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What's on your spring wish list?

10 years ago

Spring is in the air!

What Hoyas are on your spring wish list??

I probably shouldn't buy more Hoyas for a while, but I'd have a hard time saying no to:

H. endauensis

H. pubera/picta

H. UT-001

H. teletifolia

H. sp. Perak SR-2009-003

H. elliptica (any)

Comments (15)

  • 10 years ago

    Only one on my "must have" list. Last summer, I got several cuttings from Carol, one of which was glabra IML 1552, a large leaved beauty. For some reason, it just collapsed over the winter (after doing outstanding in the summer!) I was heartbroken... I still have the pot of roots in hopes it will come back, but that doesn't happen often.


    But at the moment, I have NO room for much else. So I'll probably just do some trading this year, as I clear out some of last years extras and make room for them. Yesterday I was naughty - went to our local Orchid show and bought a pitcher plant and a small orchid (where will I put them??) Then went to our cactus club meeting and won a couple raffle plants, but I was smart and picked two teeny-tiny Pelergoniums that can be wedged between two plants. It gets tricky when you have a lot of plants! LOL!


    Denise in Omaha

  • 10 years ago

    Like Denise, I am also running out of room. But, I have a few wants. I also could use some more potting soil and a watering can with a sprinkler for my house plants (the one I have been using doesn't have one and the soil seems to wear down rapidly).

    On to the plants!

    H. pusilla

    H. cv. Mathilde

    H. cv. Sunrise

    That carnosa that's supposed to bloom lime and cream colored flowers.

    Not a Hoya, but I have been trying to find some String Of Hearts/Ceropegia woodii cuttings for ages.

    I know I am forgetting more, but this is all I could remember for the moment. It's probably for the best since I am always having space issues lol.

    Some of these, I will be sharing with a couple of friends and giving them some of my baby plants as well.

    Brad AKA Moonwolf

  • 10 years ago

    I'm sorry about your glabra, Denise. I hope it'll come back. Like you said before, Hoyas are tough! It's so hard not to be naughty when you go to a plant show :) I want to find a local succulent or tropical plant club to join. It would be nice to meet people who love plants too. And I need a social life!

    Brad, I just ordered a variegated C. woodii. Once it grows some, I'd be happy to send you a start. Ditto carnoda "da Bomb".

  • 10 years ago
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    Where did you order your woodii from, turtlebutt, if you don't mind me asking? I saw one yesterday at a nursery but it was a sad sack, so I passed.

    @wolfman, you know I have the Mathilde when you're ready! And the carnoda da bomb as well. lol

    ETA: I have zero Hoyas on my wish list, and I'm trying to figure out if that makes me sad or not!

  • 10 years ago

    Thank you, both! I was supposed to get cuttings from somebody, variegated String Of Hearts included, but I haven't heard from her in months. Oh well.

    Tawny, thank you for the reminder! I have to check with someone else about cuttings, too. Hoping for some continuing warmer weather like today! Especially on my birthday. Which, oddly enough, is the same day as Easter this year. That only has happened once before that I can remember.

    Brad AKA Moonwolf

  • 10 years ago

    Tawny, I ordered from the Home Depot, of all places. They have this three succulents each in 9cm hanging basket for $18 free shipping if you spend $45. I was going to order from more of a specialty store but with shipping it would come out to be the same price or more. This way, I get a couple of extra plants to experiment on, and get three little hanging baskets I can use for something else (Hoya babies). I needed a big pot and other some little things, so to make it >$45 was easy. A caveat is you don't know what kind of succulent you get, but there aren't that many common hanging type succulents at HD, so I think I'll get C. woodii and the string and/or tail of something something. I'll send you a pic once I get them.

  • 10 years ago
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    http://aridlandswholesale.com/oscommerce/product_info.php?cPath=55_162&products_id=9980  I ordered Edithcolea grandis from them a while back ...good prices! PS type in hoya in there search bar!lol

  • 10 years ago

    Jimmy, I googled E. grandis. That is one wild looking plant! Do you happen to know where I can find variegated Dischidia nummularia? I know EA sells them, but I don't think I'll be lucky enough to find them in a store.

  • 10 years ago
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    Hi folks,

    Ayone grown the variegated C.woodii before? I've grown the regular green for yrs., but have found the varigated one much trickier & fussier. Sadly, I've lost it several times. Here's hoping you have better results than I did. Just a heads up for first timers to it.

  • 10 years ago

    Thanks, lmontestella. I also heard that variegated C. woodii is very tricky. So is the variegated Dischidia nummularia. I'm going to just see what happens. It seems like the more I fuss over a plant, the less happy it looks. Maybe I'll get lucky. I also want a variegated Senecio rowleyanus. That one's probably tricky too. I have a thing for vines with tiny round plump leaves...

  • 10 years ago

    I just placed my 14th (15th? 40th?...lost track) order with Epiphytica.

    Ordered:

    EPC 7 archboldiana variegated

    EPC 959 hoya hybrid

    EPC 899 linusii

    EPC 117 megalaster

    EPC 863 buotii variegated

    EPC 929 vitellinoides x sp. UT-001

    EPC 901 obtusifolia orange

    EPC 216 maxima (red corolla)

    EPC 742 mitrata splash

    EPC 838 nilotica

    EPC 946 aff. chewiorum (H 72)

    EPC 962 hamiltonirum (had this on reserve for awhile)

    EPC 766 hoya caudata gold (have one, love it so much, needed a second)

    EPC 701 dennisii gold ridge

    EPC 779 sp. EPC 779

    EPC 202 sp. EPC 202

    EPC 932 sp. EPC 932

    EPC 473 sp. PNG-SV-435

    EPC 668 sp. PNG-SV-436

    EPC 486 sp. TN-99-023

    EPC 897 sp. UT-217

    EPC 850 sp. UT-218

    EPC 851 sp. UT-223



    ...and I put on reserve hoya platycaulis (EPC 657)!

  • 10 years ago

    You're lucky, GG. I, too, have tried growing the variegated C. woodii with no success. It's truly adorable and I wish I could grow it!


    Denise in Omaha


  • 10 years ago

    themockturtle- one good thing about HD and Lowes is they warranty their plants for a year. Just hang on to the receipt and original pot.

    Ive returned Hoyas to Lowes for a full refund (no questions asked)

  • 10 years ago

    Monica, I don't know... I usually change the soil as soon as I get them. If I saw that the roots are rotted, I would return or exchange right away, but other than that, if a plant dies, I feel that it's my fault. I guess I've been lucky with BBS plants.

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