I haven't blogged about this particular Hoya Vine much at all. I have several other Hoya Vines that are similar to this one, but I have not blogged about them either... because I cannot exactly figure out what type of Hoya this is.
I believe this Hoya vine, that is growing in a 54' tomato cage platform that I built, might be an Australian Hoya, but I just do not know. The roundish leaves on this Hoya are close to the Australian Hoya, but the colors of the leaves and the color and the thickness of the actual vines do not quite match the pictures I have seen.
This Hoya came into my possession a little over twenty years ago. It has never flowered... until this year. As of the time of this missive, it has formed three flower spurs... for the first time. And I am ecstatic at the prospect of having actual flowers in a few months so that I can compare them to the endless pictures of Hoya flowers on the many websites.
I have this particular Hoya facing a large southern facing window that gets plenty of light all day long. This plant appears to LOVE this position for its slow growth. The green in the leaves is strong. The silver specks are almost metallic cool. And the fact that some of the leaves variegate color with creamy white and light red is cool too, but that confuses me more as to what type of Hoya this is.
So... I will definitely post pictures of this Hoya and its flowers as soon as they completely open... whenever that might be. Perhaps I will then be able to identify this mystery Hoya... a mystery to me, at least.
Here are a few pictures of this Hoya. Do you know exactly what type of Hoya this is?
Below is a picture of one of the flower spurs. There is a brownish/purple coloration to the stem of the leaves and the stem of this flower spur. Will these be white flowers? Or, will I get colored flowers? I wish Hoya Flowers formed faster... but they do not!
Below is a vine with a spur forming off the tip.
Also, and again, what confuses me about this Hoya is the coloration and the different potential shapes of the leaves. Most all-green leaves are almost circular. But, as one can see, this variegation happens, too. Below are 2 examples of what I am writing about.
These are well over twenty year old leaves from the bottom of this Hoya.
So, as soon as this Hoya flowers, I hope I will have a better chance of identifying it. I have several other smaller Hoyas like this one with more color and size differences in the leaves. You can bet that I will post pictures of those plants when they flower.
OK, for now. Until next time, have fun with your awesome ANCIENT HOYAS!
Ron
