Can I interest you in another #hoya bloom? The Mathilde i...
Can I interest you in another #hoya bloom? The Mathilde is doing me proud. And it it is so beautiful on its trellis that I couldn't even decide which pictures to post. Other than that there are lacunosa blooms everywhere, the Viola preparing as well, the bella is just.... indescribable and the sp. aff. burtoniae is covered in peduncles. Caramel goodness incoming. #plantsmakepeoplehappy #hoyahangout
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Oh. I'm also not great with families, @Idplantthat. Sorry. Apart from the burtoniae. I think that those more broadly belong to the acanthostemma section, like asking others, all the others with similar blooms. (heuschkeliana, bilobata, anncajanoae etc).
Yes it's one of the caramel ones. Like, heavenly caramelly. I'm quite excited to have several peduncles this time. I spoke with my hoya lady about the fragrance because she always described it as pungent. From her experience they might change with more blooms. I hope that won't be the case for me, but I look forward to seeing if it does.
Yes it's one of the caramel ones. Like, heavenly caramelly. I'm quite excited to have several peduncles this time. I spoke with my hoya lady about the fragrance because she always described it as pungent. From her experience they might change with more blooms. I hope that won't be the case for me, but I look forward to seeing if it does.
Right now, definitely. @Idplantthat . Lacunosas in bloom left and right. I can't keep track. It happens more often than not that I enter a room, am assaulted by floral fragrance and then think "oh, another lacunosa bloom. "
Sadly hoyas are mostly only in the evening. But fear not, the orchids help during daytime. At last right now. This one on particular has the sweetest smell. Way more delicious to my nose than most hoyas. And in enough light and warmth intense enough to fill the whole living room, even with only a few flowers. I can't wait until both spikes are fully open.
Sadly hoyas are mostly only in the evening. But fear not, the orchids help during daytime. At last right now. This one on particular has the sweetest smell. Way more delicious to my nose than most hoyas. And in enough light and warmth intense enough to fill the whole living room, even with only a few flowers. I can't wait until both spikes are fully open.
@MusicalRedmint oh that’s beautiful! 🤩 I love orchids; my husband killed most of mine by accident one year. He thought they loved sun and took all mine out one day while I was gone. I came to them all dead. ☠️ Bless his heart 🤦♀️ I haven’t replaced them in years, but I recently just ordered one. ☝️
@Idplantthat never give up 😅 I'm currently on a buy stop for orchids. And I myself just lost several, even one of my absolute favorite ones to bacterial rot that I just cannot get rid of, apparently. I just have up and threw it out yesterday, which hurt all the more because it also was my most expensive ones, had the best fragrance in my collection as of yet, beautiful leaves and I was *always* looking forward too it's next bloom.
It happens. I won't give up. I'll wait out the rot situation (hoping it doesn't take out even more of my orchids first) and then try to get back on the horse, once I see a suitable and affordable replacement.
I'll need to have a bit of a financial cushion first, though, because getting a replacement means going to my favorite orchid nursery site and there will be no chance that I'll be leaving with just one plant.
It happens. I won't give up. I'll wait out the rot situation (hoping it doesn't take out even more of my orchids first) and then try to get back on the horse, once I see a suitable and affordable replacement.
I'll need to have a bit of a financial cushion first, though, because getting a replacement means going to my favorite orchid nursery site and there will be no chance that I'll be leaving with just one plant.
@MusicalRedmint You are the Hoya whisperer for sure, Susann! Thank you for sharing these amazing bloom pics ❤️😮❤️
@MusicalRedmint oh no! That’s so awful. I had the rot, and when you love them that much, it’s all the worse off. 😓 That’s terrible! I hope you can find a suitable replacement for it soon. I know that can be the worst, and I completely understand not being able to walk from only buying plants. Never gonna happen. 🤣 What site do you use?
@Idplantthat that is so kind, thank you! 💕🫶🏼