365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Monday, January 23, 2023
Fitch
Day 102: Fitch (Hoya fitchii) is at it again, with four umbels of deliciously fragrant coppery-yellow flowers gracing the vine. Unlike Hoya bella which sends out its flower heads from leaf axils, Fitch blooms at the tips of woody spurs which remain on the plant after the flowering period is done. While new spurs will develop as the plant grows, old ones should not be removed because they will "re-bloom" with the next cycle. Fitch is an "intermittent" bloomer, not limited to a particular season like certain other Hoyas. It will produce flowers every six weeks or so, with a slightly longer intermission over the winter months. Needless to say, any houseplant so rewarding moves straight to top billing on my favourites list.
Labels:
houseplants,
Hoya fitchii
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