Our dry season is at its peak, the height of discomfort, inconvenience, lack of many necessities not just because of inavailability, but mostly because of the difficulty in getting them. In my case, inavailability is not a matter of priority of getting, but depends on which comes most difficult.
But despite these, we still have a lot of things to thank the universe for! Talk of the "incurable optimist" and i am a good representative. Looking at our very dry environment is not pleasant even for a few minutes. So i, or rather my sister, mother and nephew, take care of my hoya garden near the house. It becomes a little oasis that each time we open the front door, or sit on the front terrace, they are our immediate focal points. We sacrifice time, and resources to let these plants live favorably, and they did not displease us. Come everyone, let's look at these promises of buds and blooms!
Hoya buotii yellow form will open in a few days.
Hoya bifunda ssp integra has a few umbels like this. Their small sizes do not diminish their beauty when used as a photograph. Their many umbels suffice for their diminutiveness.
Hoya obscura orange viewed from the bottom
Hoya fungii with its first peduncle promising a lot of flowers. I can imagine the full umbel of blooms.
Hoya fungii another peduncle
another Hoya fungii, and there's a total of 7 peduncles at different stages of bud development
A still unknows species with only less than a meter stem length already promises to produce some flower buds. They are amazing, and i guess they really love the heat and indirect light during our dry season. Just a little watering in the morning and afternoon induce them to be productive.
And .... there are a few that bloom when i was at home during the Holy Week. At least the previously blooming peduncles didn't fail me now, they continuously produce buds one after the other.
Hoya mindorensis color form 5. Despite the still short stem, the peduncle already there as a rooted cutting continues to bloom consecutively. It is such a pleasing sight.
What lovely shots of these plants.
ReplyDeleteLadyfi, thanks you so much for the appreciation and the visit.
Deletegreat closeups of a lovely plant, not something you see a lot of here, Carole at http://snaphappyonline.blogspot.com.au/
ReplyDeleteOh there are people in Australia who raise a lot of hoyas. A known old world collector is from there, David Liddle.
DeleteI love the soft, sweet, fragrance too!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful macro images of the hoya blossoms.
Yes Anni, there are species which have real lovely scents. Thanks for the appreciation.
DeleteTerrific macro shots!
ReplyDeletethanks Karen
DeleteWhat a neat looking and blooms. Thanks for sharing, they are new to me! Have a happy week!
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping by Eileen.
DeleteI can see why Hoyas are a favorite for you. They're so unique, and obviously love your climate. Thanks for sharing, and I hope the weather isn't too unbearable during the dry season.
ReplyDeleteYes Beth, this is a newly found love, just fortunate most of them are endemic here. Unfortunately, many are already in the nurseries of foreign collectors and due to the high price we cannot anymore avail them for our own gardens or return them to the wild.
DeleteWhat a wonderful collection of Hoyas!!! I adore their perfume and scented nectar.
ReplyDeleteYes Arija you are very right. I now return home to the province from the city more often, but still some flowers open when i am away!
DeleteWhat an unusual plant Andrea, but I do like the blooms and happy it gives you pleasure when you are sitting outside..Michelle from Nature Notes..
ReplyDeleteIt is a very enticing group of plants, because even those from temperate countries let them stay inside their houses for years because they are bewithed for life, hahaha!
DeleteWonderful shots with great details. Have a great weekend!
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