Oh my gosh Denise, that is soooo pretty. I take it since you don't know what the flowers smell like, this is the first time it bloomed.

Thats one pretty plant. and flower.
Debi

Very nice Denise. The color of the flowers are lovely.I have been waiting for my plant to flower but no luck yet.

Cindy

Very pretty! I have been waiting for mine to bloom too but no luck. Good growing!

That is one my favorite hoya flowers...it is really pretty!!

I have a rooted cutting...I can't wait till mine blooms!

So what is the difference between Meliflua and Fraterna? The leaves looks similar?

Denise, that is really beautiful!!

I have said it before but Hoya meliflua just hates me. Denise do you have any tips, what is your watering schedule like for this species, bright light or partial shade?

I'll just have to enjoy your photo because my plant is not even close to blooming sized. Those fuzzy blooms are very nice and I think that once the nectar starts to stain them they look even more interesting.

Mike

That's a keeper for sure, Denise!
I like the color of the flowers!

I can relate to the aphids, Denise. I spotted them on my new growth on my beautiful hanging pot of KQ! I sprayed them right away and wiped them off. Bye-bye aphids!

Brad AKA Moonwolf

Mike,

I don't think it's one that needs to be very old/big to bloom because I just got mine last year, though it's grown like crazy. I treat it like most of my other Hoyas - water when almost dry - and I have it in the east window in my GH, so it gets good morning sun.

Brad, keep an eye on that KQ as those hideous little creatures are persisitant!

Denise in Omaha

Thanks Denise. I did notice a new vine coming up from below the potting mix so maybe this one will grow well. The tops of the vines always seem to die back on me, oh well at least it's finally growing after doing nothing for more than a year.

Mike

Pug,

I have a rooted cutting of fraterna that has barely grown for me. I also had, at one time, meliflua ssp. fraterna, which didn't do well for me at all so I traded it off for something else. I have no idea what the difference is, but this one seems to be a happy camper. Hope I can keep it that way!

Denise in Omaha

Thanks Denise, I'll keep checking it every day!

Brad AKA Moonwolf

Thanks Denise, I have Fraterna and Meliflua(rooted) cuttings both from trades. I've had my Fraterna since last Nov. and my Meliflua just rooted recently. I just LOVE the flowers on yours, and can't wait to see them on mine one day. Enjoy your bloom!

Congrats on your new bloom, Denise. It sure looks like chocolate.
I have three Melifluas (or Fraterna), all mature ones, and I cannot get even one to re-bloom although they are all growing like crazy!!! Now I just have to enjoy yours.
Thanks for sharing.

Xuan

Are the leaves on the Meliflua large? I have the Fraterna and my leave are very large. It is growing very well. I can take a picture. I would like to see a comparison with the Meliflua leaves.

Thanks,
Dee

Dee,

They might average around 5" long, 1.5" wide or so. It's a guess (since the GH is dark - it's the middle of the night and I just got home from work...)

Oh, and an update... meliflua flowers are like kerrii - don't grow them over carpet as they drip red sap as they mature. Reached past it today to water another plant and thought I had hurt myself, only to figure out meliflua had "sapped" me!

Denise in Omaha