Congrats, and I hope you can get them to root! It's always so much fun getting new babies in the mail, even if they are 'just cuttings' :) Good luck!

Wow you are LUCKY Brad.... I have been looking for snow caps forever! Good trade.... of course Ruby sue is pretty too... Good luck with your cuttings! You can always try putting them in the soil mixture and then enclosing them in a plastic bag with a small hole on the top.... I have even used a plastic (Large) peanut jar and that worked good.. of course with a small hole in the top...

Great score Brad... Please update everyone on your success using the forsythe method.

If your trade falls trough give me a shout... I have some to share.

This picture was freshly added to PB so I could not help myself :)

-David

WOW!!!! No words to describe!

Mizi

Best of luck rooting them Brad...I'm with you on rooting them...not one of the easiest to root. Yes, please let us know how that method works for you.

Wow David!! Awesome Lacunosa collection you have there! Congrats!!

Thank you everyone!

Kidsandcats, lol the Royal Flush is from you and I'm REALLY looking forward to that batch of cuttings!

Golden, how exactly did you root them in the peanut jar? I love to hear how people root cuttings!

David, wow! Those are some healthy looking hoyas! Which ones are which?

Pug, I am excited to see how this method works too! Now if I can just find room to put up more plant hangers lol.

Brad AKA Moonwolf

Well obviously I didnt have peanuts in the jar - lol... but I did this with the small leaved variety... (Obviously you couldnt do this with Rigida or something - lol) But at the time I didnt have a rooting tank and someone gave me a few cuttings of - I think it was Mathilde actually - I just potted it up in a small pot like I have showing and popped a couple of holes in the lid - it worked good - at least for that small cutting.... (anyways just an idea if you dont have a tank and you are doing a small variety) Funny idea - I know - lol

Hey Golden,

I think that's a good idea, not so crazy. I've done similarly w/ jars of similar type except used them upside down for a mini-terrarium. I just unscrew it once a week or so to let in a bit of fresh air.

Here are the IDs of the Lacunosa above from the top left clockwise... 'Snow Caps', 'Royal Flush', Lacunosa, and 'Ruby Sue'.

Here are some close ups of some leaves.

'Snow Caps'

'Royal Flush'

Lacunosa

'Ruby Sue'

Thanks for looking.

-David

You have very beautiful healthy plants David!!

Since you have all of them and they look to be similarly sized, I can ask you this question: which of the four seems to bloom most often, David? Or, if it is easier to answer this question, which of them blooms least often? I am curious, because I have Royal Flush, regular lacunosa, and Snow Caps (so the only one I don't have is Ruby Sue) and I keep Royal Flush out of the running because it is a far younger cutting than the other two. I got regular lacunosa and Snow Caps at about the same time, but regular lacunosa has never once bloomed for me. I was just curious if that seems normal, or if I just have the most stubborn lacunosa ever. I think Royal Flush may have even tried to bloom for me once but it was too dry to hold on to the peduncle (whoops).

I love the giant pots of lacunosa. In the picture with all of them on the ground, they look like bushes! Wouldn't it be great to have a walkway lined with lacunosa?

I was going to say, the walkway to Brad's beachside apartment building that we will all live in (as seen in GG's dream) could be lined with lacunosas... :)

LOL! Now you've got me day-dreaming as well as dreaming. I'm envisioning Hoya bedecked patios and decks and a lobby full of giant terrariums. Maybe instead of basement storage units we'd get rooms in a nice big greenhouse.

Congratulations on the cuttings, Brad! I'm sure they'll root well for you. I feel lacunosa is quite obliging in this regard.

David, your plants are stunning as usual. I love the aerial view. That's just a terrific photo.

Golden, that's a neat idea! I'm going to have to try that sometime!

David, what marvelous closeups of your lacunosas! I don't care if my plants ever bloom! The foilage on Ruby Sue and Royal Flush is far out! .

Quinn, that sounds fabulous! Imagine just getting home from work in the evening to be greeted by the scent of lacunosa...ahhh.... :)

Brad AKA Moonwolf

My other cuttings that I'll be getting are australis spp. tenuipes, DS-70, compacta (solid green) and one I've never had before: brevilata! Yahoo!

Brad AKA Moonwolf

Thanks GG, that's a wonderful idea too! Now I'm daydreaming about the name of the building lol. A great big greenhouse we'd all share, now THAT's a dream come true!

Brad AKA Moonwolf

I am having trouble figuring out the difference between Royal Flush and Ruby Sue.
These 2 were not around when I used to visit the forums a couple of years ago. I have never seen them in person. Are they ever available in the box stores?

Moonwolf, do you have H. Lacunosa 'Tove'? The fragrance of Tove's flowers, as I'm sure all the Lacunosas have, is absolutely lovely.

If you need a cutting of Tove, email me.

TammyPie

Tammy, I sent you an e-mail. *^_^*

Brad AKA Moonwolf

Mairzy dotes the Royal Flush and Ruby Sue varieties of Hoya lacanosa are a few years old now. These plants were developed by Hermann Engelmann Greenhouses who are the producers of Exotic Angel plants. Walmart often carries Exotic Angel as do some of the home stores like Lowes. I think you can go on the Exotic Angel site and order plants as well.

Mike

I had two large pots of regular Lacunosa and noticed these bloom less frequently than the other three. The other bloomed quicker and more frequently than the standard. Interesting observation, I wonder if others notice the same.

'Royal Flush' is the offspring of 'Ruby Sue' and 'Snow Caps'. They are available in BB stores, though I have only seen 'Ruby Sue' and the standard around lately.

I had an 18 inch pot of 'Ruby Sue' but passed it on to another member of this site the beginning of spring. I have not heard any news regarding how that plant at this time though.

-David