I ordered two rooted cuttings of sp. aff Burtoniae online and look forward to getting them. Um, I seem to be currently obsessed with hoyas and rhizomatous begonias.
I've read on various sites that this variety might be a particularly good choice for my mostly north-facing window, which gets bright indirect light all day but no sun.

I have my wayetii and my two pubicalyx hoyas in my southeast window which does get morning sun, and those love it there. But I was thinking the Burtoniae will be just right for the northwest window.
I plan to plant both rooted cuttings together in a snug well draining pot with a saucer underneath and then hang it with some sort of macrame hanger. The seller assures me that both cuttings are full and well rooted. I have plenty of orchid mix, orchid bark, perlite and regular potting soil to make a good mix for them.

I love the matte velvety texture of this variety, and also the subtle dark edges and varying soft colors of the leaves.
Has anyone had these Burtoniae blooming INSIDE their house? I'm wondering what the fragrance is like and how intense it might be in my kitchen, where the window is. Hopefully my husband will be tolerant if and when it blooms.

Oh boy, my two rooted sp. aff Burtoniae came today from the etsy seller in Fl. Each came planted in a 4" pot with good quality hoya medium. I think I will leave them in those pots for a while to allow them to grow more before i put them both in to a single hanging pot later on. They look cute just sitting on the kitchen table.
They're lush and full, very healthy- I'm so pleased with this purchase!
I absolutely LUV the matte velvet leaves of Burtoniae with their blue-brown edge tones, combined with their base color of grey-olivegreens. I feel lucky to have gotten such beautiful cuttings. See how pretty they look already!...

Mine blooms constantly indoors. It's in a west facing window and it grows like a weed. It's a great choice if you want instant (in terms of Hoya blooms) satisfaction. Certainly it won't be instant but mine grew peduncles and started blooming in well under a year. I stopped counting at this point.

I'll see if I can find some photos.

Not excellent quality photo, but hopefully you can see the blooms.

They're not overly fragrant on my plant, and I've never seen any dripping from the blooms.

Adrienne, that is so cool! What a great photo from below. It took me a minute to figure out the white thing in the middle was not another hoya bloom (lacunosa?) but rather the end of the macrame hanger tassle. LOL
Your Burtoniae looks like a very healthy plant.
I actually did pick it because 1) I like the funny matte velvet leaves with dark borders, and 2) I've read in several places that it's a variety that may bloom well in even north facing windows... and it's my north-west window I wanted a hanging hoya in. It gets lots of bright light but no sun really.
I'm glad to hear the scent is not too overpowering. Thanks!
How big was yours when you got it and how long did it take to get to that size in your photo?

@Adriennevs , are your hoya's leaves really that white on their undersides? Mine seems to be more a cream/tan/yellow color, so I'm wondering if it's due to the photo or an actual plant variation at work.

I was reading about the differences between hoya Burtonaie and hoya sp. aff Burtonaie, which is interesting. Apparently the 'offical' Burtonaie has more of a reddish or rusty tinge to the undersides of its leaves and is a little fuzzier... which neither yours nor mine have, so we must have the sp. aff (species affinity, which sort of means "similar to the species Burtonaie"). Please correct me anyone, if I have this wrong.

No, they're not that white. It must be the nighttime photo I took, just spur of the moment! Let me see if I can get a closer look of the real undersides.



Ok, these aren't the undersides. I'm still digging for those photos.

As far as growth, the leaves and vines don't grow much, but the plant grows peduncles a mile a minute. It still grows. I've had the plant maybe…2 years? When I got it, the length was not too different but it's become WAY more full.

Here's a photo from November in daylight. The undersides still look pale. Maybe I'm just in denial?

Gorgeous plant Adrienne. I'm green with hoyenvy!
At least we know both our plants are sp. aff Burtoniae, because the undersides definitely do NOT have a rusty red tinge.

Where did you get your macrame hangers from, and did you get specific sized ones?
How big is the pot your plant is in, and is it clay or plastic?

I potted these two rooted cuttings into one hanging pot last week, as was my plan when i bought them. I wanted one cutting to drape over the pot on each side and avoid looking too sparse. When they arrived I was pleased that each cutting had two nice branches.
The two cuttings were in 4" pots. When i removed them I found they had pretty well established root balls with medium. I didn't want to remove much soil from their new roots, and I would have had to really squash and cram them into a small 5" pot. So I planted them snugged in together in a 6" clay pot and tried to not disturb their root balls too much while doing so.

I know hoyas like cramped quarters and my original plan was to pot these two cuttings into a 5" clay pot. But I think this pair will probably do ok in a 6" pot and hopefully grow to intermingle into one root ball. Obviously i won't need to repot again for years. Perhaps the two cuttings came from the same mother plant anyway and are happy to be back together. ;D
I put a saucer under the clay pot to catch water drips and put it all into a macrame hanger in my kitchen Nortwest facing window, next to a hanging String of Hearts plant...