2023 – Page 14 – Planted In Rhode Island

Everybody Else.

Everybody else could grow Hoya lanceolata bella, but not me. They had lush, full plants, but not me. Plants that bloomed, but not me. What’s

Sometimes when you order a plant online, it comes with battle scars. Hoyas, in particular, seem to carry those scars forever. You’re happy to have

She wasn’t on my wish list, but I was placing an order and she was available. Since I was paying for shipping anyway, why not?

When the sulfur treatment was done and I started rinsing off this Hoya caudata ‘Sumatra’, I wondered how I would know when the sulfur was

For me, at least. I’ve been growing orchids for a long time, nothing terribly fancy, but we’ve figured it out. I appreciate the glossy leaves,

When I hear people talk about cacti being easy ‘cause you don’t have to do anything, you don’t even have to water them, I don’t

I think this is where it all started. This Hoya callistophylla was one of my first hoyas, and one of the first “fancy” hoyas I

With any new plant comes the hope that it will grow under your care, and most do not disappoint. Some, however, go that extra mile,

We’ve have our ups and downs this Hoya curtisii and I. He was a wish list plant for a while, but I never saw him

I ordered this plant because it was recommended, not to me personally, but on Doug Chamberlin’s website, Vermont Hoyas. He said it was a good