I think my Hoya "Hemmoriods" are flaring up again ...lol yeah sick joke.. lol anyways I re-potted my hoya collection with new potting mix this weekend. I have a single, tiny H. Linearis that I re-potted and put in a small pot in a blown-up baggie. Same with my Fishtail.

Anyways, my hoya fever has returned with a vengeance this year and I can't wait for spring/summer to see the blooms.

Here is my collection:

H. Archboldiana(?)
H. Caudata
H. Carnosa (my 87 year old mother in law's cutting)
H. Carnosa Krimson Queen (13 year old plant, my oldest)
H. Cummingiana (cutting from Christine Burton)
H. Diptera
H. Lacunosa Tove
H. Lauterbachii
H. Limoniaca
H. Linearis
H. Loherii
H. Parviflora
H. Polyneura
H. Retusa
H. Ruthie
H. Schneii
H. Serpens
H. Shepherdii

Always a pleasure to show of my pics... enjoy!

Excellent! Fantastic! Beautiful!

Hoya Fever is alive and well. Coming down with a bout myself!!

Hi Aggie - I caught the bug about 35 years ago - I can tell you that one can live with it as a chronic condition....

If you like pubescent minis, try 'Mathilde', which is easier than its parent, serpens, especially in the heat of Florida.

Nice Hoyas Aggie.

If you like minis that have pubescent leaves I would recommend Hoya parvifolia. This species can be hard to find and it's hard to root as it seems to like it dry and rots in high humidity rooting conditions. If you can find a rooted cutting this is a great little Hoya that has thick succulent hairy leaves.

Mike

Here is a link that might be useful: Hoya parvifolia on Hoyor.net

Iochroma, I guess it means that it's beneficial one and "mathilde" is coming tomorrow from Joni! :o)
Thanks Mike, I will keep my eyes open for parvifolia.
Tammypie, great Hoyas! Could you tell me what is on 4th pic? Looks like my kind of Hoya, small leaves, green fluffy flowers...Yum!
Laura, you're right! Biggest problem is that once you start it's hard to stop. So many hoyas.......

Aggie

Beautiful pictures!

I just caught the Hoya bug myself. I've been scouring local stores looking for hoya but it seems to be a rare find in my neck of the woods. Boo. :(

I have one hoya - a pubicalyx which I took a couple cuttings from and they quite readily rooted, so I guess I now have 2. :)

I just recently found a lovely Hoya grower who sells little plants and I'm rather addicted to that web site and may find myself accidently on purpose buying a few. ;)

OMG..... I read all the thread looking for the bug! What kind of bug did she catch? Didn't see any...... them I realize that "I caught the hoya bug" must be an expression to tell that you are addicted to hoyas............ LOL, it is very funny when you don't speak the language!!!!

Mitzi

I can't believe no one responded to your thread all day, Mitzi. This was the first thing I read today after I woke up and I laughed and laughed. :)

This is why I love learning languages.

GG,

I still not understanding if this is a common expression "I caught the hoya bug", to mean that the person is addicted in hoya or whatever. Most of the time I understand the things literally, pure and simple the way it is written, I don't use any electronic translator (it is worse than my own translation)I use the wordreference dictionary for helping in some words that I never read before, therefore I get confuse with the things I'm reading here, because there is always some expressions or words that I never heard before! I read many times about EA hoyas, EA mislabel, EA confusion, it took a while to learn that EA means Exotic Angels, one American producer that I'd never imagine its existence. Somehow or other I'm learning new words and improving my English, and making a lot of mistakes is spelling!!!

Mitzi

Sorry, Mitzi. I should have clarified.

Yes, as you inferred, "caught the _____ bug" has an informal meaning. It means "a sudden strong interest in doing something."

Example sentence: "I bought one Hoya and immediately caught the bug (=became very interested in Hoyas).

Source: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

"Bug" is used informally in this way because bug can also mean a harmful microorganism that causes illness. For example, if you got sick with a cold, you might say "I caught a bug." So, when people say they caught the "Hoya bug" they are saying that they are suddenly very passionate about Hoyas. As though they caught a disease and can't control their behavior.

Hope that makes sense!

For the record, it took me a long time to figure out what they meant by "EA Hoya," too. Even if English is your native language, it takes time to understand the "lingo" (= specific vocabulary) of a group.

Also, I never notice you misspelling anything! You're too hard on yourself. What I do notice is that your English has gotten a lot more fluent since you started talking to us!