Ancient Hoya

Ancient Hoya
22 Years Since Adopted... And Counting!

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

MORE RESPECT FOR ONE OF THE BEST HOUSEPLANTS EVER



A Little Hoya Tri-Color Information for the masses!





MORE RESPECT FOR ONE OF THE BEST HOUSEPLANTS EVER


Here are some fresh pictures of two new air-layered, new, hoya plantlets off two of my very old, much larger Hoya Tri-Colors.

Air-layering can be very awkward, but the clones you make are healthy and vibrant. These are vines off of a decades old mother plant. Both of these plants are three years old... growing slowly, which is OK with me... and awesome.

I was compelled to make new plants from the vines that produced these wild color variations. I have a fantasy that the flowers will reflect the strange colors, but... I'll see what comes.

Just to let you know... bright light in a window, and ABSOLUTELY do not put these plants in a draft from an AC vent. The plant will drop leaves. I learned this sad fact many, many years ago!

So, if you have this plant you know what a joy it is. If not, go find one! Pay what you have to in order to get one with a nice healthy root system to start you off. You know Hoyas... their roots are very fickle. 

OK... enjoy.

RLJ












Saturday, January 20, 2018

TO LOVE YOUR HOYA PLANT


 TO LOVE YOUR HOYA PLANT


I have been fascinated with the various Hoya species for 50 years. I remember my first Hoya when I was very young, maybe 6 years old, and living in coastal North Carolina. My grandmother had one of these plants and she grew it in the large window in her kitchen. She did not know what kind of plant it was until I told her what it was when I discovered the name Hoya as a high schooler, living in Texas at the time. She loved the plant and kept it alive and flowering for as long as I can remember... although she did trim it often to keep it under control which is something you would NEVER do to your Hoya today!!!

And oh, those beautiful white/pink flowers twice a year were cool, too... forming even though she would prune it.

I purchased my first Hoya when I was a young teenager. I was living in Killeen, Texas... or rather, on the Fort Hood Base Housing. I saw it in a nursery one day and had to have it. It was about a 6 inch plant in a small pot, but I had to have it.

And now, today... I still have that plant... 45 years later, I still have that Hoya Pubicalyx right here in my home! Check out these new pictures!





I will talk about other particular Hoya plants in another post at another time. This post is about the plant in these pictures. This Hoya Pubicalyx is the original mother plant for several other elderly Hoya Pubicalyx I have rooted... starting from when I was an older teen and still in Texas.

I keep this Hoya right here in my writing space. Behind a thin, sheer curtain is where this plant loves to be... and as you can see, it still thrives!

If you want a LONG LIVED plant companion that you will get to know, over the years, almost as a pet... this is the Hoya you should bug your local plant nursery to sell. You will not be disappointed... if you keep it inside and learn proper Hoya care!

Enjoy your Hoya...

Ron