Hoya Curtisii

Day 270: Hoya curtisii is one of my latest acquisitions. A "miniature" Hoya, it is also a creeper, useful as a groundcover in larger pots, and trailing when grown by itself. In form, it reminds me very strongly of Ceropegia woodii (Rosary Vine). The leaves are not quite as heart-shaped, but they are of a similar size and bear the same silvery mottling. I've only had it for a few weeks, so can't vouch for the flowers, but it seems to be a very vigorous and trouble-free grower, having gone from a few four-inch stems in a 2.5" pot to fully filling a six-inch pot with half a dozen stems dangling a foot over the edge. It is reported to be an intermittent bloomer like Hoya bella, forming clusters of slender-armed, pale yellow stars surmounted by a crown of pink-tipped white beads. I can hardly wait!