Unusual color, I think. I love it.

Hey Hetty ... that sure is a pretty Hoya bloom! Can you upload a picture of the leaves?

leaves are on the side in the picture, do you need a close-up?

I grow a few Hoya's but I don't know a lot about them, just that a lot of them look alike. I thought maybe if there were a better photo of the leaves someone might recognize it. I bet one of the Hoya pro's on the Hooked on Hoya cubit: http://cubits.org/Hoya/ would be able to give you an ID.

It reminds me of Hoya pubicalyx.

H. pubicalyx Red Button: http://www.myhoyas.com/pubical...

H. pubicalyx Royal Hawaiian Purple: http://www.myhoyas.com/pubical...

but I am soooo not good at identifying Hoya's!

I'm thinking Royal Hawaiian Purple.

It looks like it, but my leaves are pale green, no spots.

Does it get a lot of sun?

Quite a bit yes.

That could be the reason for the pale leaves.

I don't know Lin. It's been my experience that H. pubicalyx leaves get a beautious reddish colour when exposed to sun.

Is the sap white or clear?

It could be HSI 037 which looks like a pubicalyx. Leaves can have no specks or lots of them, depending on the clone....

Carol I was hoping you'd chime in. I'll have to go check the sap tomorrow.

I think it's H. pubicalyx "pink silver"
http://cubits.org/Hoya/db/hoya...

Thank you Carol!

I've been combing he database over at HOH looking for this!

Lee Anne: I'm not sure which Hoya that is in Hetty's photo. The blooms look like pubicalyx but I can't see the tops of the leaves clearly in the photo. The sun here in Florida is so intense (especially in SW Florida where Hetty lives) that I thought maybe the leaves had paled from the hot sun. When my H. pubicalyx RHP first rooted and grew, it had a couple of dark reddish-purple leaves ... then I hung it in my screened pool area which gets hot afternoon sun all day and it ended up losing the pretty coloration.

ahhh...did you see carol's post above us?

hee hee ... I'm a little slow. Looks like y'all may have figured this one out!

Hey there Carol ... great to see you! I love your new Avatar photo, who's the little cutie with you, a granddaughter?

Hey, yes that's Isabella, age 6 almost 7.

I think that over the years of the cultivation of H. pubicalyx cultivars and H. carnosa cultivars, it is neigh impossible to afix a proper ID. The cultivars have been around for SOOOoooo many years and folks finding seed pods, growing them out and sharing with their friends, it is impossible to be 100% sure of anything. Colors and flecks on leaves are so influenced by nutrition, soil makeup etc.... it's "a crap shoot"!!!! I am to the point where I agree with the pros...it's a H. pubicalyx. Full stop.