Liddle's Nursery (if it is still operational) is located in Mareeba, QLD. It was one of the largest hoya collections in the world.

Thanks aurorawa, I have purchased approx 120 plants from Iris Liddle and yes she still has a great range of Hoyas. The main reason I was looking to catch up with Hoya grower in Queensland was more about advice and tips on growing some Hoyas that can be difficult. Also it's nice to be able to swap cuttings etc

For advice, feel free to ask here. Many of us have difficult hoyas, and can provide you with advice on how we grow them. Our climates may be different (I successfully grow the high heat and light eriostemma hoyas (think gigas, cilata, coronaria, sussuela) here in the cool, not-so-sunny Pacific Northwes USA, and some Floridians can successfully grow polyneura, a cool weather loving species), but we can still share tips.

As for trading, we do have a couple of members in AU, but I don't know exactly whereabouts:

Trifidmoss is Tasmania, if I am correct

Adam, I think, lives in AU

Tropicbreezent, I do believe, is also from AU

If you venture onto Facebook, you could try:

Hoya Buy/Sell/Exchange worldwide

https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=221329491315372&tsid=0.018847641839497387&source=result

Challenge number one Hoya serpens, I have tried this Hoya several time and I don't seem to have the touch. It is a new plant I have recently purchased from Liddles Nursrey and it is gradually going backwards. I have tried it in my glass house and it didn't do too much and then tried it outside my back door under shade cloth with a north facing aspect and it really went backwards. I last night put it back into the glass house. So please if you can give me some tips I would appreciate it ?

thank you

I'm in Darwin, so quite different to the Brisbane climate. But there was someone here from Brisbane called Marlene I think. Haven't seen her on this site for a while now. Years ago I sent her some Hoya cuttings, she seemed quite knowledgeable (and capable) with Hoyas. Adam is from Perth.

Do you have many Hoyas in your collection? Hoya Serpens is my main challenge at the moment, just don't know what I am doing wrong so any tips. I have just put it back in my glass house which is shade cloth covered as its little stint outside in north facing shade cloth covered verandah didn't help at all as it went backwards. I don't overwater it but don't let it dry out completely either

thank you

I have 400 different hoyas in my collection, not counting the new ones soon to arrive.

Hoya serpens can be a bit tricky and picky! It is a challenge to many of us, so don't feel bad!

It is a cooler growing species, but still wants lots of humidity.

I grow mine in a separate grow area, where I keep the temperature no higher 73F. I have the humidity in that area at 75-80%. I find that watering it every 10 days seems to be best.

It is not the fastest growing hoya, and I have found that lower temps (between 60-70F) will produce a lot of new growth, but no blooms. I have had flowers, once. And that was with growing it in warmer temps (75F).

This summer, I plan to experiment, as I have hypothesized that, being from the Himalayas, perhaps this hoya prefers nightly temp drops, as well as drops in temps due to seasonal changes. I have already started prepping it for a warmer, humid "summer" season (day remps will be 75F, humidity 75-80%), along with a night time temp drop of 15 degrees (60F, same humidity) and as it cools down, I will start preparing the plant for the "winter" season temp. shift (daytime 65F/75-80% humidity; night time 55F/60-65% humidity). I will also be watering less often in the "winter" season, to prevent any root compromise.

I am still struggling with this one, so my advice is limited.

At last! I can say I have serpens and it's growing really well :D Yes, I a in Tas and obviously it likes the climate here. My secret tip for myself was to forget it is there and it grows, lol. I've had it for around a year and it's doubled in size. (still so tiny!) It's still in it's pot from Bunnings because I'm too scared to repot it into better soil. I water it every week (less now it's getting cold) and give it a squirt with the water bottle every now and then, same as the other hoyas. I just brought it in for Winter so I hope it doesn't get unhappy with me. It's still putting out new growth and I can eye spy two new shoots popping out so I think it's ok. I'm keeping my eye out for another one now.

I killed curtisii though.... oops. They look like they should be similar to grow, but nope. If I ever get another one of those I'm going to try treating it with benign neglect like serpens and see what happens.....

Curtisii loves high heat, high humidity, and sun. Likes to dry out between waterings. I water it once every 10 days in the cooler months, but when it is outside for the warmer months, it gets a nice, light drench every 4-6 days (since I harden it off to full sun).

You seem to be a wealth of information, much appreciated. Do you have many Hoyas in your collection?

401 different species, not counting the ones in their way to me from various nurseies and not counting seedlings.

How long have you been collecting? What city in the US are you situated? We are heading for Tucson and Butte in July and just thinking if you aren't too far from either of those locations it would be great to see such an amazing collection and maybe to meet you in person? Do you ever come across Hoyas that have been incorrectly named ?

I live in WA state. I have been collecting for around 4-5 years, now.

Some photos of my collection can be found on this forum, here:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/4538485/updates-to-my-upgrade

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/4495218/i-upgraded-d

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/4425463/had-to-make-room

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/4289528/growing-in-cooler-states-feel-free-to-add-your-own-pics

I also have photos on Facebook, if you do that :)

My inventory can be found here:

https://www.houzz.com/gardenWebTradeList/user/aurorawa

I have, on a few occasions, received mis-labeled or wrongly named species. Pretty frustrating, because many of them look similar, so you have to wait for blooms, to definitively ID them.

Next time I have money enough to place an order, like people do when ordering overseas vendor; can I do that with you aurorawa?

Sure thing :)

I'm amazed there is any room left in your home for you aurorawa, you have the most amazing collection. Do you have a map so you know where they are all located? I know when friends want cuttings I have a hard time finding the individuals, so am going to reorganise them into an aphabetical location. I only have around the 200 mark. Obviously you have access to many more Hoyas than we do here. I have been viewing the rare Hoyas catalogue pretty amazing list but I feel he or she has at least one on the list named incorrectly, so I'm guessing there could be more. Plant importation to Aus is pretty difficult. It would have been nice to visit with you on our next trip but I'm told it won't be possible this time, sadly so photos will have to suffice.

I don't have a map to know where they are located. They are labeled with aluminum plant tags, though! It is a bit challenging to find some of them (the look-alikes), but many I have had for long enough, I can tell who they are based on visuals alone.

I access most of my hoyas from Thailand. Right now, I am anxiously awaiting Hoya cutis-porcelana, platycaulis, yuennanensis, and fusca from a vendor in Thailand, so I am a wee bit anxious.

As for Rare Hoyas website, (not to be confused with Gardnio's Rare Hoyas ebay ID), please be careful. He has a habit of selling already named species under new names. May or may not be his fault, entirely, but as a vendor, it is his responsibility, upon receiving a plant if questionable ID, when in doubt, to check the IPNI database and see if the new name is published and valid, and if the plant matches the holotype/herbarium.

Thanks for the warning but at this stage we can only look at Hoyas available other than what Iris Liddle or Collectors Corner ( have to be careful of this supplier as he does use outdated names and his own names on already named Hoyas). The quarantine process to get them into this country is difficult and even to ship from state to state can be a challenge. I still have a way to go before I have purchased all I can from Iris so am looking forward till after we get back from the US before ordering my next batch. Once your collection multiplies you should start up your own Hoya nursery...!

Hi triffidmoss thanks for getting back to me on my challenge with H. serpens. I believe it likes the cooler climate and humid you are lucky with the cooler weather. I have contacted Iris Liddle as I purchased it from her and she lives in Mareeba, so I thought that tips from her might be closer to my climatic conditions. She mentioned something to me that you might like to consider. She suggested that after every 2 years it is recommended to repot it as it can go backwards very quickly to the point of a total loss. Do you have many Hoyas in you collection?

I have too many, lol. Last count was about 90? But that includes a few doubles potted up to make a fuller pot. Some of them are experimental to see how they will grow here. Sadly I suspect I wont have as many hoyas in the future. We have to move house (the place we are in is getting sold) and the new house we have found isn't as hoya friendly. Where we are now has a wonderful North facing room that has big windows and stays warmer than the rest of the house. The plants love it and thrive. New house doesn't have the same so I'm guessing some of them might decline. :(

and don't even get me started on where I'll put the rest of the succulents......

Oh, and thank you for the hint about repotting serpens. Hopefully I'll find another plant or two and can repot them up.

That is disappointing, I know if we had to move I would like to think my Hoyas would get consideration as well as us for growing position for them. I know I would like to move to a location that actually has more space, but I have to be realistic.....it's not going to happen!!! What are you going to do with the plants that you won't be able to take or fit in your new location? Have you thought of selling some? How many actual different varieties do you have and where on earth have you managed to collect them all from ?

Oh believe me, the plants get full consideration with the move. However finding a pet friendly place in the area I need means that there will be sacrifices. I'll take them with me and find out what grows where in the new house.

As for where do I find them? Most commercial hoyas in Aus are grown in Paradisia Nurseries who supply Bunnings. I find plants by checking in Bunnings often. It's a waiting game mostly.

I think I have virtually every Hoya they grow, have you ever purchased from Iris Liddle's nursery in Mareeba?

No, I am going to wait till after Winter and see if they post to Tas. Gives me more time to practise rooting cuttings.

I do not know if she sends to Tasie but I could always email you her 2017 catalogue just to give you a chance to scroll through the the list and at least tempt you, but I'm not sure how to do hat through this site?

I have no idea how either! But I'd love to have a sqiz at her list!

The only way that I can figure is via email, so I don't know how you feel about giving your email details on this site? So I can give you my email address if you would like and we can then transfer the catelogue?