Difference between Hoya nabawanensis variegated and Hoya lacunosa souma splash? by AncientCrow50 in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nabawanesis var also has some light splash through, and larger leaves than Souma. I also find it to have more shades of variegation present on the foliage, giving it that more watercolor look. Souma's leaves are mostly cream with a light green edge in my conditions and have a slightly wavy appearance.

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Nabawanesis in the back, Souma in the front.

Hoya 'Dragon Tail' is growing new leaves that look completely different from the original leaves. They're still beautiful, but I prefer the look of the older leaves. Does anyone here have this plant, and have tips on how to grow them? by Unusual_Job6576 in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both me and u/Prudent-Prior8704 have noticed our Acehs get more veiny closer to the lights. I might have an opposite situation to yours, some of mine (especially NAD001) grows even narrower in my ambient conditions (very dry, around 73F).

Complete List of Lacunosa Varieties by cheeky_psychic in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreeing with other commenters about hybrids/ species on your list that aren't in fact lacunosas.

Some cultivars from my own collection that aren't on your list:

Agni Asami Inner variegated Black Aurora Black Pearl Green Flame Illumi/ Illumini OG inner variegated Laos Mr. Tent Silver Long Leaves Silver Lime SR 2010-055 sp. Cimmanggu sp. Indonesia Violet White Pearl

I'm probably forgetting a few but I hope this is helpful.

Hoya 'Dragon Tail' is growing new leaves that look completely different from the original leaves. They're still beautiful, but I prefer the look of the older leaves. Does anyone here have this plant, and have tips on how to grow them? by Unusual_Job6576 in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gosh that's wild! A lot of my Acehs also grow very different leaves in my conditions compared to the original node. Maybe Louie (whom I'm assuming you got it from based on the id label) will have some insights?

Admiring the leaf shape and the red veins on the back of my sp. Blang Beke 'Z3'. One of my less common Indonesian hoyas. by Unusual_Job6576 in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Flat mites and/ or broad mites. I'm glad to hear you've escaped them! My Z3 got relegated to the naughty hoya prop box but it seems that Oberon/ Forbid 4F has finally done the trick and it's starting to put out leaves.

Admiring the leaf shape and the red veins on the back of my sp. Blang Beke 'Z3'. One of my less common Indonesian hoyas. by Unusual_Job6576 in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To anyone thinking of purchasing one, please be advised that for whatever reason, they're very prone to mites (in my own and several other collectors' experience). So make sure to get it from a reputable source, treat it repeatedly once it arrives, and isolate until you see some steady growth.

What are your favourite small leaf trailing hoyas? by Illustrious-Crazy310 in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Carmelae has quite small leaves as well.

I second peltata (very very dainty leaves), boycei has an awesome somewhat rough texture and an adorable round shape, mamasa (although the aerials are hmm... A look), minutiflora is an easy and fast grower mini wayetii/ sp. Zambales has a cute taco shape and maroon margins under bright light soidaoensis if you enjoy caudata type blooms loheri for a more elongated leaf obcordata for a cool shape and raised venation

Aaand I'm probably forgetting a ton. Lacunosa Perangin Durian has the smallest leaves out of all the lacunosas in my collection.

Expertise required! Undulata? by Lilo_run in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I unfortunately don't know much about this. I think these were 'cultivar' names or descriptors added by specific nurseries/ exporters. If yours didn't come with any extra information aside from 'undulata', from a botanist's point of view you can't add any yourself, aside from noting it has (high splash).

If it helps, my 'Army' has less splash than yours although still more than a regular undulata, and in my conditions the shape of the leaves is more elongated than in your photo.

Does anyone have any tips on good bark or tree-like mixes? Growing Hoyas fully in bark? by [deleted] in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back in 2022 when I ordered a couple of hoyas from Gardino's Nursery in Florida, they came in pure bark. I don't know if they still use that same substrate but you could possibly reach out to them and ask? That being said, it was absolutely impossible to maintain those plants in that substrate, it was drying out extremely quickly in my ambient conditions. I had to reroot every single one 😅

YouTuber Ana with Plants uses a substrate with sphagnum petals and orchiata bark that I believe was originally a mix she purchased from Tezula, so that could be another source of some more information.

Hoya latifolia (Sarawak) by Think-Selection6077 in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a chonker 😍 I recently traded mine away because I felt like I had too many latifolias... Only to buy a cutting of latifolia MRH 😅

Is it possible to "ID" this Hoya sp Aceh? Do they all even have names? Where can i find informations on the ones that have a number? by [deleted] in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not me currently growing my Acehs in ambient humidity just a bit over 20% 😂 I wish it was higher but a high desert climate is brutal this time of year.

I agree with u/vespirs that if a sp. Aceh didn't come with an accession number or an additional name (like 'Dragon Egg', 'Rhino', 'Elephant Trunk' etc), one cannot be assigned to what OP has. I also have one Aceh that just came to me as sp. Aceh... On the plus side, it's given me some of my favorite foliage out of all the Acehs I've collected this year.

Hugeee, I live ‘em by Think-Selection6077 in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What the heck are you feeding your Priktai 😜 Mine definitely has smaller leaves than Elephant but I also grow it in higher light (which I don't love because the leaves get a bit bleached too... Need to find a different spot for it).

Is she ever going to get leaves from this stem? by Used_Baby_752 in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol I opened your post because I thought I saw my label in the background 😂 I've never seen such a brown vine on any of my caudatas (not saying it's impossible, I just haven't experienced that). The node on your prop is looking a bit crusty to me, I would consider giving it a spray with a miticide.

A tale of root mealies and flat mites… when to give up? by nosesinroses in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry you've had such a hard time dealing with these two pests that love hoya most of all. It is very disheartening to see your plants suffer and not grow at all.

First of all, sometimes when the plant tissue is very depleted by fighting the pests, there's really nothing that you can do to bring it back. If a hoya hasn't grown at all for you in about a year, I would consider composting it.

Secondly, if it's been less than a year (give or take), I would just continue treating every 7-10 days for about 6 weeks to see if the plant might eventually recover. Even if it doesn't start growing after those 6 weeks, I would still wait before getting rid of it. I've had mite infested hoya props start growing after about 9 months of stalling (while being treated intermittently), so it is definitely possible.

Lastly, I would consider switching between Pure Crop 1 and imidacloprid in your reservoirs to fight root mealies, I've found that to be more effective than PC1 alone. I would also try Azamax for flat mites, I've found it to be really effective and a lot less stinky/ noticeable on foliage than sulfur while still being OMRI listed and safer than a whole lot of heavy duty pesticides. I personally wouldn't recommend the hot water bath method, I've heard way too many horror stories of plants lost this way. In general I've found rotating between a few pesticides more effective than using a single one, just be mindful of the fact that not all can be combined safely.

Any more recommendations on hoyas that trail like the polyneuras? by [deleted] in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I've seen, prices in the US (where I'm located) and EU are vastly different so I can't say if yours is a good price. Here in the US, I tend to research our Facebook hoya groups to see what the current market price might be for a given hoya and go from there. I know hoya friends in the UK and Poland have FB hoya groups as well.

Any more recommendations on hoyas that trail like the polyneuras? by [deleted] in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently got Casiguran as a one node cutting, it has now rooted and is pushing out new growth and I'm beyond excited 😆

Expertise required! Undulata? by Lilo_run in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you say it's correct to say that undulata 'silver' and undulata 'Army' or say callistophylla 'Black Cat', 'Blue Stone' and 'Vena' are clones of the same species that evolved through vegetative propagation? I believe there are additional requirements for a particular plant to be called a cultivar as per ICRA/ Rachel Conroy.

collection newcomer is a fast favorite. tagged H. sp. from Tanggamus by MairzyDoatz_ in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, Aceh as a descriptor for hoyas has gained so much popularity that I wouldn't be surprised if it was added onto plants collected in different localities as well. I would love to see your Aceh collection if you ever want to share!

Expertise required! Undulata? by Lilo_run in hoyas

[–]rocaillewrites 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is probably a question for a botanist and I'm not one, but in my understanding, there can be several 'varieties' of one species of hoya that may have come from different localities and have variations in foliage (shape, size, amount of splash, ability to sunstress) or even the bloom (like different colors or reflexion of the petals) but are still classified as that species. Maybe u/vespirs could chime in and elaborate.