photo hunter : rare
a rare present that i received last valentine’s day. a lucky heart
Hoya kerrii is named Sweetheart Plant or Sweetheart Hoya because of the heart or valentine shaped leaves. It has thick, succulent type, opposite leaves that are indeed shaped like flat hearts. The leaves are joined to the long, twinning stems (by the sharp tip of the heart-shape leaf) with ½ to 1 inch long, 1/8 inch thick petioles (leaf stalks). The stems produce aerial roots which in their native habitat grow into deposits of humus found in crevices and branches of trees as well as absorbing moisture from the air. These aerial roots root easily when inserted into a moist medium making it easy to propagate new plants from stem cuttings. Hoya kerrii also comes in forms with variegated leaves. The flower shape is typical of hoya plants. Small, flat, star-shaped individual flowers are joined like ribs of an open umbrella to form a cluster that is attached to a spur (single stem) called the peduncle. Each small flower is made up of two stars, one on top of the other. The so called bottom star (corolla) is larger in size than the upper centered star which is termed the corona. Hoya kerrii has whitish corolla’s and reddish corona’s. The flowers are very beautiful, waxy, tough and long lasting. All hoya flowers have wonderful fragrances, some very powerful, others less so. from toptropicals
Awww … So cute naman!
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Comment by Kyels — April 27, 2007 @ 5:29 pm
Uy mousey tunay ba yang halaman? Hehehe… Baka naman ur pulling my leg lang ha
Comment by sasha — April 27, 2007 @ 5:41 pm
so cute naman
tunay yan?may ganyan ba talaga?at talagang may name na mousey yung pot?hehe,ang daming tanong eh..happy weekend!!
Comment by ghee — April 28, 2007 @ 2:53 am
unique naman for a gift:)
Comment by Cat — April 28, 2007 @ 3:08 am
ang cute! totoo bang cactus(?) yan ? ang galeng, ngayon lang ako nakakita!
Comment by ladycess — April 28, 2007 @ 3:10 am
It’s a beautiful personalized present. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Comment by Rach — April 28, 2007 @ 3:51 am
wow … ok, ah!
ang ganda naman nyan!
lovely shot (and interpretation) of the theme!
happy weekend!
Comment by maiylah — April 28, 2007 @ 4:08 am
oi, ang ganda at ang sweet naman. Buhay pa ba ang halaman na yan, pakita naman sa picture, hehehhe.
Comment by Raquel — April 28, 2007 @ 4:28 am
kawaii… hehe… kanino galing??
Comment by ninong — April 28, 2007 @ 5:06 am
Ay ang cute naman niya! San siya galing? Heart shape… nice plant! Tunay ba siya? Wow naman!
Happy Saturday Mama Juana!
Comment by wendy — April 28, 2007 @ 5:24 am
Kakaiba nga, ano. Nakakatuwa naman.
Comment by malaya — April 28, 2007 @ 7:06 am
What a sweet gift.
Thanks for visiting!
Comment by Dragonheart — April 28, 2007 @ 1:39 pm
cute!!! tunay ba siya? heart shape talaga, so unique. palaguin mo ha mousey then give me one heart. heheh…
Comment by nona — April 28, 2007 @ 2:26 pm
Wow.. ang cute!! veryy…. sana may ganyan din ako.. ahihiih
Comment by angelblush — April 28, 2007 @ 2:46 pm
What a great personalized gift. Beautiful!
Comment by Leah — April 28, 2007 @ 3:07 pm
cute!!! sweet naman ng nagbigay sayo nyan mousey!
Comment by jhenny — April 28, 2007 @ 4:07 pm
like the plant…aw hala segi give you the living room to clean “heheeh”.
Comment by lutchi — April 28, 2007 @ 4:47 pm
wow ang cute naman very sweet.
happy weekend.
Comment by Carlota — April 28, 2007 @ 4:59 pm
I’ve never seen anything like that!
Comment by Shawna — April 28, 2007 @ 5:08 pm
happy w/e din sa yo,saka ang cute naman ng regalo sa’yo
Comment by lws — April 28, 2007 @ 5:48 pm
Cute.
Comment by Angelika — April 28, 2007 @ 6:18 pm
Your double meaning tickled me… is the present itself rare or is it rare that you get a present on Valentine’s Day. For me it would be rare to get one at all!
Comment by srp — April 28, 2007 @ 9:35 pm
I absolutely love this image. I can see it in a frame in my kitchen!
BTW, I followed your link home from Roxanne’s (SRP/Melange) site, and I look forward to reading more. I hope you’ll pop by my site and say hi as well.
All the best,
Carmi
http://writteninc.blogspot.com/
Comment by Carmi — April 28, 2007 @ 10:37 pm
Hi Mousey! You joined the photohunt pala! Great job. A heart shaped plant is pretty rare and pretty cool too. Happy Hunting and welcome to the Hunt
Comment by Angelo — April 28, 2007 @ 11:51 pm
Kyels, thanks!
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:09 am
Sasha, di ko lang hihilain ang iyong mga legs kilitiin pa kita sa talampakan
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:09 am
ghee, meron talaga te, galing thailand daw. yan nga yung mousey pot! Heheh
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:10 am
cat, oo kakaibang gift na natanggap ko
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:10 am
ladycess, under wax plant daw. kasi sa mga pics vine siya
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:11 am
rach, thanks also for dropping by .see next hunt!
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:11 am
maiylah, maraming salamat lagi sa iyo.
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:11 am
Raquel, yan na ngayon sa pic bwahahah
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:12 am
ninong, sa aking frenship
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:12 am
wendy, galing sa isang frenship, oo tunay mula nung binigay sa akin ganyan pa rin di nalalanta at di lumalaki heheh…basta dilig lang ako ng dilig. try ko ilipat sa malking pot baka dumami.
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:13 am
malaya, oo naaliw din ako
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:13 am
dragonheart, thanks and your welcome. See you next hunt!
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:14 am
Nona, oo tunay na tunay. Try ko kaya lang mula nung binigay ganyan pa rin itsura heheh
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:14 am
angelbush, galing daw thailand. Baka ay mapadpad dyan
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:14 am
leah, thanks, i owed it from a friend.
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:15 am
Jhenny, oo sweet ni friendship! Heheh
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:15 am
lutchi, sige mabilis akong maglinis lahat ng makita kong not in order place tapon agad. Heheh
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:15 am
carlota, salamat te kasing sweet ni friendship
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:16 am
shawna, me too i didnt know this king of plant exist until a friend gave it to me
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:16 am
lws, salamat ng marami!
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:17 am
Angelika, thanks
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:17 am
srp, i would rather say both. Thanks for dropping by.
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:17 am
Carmi, thanks a lot!, i find your pictures also interesting and your sober thoughts.
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:18 am
angelo, yup i joined the crazed. heheh… thanks! and see you next hunt!
Comment by mousey — April 29, 2007 @ 12:22 am
ayos yan cousin ah… parang gusto kong kainin hehehe…
sige hiramin mo muna ung tsinelas ko… marami pang kasunod un.. me sandals at sapatos hehehe
Comment by kneeko — April 29, 2007 @ 7:40 am
hello! thanks sa comment. batsit lang alam ko sa ilokano. i grew up dito sa manila and pang second time ko pa lang nung pumunta kami sa ilocos. hehehe. i think you should see pagudpud. actually sabi nila yung part na pagudpud na pinuntahan namin malapit na daw dun yung boundary ng cagayan valley.
Comment by pauL — April 29, 2007 @ 8:26 am
what a lovely idea. it looks great. i mean it. it shows the person who gave it put a lot of thought into it
Comment by Bengbeng — April 29, 2007 @ 1:01 pm