Volume 9 , Issue 24

The Hoya Blooms

A few years ago a Alva Friend, Lee Chelf, gave me a cutting off of her Hoya plant. Can't remember the exact year she gave it to me, but maybe it was about seven years ago. I believe Lee & Gene Chelf have since moved to Woodward, Oklahoma. I wish I had her mailing address so I could send her a photo of the Hoya cutting she gave me.

I have that Hoya plant setting near the East, South window and have been watching it climb and tangle around a lattice stake that I placed in it's clay pot. It finally showed me it's waxy, star blooms this week. This photo on the left shows the pre-bloom stage on the left -- the full bloom stage on the right of the photo.

They say the Hoya Plant is one of the easiest plants to grow. This is one of those plants that you water sparingly -- allow the soil to dry completely between waterings and then only apply enough water to wet the upper inch or so. The wax plant or shooting star is a vine that loves to be ignored. They do very well in hanging baskets both indoors and out. The plant has gorgeous blooms that are called umbels. This is a bonus to the already beautiful plant. Each plant has it's own personality. Hoya Plants have a wide variety of leaf shape and color. The older the plant the more magnificent the blooms.
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