I’ve tried sticky traps. I’ve tried mosquito granules. I’ve even relied on tiny spiders. Nothing has worked as well as my Pinguicula agnata, nor given
Month: May 2023
In the hoya world, the conversations may start with flowers, but eventually they come down to leaves. As amazing as some of the blooms are,
Sometimes after you get a plant home, and you live with it for a while, you can get a bit of buyer’s remorse. It looked
Typically, when a plant name ends in “ensis” it refers to a place. In this case that place is Nabawan, the capital of the Nabawan
I ordered this hoya, Hoya pubicalyx, a couple of years ago because I wanted a hoya with really splashy leaves. At the time I didn’t
This plant, Hoya sp Kalimantan, was on my wish list, then off my wish list, then back on again. Several times. Even when it was
For a very long time these two hoyas, Hoya scortechinii and Hoya parviflora, were one leaf wonders. Seriously, just one leaf each, very long time,
It’s another one of those hoyas that has been reclassified of late. So, now Hoya hellwigiana is Hoya verticillata (hellwigiana). Which isn’t as much fun
So, I’m watching one of Becca’s @BeccaDeLaPlants recent videos, and she mentioned that she’s intimidated by orchids and I thought “girl, they sell ‘em everywhere,