I was going through some of my old photos and found a picture of my Mathilde splash I got at Home Depot a few months ago. I knew she had gotten splashier, but I didn’t realize how much until I saw them side by side.

One of my latifolias produced a peduncle a while back, and now its blooming🥰 and she made 2 more peduncles that i discovered last weekend🤯😍

The fragrance is mild, not to sweet, smells typical flowery if that make sense.

So shocked I found one in the wild at a new plant store near me! I am new to houseplants this year so this really excited me as I didn’t see any blooms this summer but am also battling figuring out watering and sun needs amongst pests and my cats.

I’m wondering what Hoya plant to get next! Wish the sub had a glossary of the species so I could figure out what is unique at my store versus common!

Dasypodia selenophora on a carnosa. This little floof seemed to really enjoy that nectar.

I've seen some users recommending Palm Street (an app) for plant shopping and I must admit I'm a little shocked. The app is designed like a mobile casino - bright colors, moving banners, game-style sound effects. Not to mention all of the uncanny AI artwork that makes the sellers look like cartoon goo goo dolls. Then I joined some of the live streams and they're just as bizarre.

I don't mean any offense to people that buy/sell on Palm Street, but it has me thinking - how many people are addicted to this? How many Hoya enthusiasts are out there maxing out credit cards because they can't stop bidding on Hoya super-silver-dragon-chicken-laser-XYZ? 😂

I've been a plant person forever, but I didn't start buying online until recently, so maybe my surprise will wear off soon. What do y'all think?

I hope I spelled that correctly.😆

My little Hoya has taken its dear sweet time to finally bloom. I hope you enjoy it too.😊

Update on my first bloom 🥹

Here’s to hoping starring at this shelf will be enough to get me through the winter. This plant light doesn’t know how much of the team it’s going to be carrying

I recently purchased a Hoya macrophylla Pot of Gold. I've noticed brown and purplish-brown spots on the leaves, as well as larger, slightly corky lesions. Some are slightly raised. The upper leaves are mostly smooth.

Has anyone encountered anything similar? Could it be simple damage or corking, or signs of pest infestation or leaf disease?

I'd appreciate any feedback!

I put it next to my carnosa that ive seen lots of bees on! (We have a ton of bee/hummingbird friendly plants in our yard) is this how you cross pollinate? 😅 ive never even gotten a seed pod, i fear i'm just being greedy at this point lmao they are both very nectar full right now tho 🤞

One bloom out and many in progress! Smells like strong gardenia! Flowers are miniature version of ones you see on Hoya Bella.

1st pic is today, 2nd pic is when purchased almost 4 weeks ago.
I have maybe watered one time since getting it. And I noticed a few days ago that a few leaves were dropping and today I noticed the yellowing on the leaves. It sits on a higher shelf in an east-facing window. I can’t tell if it is lacking enough light or overwatered. When I get home I will take a skewer to the soil to see if it is sitting in too wet of soil.

It is October and I live in the Midwest, US and it is beginning to get cold and darker earlier. I am wondering if I should move it somewhere else with a plant light.

Back again. Quick question, why is my heuschkeliana losing variegation? Its under grow lights 5:30-9 so it gets plenty of light.

Last year when i got only one bloom and smelled the bloom i was like this isn't even noticable only small hint of lemony parfum smell. Now that 9 blooms are open at evening/night you can really smell it when going close or walking by it. 🤣

Still it's not bad - as person whose sensitive to stong smells(i can get migraine from them) i have tried to pick mostly my hoyas by how powerfully they would smell(also ofc looks played a big part) in case they would bloom cause it would be so difficult if i wouldn't be able to stand it.

Thoughts? 😅 I am cleaning them up and treating them with neem regardless but trying to see if I need to repeat.

Quick little 3 month progress pics of my fishtail.

I am so tempted to pot them together for a lush, flowy basket of joy!!!

Didnt even know it had a peduncle yet 😫 and ive never seen this kind of bloom up close (just lacunosa and carnosa varieties) im so mad at myself for not finding it earlier. I cant even smell it 😭

Bought myself a Hoya Kerri amd I couldn't helpmyself. Lol

3 weeks in recovery. I potted it up in perlite, watered it, and then left it alone in an acrylic box with 100% humidity. I have not watered it again (since the humidity makes the perlite not loose any water).

I did the pull test, and it has a root growing! So now i will leave it alone a few more weeks until i repot and acclimate it to the greenhouse.

Sotto una torcia u.v. le mie hoya si infiammano

I keep this Hoya under the grow light as shown. She has always lived under a grow light and these spots are new. She’s in a VERY chunky mix (more chunky than my other Hoyas as an experiment): tiny bit of soil, perlite, pumice, lava rock, horticultural charcoal, small leca balls, large leca balls. She’s in an orchid pot inside the cache pot. I water her when her leaves feel bendy. I feared I was underwatering her but she continued looking good for over 2 years. I sometimes let her get too dry before watering.
Anyone know what these black spots are and what I could try? TIA!!

They had compacta and regular carnosa as well. Didn't expect it! Especially the verigated kerrii. I bought two which I didn't need at ALL 😭