Why yes, this was a huge pain in the ass to repot lol. Definitely my biggest hoya in my collection.
This is from last week:
From when I first got it and was treating it for pests:
This guy just loves to flower for me :)
4 peduncles currently active (pics below are from yesterday):
Looking good! Mine are recovering from their bath the other week lol.. Some didn't make it but surprisingly a few seem to be putting out new leaves!
Hoya heuschkeliana (inner var.)
Omg that ending, so silly. Was not expecting 4 randos to pop out.
Well you're in luck! Hoyas aren't highly toxic to cats, and depending how much your cats chomp down on your houseplants it's relatively safe to have one around. The ASPCA lists hoyas as non-toxic to dogs, cats, and horses.
Like everything, quantity matters. If your cat eats houseplants on the regular then it will most likely get some GI upset. I definitely wouldn't put it in the same league as lilies, which are highly toxic to cats.
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/honey-plant
Me too!
These cute little blooms opened up today. Look how adorable they were just before they opened:
it's a mostly west facing window and gets super bright afternoon/evening light. It's been in that window all spring and summer and seems to like it fine :)
They really do smell a bit like chocolate. Had this plant for almost 2 years now and it's finally showing its love.
Update: So I may have gone postal... After doing some searching online a couple people mentioned insecticidal soap. Well, I happened to have some on-hand and figured screw it. Whatever lives, lives.
I'll leave them in there for a day and see if any plants survived (god I hope so...). Surfaces have all be sprayed with alcohol and all the substrate + nursery pots have been tossed, with the rest soaking in dishsoap.
Here's hoping I didnt just murder all my new babies. I didn't see a single mealy on any of them so no idea which plant(s) was the culprit.
I have a bit of a conundrum. Twice now I've seen fairly large mealy bugs in this ping's dish. ordinarilly I'd dunk the whole plant (roots and all) into insectidal soap for 30 minutes. With pings though I worry the leaves are too sensitive.
Has anyone ever successfully treated pinguiculas for mealy bugs or other soft bodied pests?
Luckily it's in my quarantine so it hopefully won't spread to my whole collection. Below is a closeup of the culprit, along with the plants in that room (mostly newly bought pings...)
That's fantastic news!
Thank you! Will you be adapting the app to support Piefed in the future?
Love pings, I just got a bunch last week! Looking forward to your update post :)
The guy was just asking for a small courtesy, but ok.
But not everyone knows which country FTC regulates.
Refuses to give me more leaves but at least I get pretty flowers 🤷♀️
They progressed from stars (lower right) to jelly fish (upper right) over a couple hours
This is the second time in 3 months it has bloomed from the same peduncle. One of my favourite blooms so far, and no scent! :)
Hoya heuschkeliana (inner variegation)
I say this about all my plants but this is one of my favourites, it's just so stinkin' pretty! Look at these rosey leaves!
The camera flash really makes it pop! Had this one for about a year and a half now.
This is from when I first got her (she came home with some mealy bugs, though it was easier to kill on her than on my Hoya compacta):
She has such cute leaves! She was my first ever hoya.
I need to start sharing my non-hoyas more often lol