Hoya darwinii is in bloom. The first time I saw this plant, I thought it was an introduced species,
Hoya mitrata. I pressumed most of the native ant asclepiads were imbricate shields like
Hoya imbricata and
Dischidia 
cleistantha, imbricata and
platyphylla. H. darwinii is unque with it bullate cupping leaves, sometimes forming clumps looking like balls where the ants could hide their colonies. I never knew an already interesting species could be arattractive rose colored flowers. Sure is worth keeping them in the garden, in bloom or not.
Hoya darwinii is in bloom. The first time I saw this plant, I thought it was an introduced species, Hoya mitrata. I pressumed most of the native ant asclepiads were imbricate shields like Hoya imbricata and Dischidia 
cleistantha, imbricata and platyphylla. H. darwinii is unque with it bullate cupping leaves, sometimes forming clumps looking like balls where the ants could hide their colonies. I never knew an already interesting species could be arattractive rose colored flowers. Sure is worth keeping them in the garden, in bloom or not.
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