#Hoya bloom update. Before I disappear again directly af...
#Hoya bloom update. Before I disappear again directly after yesterday's orchid update, I thought I could first share some hoyas as well. I swear, my home is a complex fragrance cloud rn. Have fun. #plantsmakepeoplehappy #hoyahangout
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Full disclaimer, the caudata (Pic 2, 3 and 5) has stopped is bloom a whole back, but the lacunosa (4) has just opened. And the sp.aff. burtoniae in picture 1 is a first time bloomer. I had heard it was supposed to smell like caramel, but oftentimes descriptions like that don't translate very well to reality. So, I wasn't expecting that.
I was all the more blown away by its scent. It's absolutely intense. And it the fragrance doesn't *remind* me of caramel or smells some kind of caramel flavor. I swear it's like you are standing next to a pan with blubbery fresh, hot toffee that you just made yourself.
I almost never got this plant because I didn't like the flowers on the pictures I saw (stupid me, irl they are gorgeous up close). Man, am I glad, the seller convinced me back then.
I was all the more blown away by its scent. It's absolutely intense. And it the fragrance doesn't *remind* me of caramel or smells some kind of caramel flavor. I swear it's like you are standing next to a pan with blubbery fresh, hot toffee that you just made yourself.
I almost never got this plant because I didn't like the flowers on the pictures I saw (stupid me, irl they are gorgeous up close). Man, am I glad, the seller convinced me back then.
@ZestyWhiteghost
Thank you. Hmm. Maybe don't paint them all with the same broad brush and ask around for specifics beforehand if having to wait for long would frustrating again. E.g. the Vermonthoyas website is a good resource of a specific hoya has caught your eye. For most of the ones in his collection he describes how long it took him to bloom it and under what conditions and what troubles he encountered. They vary widely. Sadly the carnosa is often hailed or bought as a beginner hoya. But many people who want flowers then get turned off hoyas, because they take ages to mature. On the other side of the spectrum, for example the lacunosa and my hoya bella already tried to bloom when you couldn't even call them a real plant yet. Just a small rooted cutting that has bare sprouted new growth once or twice. The caudata in the picture was also a very early bloomer, but I've heard that only seems to apply to the caudata Sumatra. Others can be a lot trickier.
Some blooms additionally seem to be triggered by a change in photoperiod or temperature.
I guess what I'm saying is that if you want to tip your toes back into them, find some early bloomers to start you off, maybe with some later ones mixed in, when you know the others' blooms can tide you over till they finally bloom😅
Some early and/or easy bloomers for me where
lacunosa
Sunrise
bella
caudata Sumatra
shepherdii
sp. vietnam (or: burmanica)
Minibelle
Mathilde
The bella can be finicky when the conditions aren't just right. Mine als dropped peduncles on mass before I had success, but she did have the ability to bloom sooner in theory. And some bloomed very early once and haven't since but it's dark dreary German winter so that might just be a factor there.
Hope any of this helps. Don't give up on them, they are great 😅
Thank you. Hmm. Maybe don't paint them all with the same broad brush and ask around for specifics beforehand if having to wait for long would frustrating again. E.g. the Vermonthoyas website is a good resource of a specific hoya has caught your eye. For most of the ones in his collection he describes how long it took him to bloom it and under what conditions and what troubles he encountered. They vary widely. Sadly the carnosa is often hailed or bought as a beginner hoya. But many people who want flowers then get turned off hoyas, because they take ages to mature. On the other side of the spectrum, for example the lacunosa and my hoya bella already tried to bloom when you couldn't even call them a real plant yet. Just a small rooted cutting that has bare sprouted new growth once or twice. The caudata in the picture was also a very early bloomer, but I've heard that only seems to apply to the caudata Sumatra. Others can be a lot trickier.
Some blooms additionally seem to be triggered by a change in photoperiod or temperature.
I guess what I'm saying is that if you want to tip your toes back into them, find some early bloomers to start you off, maybe with some later ones mixed in, when you know the others' blooms can tide you over till they finally bloom😅
Some early and/or easy bloomers for me where
lacunosa
Sunrise
bella
caudata Sumatra
shepherdii
sp. vietnam (or: burmanica)
Minibelle
Mathilde
The bella can be finicky when the conditions aren't just right. Mine als dropped peduncles on mass before I had success, but she did have the ability to bloom sooner in theory. And some bloomed very early once and haven't since but it's dark dreary German winter so that might just be a factor there.
Hope any of this helps. Don't give up on them, they are great 😅
@MusicalRedmint Susann your hoyas are stunning😍 and I agree with you that @ZestyWhiteghost shouldn't give up on hoyas, they're amazing plants and well worth the wait. I've had some for 4 years and no blooms yet. BTW hoyas just happen to be my favourite plants.
My little Krohniana bloomed 😊
My little Krohniana bloomed 😊
@Sassylimey 😍way better photo than my lacunosa. Beautiful blooms. And I fully agree: hoyas simply are the best. Well, together with orchids, that is. 😅
@MusicalRedmint
Hello Susann!
I've been thinking about you a lot lately.
We haven't heard from you for a while.
It must be so wonderful! Not only are those blooms gorgeous but their fragrance must smell out of this world!
Hello Susann!
I've been thinking about you a lot lately.
We haven't heard from you for a while.
It must be so wonderful! Not only are those blooms gorgeous but their fragrance must smell out of this world!
Hi, Joanie, @CutePolypremum. That's so nice. I've just stepped away for a while. I've been sick, more or less since December. And had to catch up with life in the short periods when I was a bit better. So a Greg break was needed. Still is. I do tend to get lost on here, when I'm drained already and not careful. But I'll try to look in more for now.
Ooh yay!! @MusicalRedmint I must have missed your orchid update dang it! I’ll look for that ☺️ What a scent to imagine for my own burtoniae, I already love it enough for its beautiful suede leaves.
That makes me all the more excited to put it in my new fancy substrate that I got recently. I potted two hoya krimson queen cuttings in it, (they had been taking forever to root in sphag—they each had about an inch of roots) and two weeks later I saw root growth out to the sides of my clear nursery pot and they started working on their vines up top and one started a leaf 3 weeks after I’d potted it. 😳
It’s great to see your post and blooms! 🥰
That makes me all the more excited to put it in my new fancy substrate that I got recently. I potted two hoya krimson queen cuttings in it, (they had been taking forever to root in sphag—they each had about an inch of roots) and two weeks later I saw root growth out to the sides of my clear nursery pot and they started working on their vines up top and one started a leaf 3 weeks after I’d potted it. 😳
It’s great to see your post and blooms! 🥰
@DreamMachine 😅 yes, the burtoniae also is part of my very own planty petting zoo. The texture of those leaves is amazing.
That's so funny, I had the same putting mix problem the other way around. Some only took off after I relocated to sphagnum. I get the feeling some hoya are really quite specific in what they like to root in. So happy your hoyas are taking off
That's so funny, I had the same putting mix problem the other way around. Some only took off after I relocated to sphagnum. I get the feeling some hoya are really quite specific in what they like to root in. So happy your hoyas are taking off