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FRATERNA
Official Bulletin for
"International Hoya Association"
2nd. Quarter 1993
ISSN 10055-4564
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INTERNATIONAL HOYA ASSOCIATION necessity, increase our prices for back issues of "Fraterna"
to $4.00 per issue, $6.00 per issue shipped airmail
(Formerly Hoya Society-West Coast) overseas.
P.O. Box 5130 Honorary Board Members
OR
Central Point, 97502
Representing Thailand: Chanin Thorut
[phone]
A Representing Sweden: Eva Karen Wiberg
Non-Profit Organization
Representing Texas: Loyce Andrews
Bulletin published quarterly. Representing Calif: Dr. Seymour Linden
Representing Hawaii: Ted Green
1993 rates for a year membership, which
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includes our quarterly publication are $14.00 per
A FACT
IT’S
year, $15.00 per year Canada & Mexico,
Overseas $17.00. All overseas mail is sent by PATTERN FOR A PALACE
airmail.
The Crystal Palace-a vast structure of glass and iron built
Officers And Editors in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of
1 851 was inspired by the pattern of a water lily. The
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designer. Sir Joseph Paxton, had been head gardener to
President Dale Kloppenburg
Vice President John Scoville the duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth and had successfully
Secretary/Treasurer Ann Wayman grown, for the first time in Europe, the giant South American
water lily, Victoria amazonica. The plant’s leaves are up to
Editor Ann Wayman 7 feet across and the arrangement of their ribs gives them
such strength that they can support the weight of a child.
Board Of Directors Paxton studied the pattern of the ribs and, years later, used
a similar pattern of ribs and struts to support the roof of his
William J. Wayman Paula Lake iron and glass palace. The building, which was moved to
Lina Paul Rudy Bachmann
south London after the exhibition, was destroyed by a fire in
Jerry Williams Harriett Schapiro
1936.
Chuck Everson (Chairman) UNDERGROUND BLOOMS
Editorial Board Mary B. Welch Two Australian species of orchid spend their entire lives
buried in the earth. The only part that ever emerges is a
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We disperse the dustlike seeds. Both species feed on decaying
have advertising available at the following rates:
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Quarter page camera ready ad $20.00 per issue orchids, Rhizanthella gardneri, was discovered in 1928
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research fund. A copy of your ad will be sent to you for found.
proofing before final printing in our newsletter. The deadline CORPSE FLOWER
for all advertising is:
February 1 5 for the March issue Rafflesia, a parasitic plant named after the founder of
May 5 for the June issue Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles, grows in the forests of
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August 15 for the September issue Southeast Asia and has the largest and perhaps the
November 15 for the December issue smelliest flower in the world. The bud, which looks like a
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deduct 10% for the same ad running consecutively in four reddish-brown flower I to 3 feet across. The bloom
issues. Payment in advance. Please!. weighs up to 15 pounds and is covered with irregular
warts, looking and smelling like a hunk of blood-encrusted
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and decaying carrion, the flower is visited by vast swarms
We now have the thirteen original issues of the Hoya of flies, which pollinate the flower while crawling over it.
Society -West Coast newsletter bound as one publication.
The price of this bound text is $25.00 U.S. and $55.00 Reprinted from: Readers Digest Book of Facts
shipped airmail overseas. Due to the extra pages and The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.
pictures in our new publication "Fraterna", we must, out of Pleasantville, New York
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Cover Photo
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H. polystachya Blume
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This plant was purchased from HILL~ N DALE Nursery There is also a clone ofthis species with pure white flowers
in the spring of 1987. In fact purchased five cuttings and very dark, blackish green foliage. This white flowered
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of this species over a period of two or three months form is available from Rainforest Plantes et Fleurs as H.
because was fascinated by the foliage. At that particular polystachya alba.
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time, also had a lot ofwalk-in business at my nursery, and
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those huge leaves were a source of immediate interest. You will need a considerable amount of room to grow
Fortunately H. polystachya is a fast grower, and can this species as it is one of the largest in the hoya genus.
normally be expected to bloom at around eighteen to There are no special requirements for its good health other
twenty four months from a cutting. The attractively veined than warm temperatures, loose, fast draining potting mix,
leavesare spectacularfortheirdeep, jade green color, their a moderate amount of light, medium amount of humidity,
size and heavy substance. The flowers are small, buff and regular feeding with a balanced fertilizer.
colored to pale pinkish brown, and havedark pinkish brown
tips. The inflorescence of this species do not grow in what The heaviest concentration of bloom is from early spring
we normally consider as the typical hoya umbel, but are to mid summer but it can bloom year round with good light.
The worst problem this plant faces is mealy bugs on the
borne instead on little clumps at the ends of short stalks
flower buds. Since full strength alcohol seems to damage
called panicles or racemesthat lie alongthe elongated side
the developing flower buds, would suggest spraying with
branchesthat are connected tothe main stem. Theflowers I
one half strength alcohol or you may have to resort to a
often open a few at a time, with the outer flowers opening
mild pesticide. The leaves are seldom attacked by bugs as
first. This is not alwaysthe case, asjust as often theflowers
they are extremely thick and unpalatable.
will all open at once forming a dense mass of flowers that
completely encircle the branches (as in the cover photo). ByAnn Wayman
INFO FROM IRIS
head waters oftheJohnston Riveronthe 1 st of March 1978.
An answer to some questions posed in a letter to Iris This is a wet tropical area with an annual rainfall in excess
Liddle by John Scoville, concerning where and under
what circumstances certain hoyas listed in the David of 300 inches. There is almost continual rainfall and mist
Liddle catalog were collected. but it is comparatively warm at an elevation of 600 ft.
IML 2 Hoya australis ssp. tenuipes; This was collected
by David and in the rain forest near our home in February
Dear John, I
1979. It was growing on a fallen tree at Mt. Tip Tree. Mt.
It is strange that you should have such a request, but TipTree is a4000ft. peakcovered in dense rainforestwhich
then suppose history has been a quest of man for a long receives about 300 inches of rain a year and can be fairly
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cool by our standards.
time.
The prefix ML came about as an alternative to DLwhich IML 3 Hoya australis ssp. tenuipes: We collected this
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was used for our orchid catalogue. plant in August of 1979 in a mangrove forest close to a
barge that ferries vehicles across the Daintree River. This
I was present at the collection of a number of our first is a very warm, humid, tropical area. It rains daily in the
IML 7 hoyas. I will listthese and give some descriptions on afternoon and the mangrove forests are full of epiphytes
how some ofthese hoyas were collected and hopethatthis which include some of Australia’s most spectacular
will be enough information for you to use. orchids. The mangroves in this area are actually large
forest trees and can achieve a height of 80 or more and
ft.
IML 1 Hoya australis ssp. tenuipes: This plant was are often logged for cabinet timbers.
collected during a Sunday picnic to Mungilli Falls in the
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IML 4 Hoya
australis ssp. tenuipes: This plant was Careful use of plant food is important as hoyas are
collected by both of us again in estuarine mangroves close somewhat heavy feeders. Many enthusiasts use fertilizers
to the mouth ofthe Daintree River in August of 1979. These with aformula such as 10-10-10 and 15-30-15 to help plants
are hot steamy swamps of the river estuaries of tropical recover from winter conditions and promote blooming. If
Queensland whose most famous inhabitants are the wintering over outdoors in mild climates is called for, keep
the plants on the dry side but occasionally use weak
crocodiles.
solutions of fish emulsion or its equivalent. Follow
IML 5 Hoya australis ssp. tenuipes: This plantwasfound directions on labels carefully.
growing on a rock face in open Eucalypt forest near the Although some hoyas are grown outdoors in direct
Davies Creek Falls. It was growing on small trees sunlight, various degrees of indirect sunlight should be the
overhanging a side creek of the main stream, and rule. Inside the home, south facing windows have been
is still
there today. proven to be ideal places to grow hoyas. You may have to
pull a thin curtain or set the plants back further from the
IML 6 Hoya australis ssp. tenuipes: This plant was given glassduringthe heatoftheday. Withfewexceptions, hoyas
to us by a friend who lives in a small community on the are much happier if brought inside during periods of cold
weather.
western slope of the Atherton Tableland at Silver Valley.
This area is given its name for the severe frosts that occur Hoyas will easily win you over with their graceful and
beautiful growth but some patience must be exercised as
during winter.
they can be tempermental at times by doing what appears
IML 7 Hoya australis ssp. tenuipes: David collected this to be ‘nothing’ only to be followed by a dazzling display of
sending out new runners and leaves and often, once or
plant in May 1980 during one of his visits to Cape York
more times during the year, a complete panic of blooms!
Peninsula. Itwas growing in adry monsoonal forest intrees Some emit wonderful fragrances like the luscious lime
beside a gully. This area is extremely hot and dry during scent of Hoya odorata or the exhilarating grape-like
the dry season with temperatures in excess of 35 ° Celsius fragrance of Hoya sp. BSI-#1
(95 ° F.) during the day and 30 ° Celsius (86 ° F.) at night.
A membership in the International Hoya Association
includes a subscription to "Fraterna", published guarterly,
By Iris Liddle (Submitted by John Scoville) and is one ofthe better horticulture periodicals. Some plant '
descriptions may be in Latin, but will always include an
General Care Considerations For Hoyas English translation. This publication also consists of
Pictures (4 to 6 in each volume), which are actual 3" x 5"
color photos taped in with double sided tape, interesting
articles, growing tips, a question and answer column plus
Hoyas are vine-like plants whose origin can be traced to
a section for "round robins" progress space permits.
the South Pacific islands, China, India, Sikkim, Asian Nepal, if
Another advantage of membership is the option to
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia,
participate in round robin groups and, of course, a
Sumatra, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Vietnam, Laos,
substantial discount on books offered by advertisers.
Celebes, New Guinea, parts of Northern and Eastern
Australia and the many various islands around the Various hoya growers put in specials once in awhile and it
is a nice way to accumulate a few extra hoya species. For
Southwestern Pacific Rim. There are a hundred or so
additional information write to:
individual species of the hoya genus all of which belong to
the Asclepiadaceae or "Milkweed" family. They are noted International Hoya Association
fortheir exotic blooms that appear as clusters of "shooting
Ann Wayman, Secretary
stars" with the overall aspect of an inverted parachute. The
flowers have beautiful colors and an unusual "waxy" P. 0. BOX 5130
appearance. Many hoyas also have unusual and beautiful
Central Point, OR 97502
leaves. The vines can be contained by means of a trellis or
just allowed to trail, if it is hanging, or go as it pleases. Hoyas are morethan just a conversation piece. Cuttings
usuallu root very easily (follow the directions included with
The potting media is important as moisture and nutrient
retention with properdrainage must be considered. A ideal rooting hormones such as ("Rootone" ) and make excellent
presents to family members and friends. Cuttins should
mixture consists of 2 parts perlite, part Canadian
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sphagnum peat moss with an option of up to part of include at least two nodes (a bulge in the stem where the
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leaves attach) and the lower node, or nodes or for smallerJ^
planting mix.
hoyas, inserted directly underthe soil line, even with leaves^
Moist soil is essential to good plant growth but holding attached!
back on excessive watering during the winter is crucial.
John Scoville
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SAN DIEGO HOYA GROUP’S AUCTION
A HUGE SUCCESS!!
Meeting held at Quail Gardens, Encinitas, California
Photo sponsored by San Diego Hoya Group
The March 21, 1993 San Diego Hoya Group’s Kloppenburg with Ann Wayman. They were going
quarterly meeting was held at Quail Gardens, like hotcakes!
Encinitas California. Thiswasthefirsttime ever Hoya
auction, and itturned out to be a huge success. With For those of you within driving distance (and
51 people in attendance, over $438.00 was raised. out-of-towners who want to have a lot of fun!), try to
More than 30 plants were auctioned off, including a attend the June 27th meeting at Rainbow Gardens in
5 - gallon Hoya carnosa, a large Hoya lacunosa Vista, California. Come around noon, have
trained on a wire ring, an 8" pot of Hoya fungii, plus
many others. One ofthe Hoyas..H. diversifolia B, was something to eat and attend our 2:00 p.m. meeting.
auctioned off for $78.00, a magnificent specimen! At the present, the scheduled main event will be a
Hoyas were not all that were in the auction. People member discussion on bugs and pests...how to
brought large Bromeliads, Epiphyllums, identify them, and how to prevent them. The
Brachychitons, Easter Cactus, African Violets + consensus ofopinion with members presentwasthat
more..all large and beautiful specimens! The money this subject was well overdue! Also, our
has been earmarked towards subsidizingtravel costs
plant-of-the-month will be conducted by David
for out-of-town speakers. Along with the auction was
the regular business meeting, and the introduction of Jones, and it will be on either H. archboldiana or H.
our food theme for each meeting..this one being megalaster. The international food theme will be
Mexican Fiesta. Main dishes of enchiladas, tamale Italian! Another huge raffle of Hoya cuttings will
pie, refried beans, rice, hot salsa, chips..just about follow the meeting, so bring your appetite, your
everything was on the tables, including three very checkbook and have a lot of fun!
unique Mexican desserts! A special treat was
Rainbow Gardens Bookshop with a table of books Chuck Everson
including the new HOYA HANDBOOK by Dale
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H. ischnopus Schlechter
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plant was purchased from Rainforest Young leaves of this species are pinkish
Plantes et Fleurs as H. ischnopus in the spring bronze, rather thin and slightlypuckered. As the
of 1989. plant matures they become glossy emerald
green, and the texture is stiff and brittle but still
The description written by Schlechter and
quite thin.
translated by Dale Kloppenburg in his book
"Hoyas ofNortheastern New Guinea" says ofthis The flowers are approximately 1/2" across, and
species "Throughout the main portion and open a few at a time over a period of 2 or 3 days.
middle, the corolla section is bare. Moreover, Although a very pretty hoya, there is nothing
the rest of the inside (surface) is broadly and spectacular about this species. It is easy to grow
thickly pubescent. The corolla appears to be if kept warm (above 55 degrees F.). Like many
surrounded by a completely pubescent rim. of the thin leaved species. It benefits from high
Similar phenomena are also known among other humidity, appears to be sensitive to chemicals
species; e.g., H. marginata Schlechter. The and responds by developing dry, crinkled leaf
blooms are brown yellow, at times light flesh edges.
colored or salmon with bright rose middle and a Grow this plant in bright filtered light, no
light yellow crown." I deliberately chose this direct sun. It should bloom within 24 months
picture because it depicts so clearly what Dr. from a cutting.
Schlechter was describing in the fuzzy or
Ann Wayman
pubescent petal tips. Notice also the prominent,
dark rose/red ridges on the buds.
Photo sponsored by:
Various IHA Round Robin members
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Questions
Answers
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Question: I’m sending a picture tendency to pick foliage with very cooler conditions better than others.
showing damaged foliage on some of fancymarkings, heavyprominentveins Amongthese are the hoyas we think of
my hoyas, and another picture of tiny or some other feature that makes them as H. carnosa types, and all have
reddishbrownspidersthatI haveinmy stand out in a crowd. With few carnosa type flowers (krinkle 8, hindu
greenhouse and which I feel are exceptions, this type of fancy foliage rope, snowballetc.). H. shepherdiiand
responsible for this damage. Can you requires a great deal of light and can H. serpens can also take fairly cool
tell from this picture what kind of get quite large ifkept in subdued light. temperatures. Most of these cool
spiders these are? W.W. I would suggest purchasing species tolerant species evolved in cool
that are described as semi-miniature mountainous regions where the
NAOnswer: First, let me say...there are or small growing, have thin leaves and temperature is just barely pleasently
vegetarian spiders! All spiders are requirelesslighttobloom.Some ofthe warm in the daytime and downright
meat eatingpredators.Thelesions and most beautiful hoya flowers are in this chilly at night, but not freezing. If you
the dry, dusty, shriveled appearance of category but normally have rather own a copyofThe Hoya Handbook or
the foliage inyour picture is indicative plain leaves. The major reason for have access to one, all the 144 hoyas
of severe mite damage. Your photo is oversize leaves on thick fleshy species pictured have the minimum
averygoodclose-up shot and I cansee is 1. pottingsoilkepttoowet (theplant temperature requirements specified.
that the httle critters in this picture are no longer has the need to store water,
nloetggmeidtesspiodfearnsywkiitnhd bbiugt jaarwes.actIuaclan8 laingdht s(othebelceaovmees btehicno)m2e.vneorty leanrogeugihn maQcugeisltliivorna:yiIthhaatvjeusstevdeorna’lt gportoswoatfaHll..
I’ve seen other peoples plants that
guarantee that these spiders are not order to absorb what available hght grow and bloom beautifully. Can you
yyoouurr pprrooblbelme.mIswtoeumlsdfsruosmpecat bthaadt there is). give me some hints on growing this
infestation of spider mites, or some Question: I saw one of your earlier species, or tell me what I’m doing
othertype ofmitethatisinvisibletothe issues (5years ago) withamembership wrong? I’ve had them for three years,
naked eye, and too small to showup in roster. Are there any plans to print an and fertilize regularly with Peters
the picture. There are many types of updated membership hst in Fraterna? 5-50-17 formula. E.K.W.
J.L.
mites that feed on green growing Answer: H. macgillivrayi is normally
things but the treatment for all are the Answer: If we were to publish a a fast and sturdy grower, and blooms
same. Sprayplants thoroughlythree or membershiproster,itwouldhavetobe at anearlyage. Youmighttryrepotting
four times several days apart with a a separate printing, and not included them in a different mix, giving them
miticide, or spray the entire plant in Fraterna. The main reason being more hght and make sure they are in a
(front & backs of leaves) with half & that there are now over 25 pages of warm spot. Feed with a balanced
halfwater and alcohol. Do this several names and addresses with new ones fertilizer 20-20-20 or 10-10-10 and stay
times to make sure that all adults and being added weekly. There would also away from extremely high
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eggs are destroyed. preventative need to be a charge for this directory, phosphorous fertilizers unless you are
measure is to keep soil moist in the as the expense to print out this many pushing for bloom.
summer, and mist spray the plants pages plus the mailing costs would be Question: The leaves on some of my
often to avoid dry conditions. Let the horrendous. There is also the matter hoyas are suddenly turning a sickly
spiders live...they’re probably eating a that manyofour members objected to yellowcolor, especiallyon the margins
large share ofthe mites. having their names and addresses on
ofthe leaves. What’s causingthis? L.F.
Question: Some of the cuttings I oafnyeckcienndtroifcaslwiset,rcelageitmtiinnggtthhaetiarllnkaimnedss Answer: I can think of several
have purchased are described as and addresses and contactingthem for reasons why leaves would turn yellow.
hhaevrienwgimthedmieudmiusmizseidzleedavleesa,veasn.dWairtrhiivne vtahreiobuosarredasoofnsd.irIewcitlolrtsakate tohuirs uapnnwuiatlh Qniltdrogaegne,,anedxcienstshievecasheeaotf,yellalcokwionfg
vaeyreyarloarrgsoe tphersoepolreatvieosnhsa,vearnedacIh’emd maefeetaisnabglteossoeleutiifown.e can come up with odenfictiheencilee.afTheedgfeasc.t.t.haatpyhooussppheocrifoiuesd
running out ofroom for these oversize the term "suddenly" leads me to
plants. How can I guarantee that the Question: I’m on a fixed income and conclude that your plants are being
plants I buy will remain a manageable don’t feel that I can afford to heat an affectedbydirect sun and/or excessive
size? L.R. enclosed sun porch where I grow my heat. You can remedy this situationby
Answer: Like most of us you’re hoyas. Can you publish a list of all the movingyour plants to a shadier, cooler
hoyas that prefer cool temperatures?
probablybuyingplantsfromaplantlist M.W. spot and feeding regularly with a
or catalog that gives very little, if any balanced fertilizer to correct any
information on a plants eventual size. Answer: There are no hoyas that nutrient deficiencies.
If choosing by sight from plant sale prefer cool temperatures, but there Ann Wayman
tables, raffles etc. we all have a are some species that can tolerate
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BIRD TRACKS
Round Robin # 5. .October 1992. .Ann
Wayman..Oregon...Adult lady bugs eat very few any
if
mealy bugs or aphids. By the time they get to the adult
stage, there only purpose left in life is to mate, lay eggs
and then die. The larvae that hatch out of the eggs is the
great mealy bug and aphid eater. This larvae looks like
tiny, brown alligators with orange spots. They are
horrible looking little critters, but can eat their weight in
mealy bugs and aphids everydayforabout22 days, then
they go into a metamorphosis for about 5 days, then
re-emerge once again as adult lady bugs, then fly away
to find a mate. As with most creatures they don’t stay
around and inner breed.
Round Robin # 3..November 1992..Rosemary
Peterson...California...Hoya growing in Long Beach is
grinding to a halt, although many of them are confused
about which season it really is. One question have is
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about H. serpens. have three seed pods (the 4th
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dropped) But they have been there since mid-summer. house face north and in the colder time of the year the
I am waiting for them to open. They are turning sort of sun stays either right above the house, providing very
yellow. Should I pick them before they open? How will I little indirect bright light, or it comes in for a short time
know ifthey are ready? The bestthing isthat one ofthem from the south.
still has the flower on the end. The others are still in the
nylon stocking have enclosed around the pods. Round Robin # 3. .November 1992. .Jackie
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Pendergast...! had mealies on the old buds this summer.
Round Robin # 3. .November 1 992. .Harriett sprayed some with alcohol, some with indoor plant
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Schapiro..San Diego, Calif.. ..Here it is almost spray, some scrubbed some (very gently) with a
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Thanksgiving and Southern California is already over an toothbrush and poked a few with my fingernails. They
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inch behind in rain fall. This could bea bad yearfor plants look alright now but wonder have destroyed the next
if I
in San Diego. Two years ago when we first had water blooms? Is there another way of treating them?
restrictions decided that the Hoya and Bonsai would
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live, the back yard would go and if possible I would keep Round Robin # 3. .January 1993. .Joyce
the front yard sort of green. The Hoyas out in the yard Blumenstock..Michigan ...I have found that spraying old
have started taking off up the Juniper trees. In another peduncles (bloom spurs) with alcohol has killed them
year should have a dash of tropical rain forest back (that is, killed the bloom spurs).
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there. (Realizing that the word "RAIN" may be a joke!)
Round Robin # 3..February 1992..Ted Green has
Round Robin # 3.. December 1992..Benigne collected some exciting new species in N. Borneo this
Dohms.. Florida There was a cold spell in last year. He called to say he has acquired a number of
mid-October so brought all my hoyas inside, then put new species from Ruurd Van Donkelaar. The Dutch are
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them back out again for a about a week in early very active in tropical plant work and Ted is fortunate in
November. All growth and blooming stopped as soon as having good contact with Ruurd who has access to all
brought them in again, but there has not been the the material that the botanists bring back from their
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yellowing and leaf drop that have had in the past. It’s as collecting trips. H, halophila is one he mentioned. My
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if they all flipped some sort of switch when they left their book on Philippine hoyas is being used by many of the
outdoor setting and decided to hibernate. I’m sure the collectors in the Philippines and as a result they have
shutdown mechanism was activated as the days been able to collect five species that we didn’t have
gradually began to cool and have both less sunlight and before.
less intense sunlight, not to mention the decrease in
humidity. Of all the variables have tried to play around Notice
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wsiutnlhiaghntdspereomvsidteofbore mthye polnaenttshidnugritnhgattrheesullatsst i4n yaecatrisv,e Weare in need ofa new round robindirector. Ifanyone
growth. My problem is that most of the windows in my 5is13i0n,teCreensttreadl pPolienats,eOcRon9t7a5c0t2Ann Wayman, P.O. Box
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H. padangensis Schlechter
umbels of tiny star shaped buds double under lengthwise, and are
This plant was added to one of my forming. was excited because at considerably broader at the tip than
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orders as a bonus plant back in last was going to see someflowers, they are at the base. The flower
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the fall of 1987. I read the but still had my doubts that it was color iswhiteto pale pinkwith a pure
description, and although it didn’t even a hoya...lt certainly didn’t look white crown. I cannot detect any
strike me as a plant would ever like any hoya had ever seen. When fragrance on this flower. The leaves
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purchase...as a bonus, and forfree it the flowers started opening, I are rather thin, deep olive green and
was acceptable. The months went discovered that not only was it a have random flecks of white and
by and the plant grew. It quickly hoya, buta most uniqueand unusual silver throughout.
became a big stringy plant with few looking hoya. I loved it at first
leaves and a wild grabbing habit. In sight...I love it still! This hoya is extremelyeasyto grow
fact, it latched onto everyother plant but should never be allowed to dry
within reaching distance. Everytime Among the lessons I’ve learned in out completely. Once it has wilted,
I went into the greenhouse it was the course of collecting and growing it may not survivefor a second try. It
entwined in some other plants pot many different hoya species, is that is a heavy bloomer in bright filtered
and hanger. took to carrying the we often come across a distinctive light and wiil even bloom
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pruners with me at all times just for array of hoyas with a very different sporadically in partial shade.
cutting backthe runners ofthis plant. look. Like some other hoyas that
Several times thought about cutting don’t quite seem to fit in with our This species is from Sumatra and
off its head cIompletely but out of notion of what hoyas should look prefers warm temperatures, it
sheer stubbornness and a desire to like, H. padangensis has all the enjoys high humidity but will adapt
see at least one flower, I resisted the correct parts but they have been toalower humiditylevel ifcarried out
urge. More monthswent byand one arranged in a totally different pattern gradually. Packaged all purpose
day in February of 1989, I noticed than what we normally think of as potting mix suits it fine, as long as it
that my stringy, wild vine was no being typical for a hoya, even the is coarse and fast draining (you may
longer stringy, but from the heavy unopened buds are perfectly star have to add some perlite or sharp
pruning, had become a beautiful shaped. The crown stands tall, and sand). Keep some extra cuttings
dense leaved plant with elegant the corona scales appear to slightly going...This is one hoya you won’t
cascading branches. Not only that, curve claw-like over the top of the want to be without.
but there were a dozen or more crown. The petals stand out stiffly.
Ann Wayman
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ALL PAFTTS APPROXIMATELY 11 TIMES NATURAL SIZE EXCEPT THE
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