It seems like some Hoyas really take their sweet time before they decide to start to grow. I am going to another local Hoya growers place in a few weeks and this is one of the Hoyas she is selling cuttings from. I had been hesitant to buy this species because it is infamous for aborting a leaf at each node which causes the plant to look kinda bare. I already know I will cave and buy a cutting anyways, the blooms are just too nice not to. LOL

I am surprised that Ikea had cinnamon trees for sale, these are large tropical trees after all. I guess it's no diffeent that growing a Ficus in a large pot.

Mike

I was surprised too. I had just started seeing them offered at Logee's and thought they looked attractive. Then I went to Ikea for some shelving, and I always peek in the houseplant section, because I can't resist checking out whether or not they have a splashy clone of phalaenopsis I'm keeping an eye out for, as it's always fun to pay $15 for something you'd normally pay $30-$50 for. And that's when I saw something like a dozen to 2 dozen cinnamon plants, all about 3-4 ft tall, and all pretty much dying. Sad.

Regarding cinnamomifolia, even if it only has a leaf at each node, couldn't you wrap it back on itself to make it look fuller? This is assuming, of course, that it grows enough to do so, ha. We shall see. I've heard some people say it grows a lot. Mine came with a peduncle or two. Maybe I won't have to wait as long as I might have, to see blooms!

Yeah I would just wrap it around the trellis but it may still not be as attractive as many other species that develop more leaves. I think it's an interesting quirk and it's not something that would keep me from growing it. One thing that does concern me is that it's not the smallest Hoya, still the blooms are pretty spectacular.

Mike

No, it is most definitely not the smallest hoya. I have it on top of this plastic corner shelf, by itself, because it really didn't want to share its space. And now it's trying to take over my Ceropegia woodii, rapidly twining itself up. I have to go extricate it shortly, before problems ensue. But I'll take a few problems, just so long as it keeps on growing like it's growing!

I would say it looks similar in fullness to my finlaysonii. The fin is fuller, but it was a much more established plant. But it's got that similar thing going, with bare stems, and big leaves along the way.