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.