Hoya flowering

[all43]

I thought I'd share my two Hoyas flower at the moment, a beautiful scent.

[Chad]

Excellent pictures of a dangerously addictive genus.

I don't know my way around the genus.

Are they Hoya wayetii and carnosa ?

Chad

[MartinNicklin]

Whilst you are at it Chad, can you ID mine? It was given to me years ago so don’t suppose it’s anything more than a regular species but I’ve never gone into this genus. I can’t tell much difference between many of them! What I do know is that it has been very tolerant of the cold. It just scrambles its way across the greenhouse.



Cheers,
Martin

[Chad]

I wrote I didn't know the genus Martin because I don't.

It is a vast and mainly tropical genus; Kew recognise 567 species.

That said, even without your picture I would suggest Hoya carnosa on the other information you give.

Chad

[MartinNicklin]

That’s good enough for me Chad. I’ve just looked it up and cultivation temperatures vary wildly. What I can say is that it has been in my greenhouse for 8 years and I only bought a heater for last winter. Therefore it has been subjected to temperatures quite well below zero in the past (I had a barrel with water lilies within and that froze!) and it has never flinched. Based on this, I wonder if in places like coastal Cornwall it could be grown as a wall climber? It would certainly make a spectacular, exotic and unexpected outdoor climber.

[all43]

I have the carnosa that flowers often as well plus a variegated variety , hard to kill these!!!
I think.my white one in the picture is Australis

[Chad]

I think.my white one in the picture is Australis

You'll be right, I'm out of my depth.

Chad

[charlie]

That’s good enough for me Chad. I’ve just looked it up and cultivation temperatures vary wildly. What I can say is that it has been in my greenhouse for 8 years and I only bought a heater for last winter. Therefore it has been subjected to temperatures quite well below zero in the past (I had a barrel with water lilies within and that froze!) and it has never flinched. Based on this, I wonder if in places like coastal Cornwall it could be grown as a wall climber? It would certainly make a spectacular, exotic and unexpected outdoor climber.

I can see I need to build yet more walls! Never thought to try one out side but you are quite right I dont heat any greenhouses and its been fine these last 40 year (I am embarrassed to say still in it original pot!!)

[MICHAEL]

They like being potbound, on the whole, so they're happy with a bit of neglect.