#hoya plant
Maybe because #OnWednesdaysweplantpink, my Hoya obovata splash decided to flower!
This neglected child put out flower buds after I started watering more regularly during this year’s “sunny period” She gave me such a lovely surprise
Pictures were taken over a 2-weeks period: 12 Oct - today (27 Oct)
Everything is Stupid but… aaaaaaaaaaaaa!
My Hoya callistophylla is blooming!
It is Tiny ™️ (1.25 inches maybe?) and smells vaguely of musty artificial lemon, but aaaaaaaaa!
She’s throwing a tiny tantrum (one leaf has unexplained spots and the growing tip of this stem dropped suddenly) but I think on the whole, she’s still doing great! Maybe I’ll be lucky enough that her second bloom will land on my birthday!
Time for a well earned leaf break, where I appreciate my plants doing plant things.
Hoya callistophylla (top) has doubled in size since my last post in November. Also she has two blooms incoming! Hope I can catch them opening, I’m super excited!
Alocasia baginda “silver dragon” has one-upped her last leaf in size. Three of the six leaves are a little raggedy, but I don’t mind, they’re still doing their job! I think the newest leaf will get a little larger still, as it’s not hardened off yet.
Lastly, Hoya “sunrise” finally got some stress color, on top of new growth and 3 peduncles I couldn’t get good photos of. Two of them look like they’ll start on blooms soon, I guess Hoyas still like me.
Feeling beleaguered, post hoyas.
Despite the ongoing warm weather tantrum, the sunrise decided to grace me with her very first bloom. She kicked off two other peduncles due to being thirstier than I realized, but now I understand that I need to really keep on top of it right now. Sad to be losing all those would-be blooms, but some hoyas are like that. The bloom smelled a little like Froot Loops, but a little spicy? I liked it!
Last photo shows my first bloom of the season from my obovata, who is preparing for quite the season. (6 of 8 peduncles have blooms arriving). A much more easygoing hoya whose only “tantrum” is just turning into a statue for a while. I think the blooms smell like peonies when freshly opened.
The goal for this year is to get all plants to grow peduncles, even though the more reasonable goal is to get all my bloom ready plants to bloom. I’ve had three new plants make blooms so far this year, with hopes to get 4 more!
