Honored visitors from Sweden. Another spontaneous mutation, and unfortunately Sp. aff. desvouxensis turns out to be something completely different.

At the end of summer, Anders Wennström and Katarina Stenman visited the nursery. These Swedish biologists have made significant contributions to Hoyas in the past. It was a great honor to hear their stories and simultaneously tour the Hoyas. An unforgettable day. A few lovely varieties were brought back to Sweden in their luggage. I received a beautiful signed book, "The Genus Hoya - Species & Cultivation." Unfortunately, as far as I understand, it's been out of print for quite some time, making it difficult to find. I hope they'll reprint or publish a new edition someday. It's packed with useful information and tips, especially for the novice Hoya enthusiast.

I also received a few Hoyas from their personal collection. What makes it extra special is that they themselves found one of the varieties in the wild.

While moving some plants, I suddenly noticed a spontaneous mutation. This one was in one of the larger hanging baskets with the lacunosa Wonosobo (Asami). Because it often produces completely white shoots, it went unnoticed all this time. I could have easily sold it. I'm curious to see how it will do, considering it has quite a lot of variegation.

And then the bad news: unfortunately, Hoya sp. aff desvouxensis turns out not to be what it should have been. Last week, the mother plant bloomed, and it's Hoya vitiensis (Fiji Yellow). Still a beautiful flower, but it doesn't look anything like what it should have been. Hoya vitiensis (Fiji Yellow) apparently isn't the easiest to flower. Mine managed to bloom within a year. And then the mother plant was pruned quite often. Unfortunately, I've already sold about a hundred or more of them. I'm obviously quite disappointed about this. I attach great importance to having the correct name for the plant. Unfortunately, I've seen this happen so many times over the years. Luckily, this wasn't a very expensive Hoya, but it's happened again in a relatively short time.

And this makes things difficult for me as a grower. I've had most of my collection bloom at some point over the years. But some are incredibly difficult to get to flower. And I'm constantly adding new varieties. So, at some point, I have to consider selling them even if they haven't bloomed yet.

That's why I'm looking for Hoya desvouxensis again to add to the collection. It would be preferable for someone who has also had it bloom. I don't really have the space to grow another double.