Hi-is it a tropical bird of paradise, Mexican bird of paradise, or Yellow Bird of paradise? The tropical bird of paradise would have different care than the other 2. The tropical is going to look more like a palm, the others are bushy.

Are you going to keep it inside or outside?

Such a beautiful Hoya. That’s a great find! I love Whitfill. I haven’t been there in about a month but they had so many hard to find rare houseplants to choose from when I was there in October. I was in Queen Creek on Wednesday so I stopped by Desert Horizon Nursery but unfortunately was disappointed with the lack of selection of houseplants. In the past Desert Horizon has had a great variety.

@Malory Ollmann - such a good idea to call before going to see if there’s a recent shipment.

The summer heat hit my outdoor plants really hard this year compared to previous years. Thank goodness we had those heavy rain storms in October. Those rain really helped my plants do a 180. The flowers have started blooming again. I use the brand Arizona’s Best Tree & Shrub granular fertilizer on my outdoor plants in the spring and fall.

You have such a beautiful variety of outdoor plants.

@Malory Ollmann - yes. I hope you had a great Halloween as well.

@Malory Ollmann - yes, I think it’s a pubicalyx Hoya- you can never have too many Hoyas.

I’ve done the same with hair pins. Such a great hack.