I did though, was to take a cutting. I read and read what to do and I have kept it alive for eighteen months. It started with two leafs (leaves?) and on the anniversary of her passing it budded a new leaf. When I came home from my recent travels, it had grown another leaf! I now have a vested interest in this little plant and read that it will take seven years for it to bloom from a cutting.

[Talon]

How stunning! thanks for sharing...