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This is my lovely Hoya Kerrii or Hoya Hearts, this is a tropical plant but considered also a succulent plant. Most of this plant was being sold during Valentine's Day and in one single leaf cuttings. Hoya plants or varieties will produce flowers. I did not see the flowers of the Hoya Kerrii but I am hoping soon.

When I got this Hoya Kerrii two years ago, she had five leaves and stemmy. It wasn’t beautiful to look at. So, I made cuttings and I did three cuttings. After a few months, roots coming out and transferred to the soil. I posted on Marketplace and sold them out. I had to cut twice and sold. Yes, I already make money out of this mother plant. They said, they are slow growers, but in my opinion, it really depends on how the plants react because mine, over the years, it grows quadruple, that I had to cut twice.

This year, she’s on rest. I don’t have a plan to cut her lolz!!! It’s her rest year.

Hey yeah!!! It’s been a while no post and no updates to my site. Well, here comes my latest post, it is about my Philodendron Micans. This is my 2-year-old Philodendron Micans. I bought this plant at Walmart. This plant was not in good shape, I mean this was dying. They almost threw this in the garbage, luckily I was in the store, I took it and pay for it. I remember the lady asked me, “are you sure you really want to buy this plant, this is dying?” I said to her, “yes”. This is what she looks like now. By the way, I made several cuttings of it already and sold it.

Philodendron Micans is a velvety and heart-shaped leaf. Who will not like these lovely plants? I’m sure everybody loves to have this plant. Everybody said it is easy to take care of, well for me I can say yes and maybe not. My first cuttings were all rotted and died, then I made a second attempt and becomes successful. I am still learning in propagating this plant.

You can hang this plant or train them to grow up on a moss pole, either or this plant will look beautiful. Philodendron Micans have another name like Velvet Leaf Philodendron. By the way, this plant has also a botanical name called Philodendron hederaceum var. hederacium, hahaha it is quite a name. I like this plant to be called Philo Micans, it is short and sweet!

One thing I want to say, never let the soil dry in other words, keep it moist!!!

Of all my Hoya Collections, Ciliata is the number one fast grower hoya. I can put this hoya anywhere in the house with no fuss at all. The plant grows beautifully yet I did not see her blooms. In the main time, I kept this Hoya in my window kitchen where she can get filtered full sunlight.

Hoya Ciliata likes sunlight and well-drained mixed soil. Just beware of keeping the soil dry for long, the plant will not like it. Hahaha, nobody likes dry even human being, so to make this Hoya happy water it when the soil is dry when you touch.

Hoya Meliflua has rigid leaves that don’t show any vines. According to Wikipedia, this Hoya comes from my own country, the Philippines. The site says, the plant is common to Apayao, La Union, Rizal, Bataan, Laguna, Mindoro, Palawan, Negros, Panay and Leyte.

I did not see the actual flowers yet since mine is still a baby but hoping to blooms soon. According to Wikipedia that the flowers are reddish-orange and have nectaries near the base.

The name of the Meliflua is derived from the word “Mellis” which means honeydew and the word “Flou” meaning is flow. these two words combined were created due to the dark nectar that stains the flowers and it’s flowered every June.

Hoya Meliflua is another species of hoya that is easy to care but I was just wondering why it’s hard for this plant to branch. As you can see in the video, it just growing into a long single vine. I decided to cut with hope that he will branch somehow.

As an update, it is about two months now since I cut my hoya Meliflua however there is no indication of a new branch.