Hoya lacunosa — Louisa’s Silver
Compare the photographed Louisa’s Silver material with the checklist’s Clone 2, Clone 3 and reverted-silver splash labels.
Separate photographed Louisa’s Silver material from numbered clone and reverted-silver checklist labels until plant history and longitudinal records connect them.
Overview
The photographs are labelled Louisa’s Silver. The historical checklist also records the unnumbered name, Clone 2, Clone 3 and Louisa’s Silver Splash with the words reverted silver. The checklist preserves those distinctions, but does not document how the plants are related or demonstrate a reversion event.
Photo Gallery
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Trailing Hoya labelled Louisa’s Silver with green and silvery leaves. Photograph by Rebecca Baron. Received label retained; cultivar or clone identity is unverified.
Photographer or creator: Rebecca Baron
Identification basis: Owner-labelled cultivated material; The photographs do not establish a relationship to Louisa’s Silver Clone 2, Clone 3 or Louisa’s Silver Splash.
Rights and reuse: © Rebecca Baron. Displayed by permission on Hoya Research Library. Further reuse requires permission.
Image record: IMG-000213
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Rounded cluster of pale fuzzy-looking flowers with yellow-orange centres, labelled Louisa’s Silver. Photograph by Rebecca Baron. Received label retained; cultivar or clone identity is unverified.
Photographer or creator: Rebecca Baron
Identification basis: Owner-labelled cultivated material; The photographs do not establish a relationship to Louisa’s Silver Clone 2, Clone 3 or Louisa’s Silver Splash.
Rights and reuse: © Rebecca Baron. Displayed by permission on Hoya Research Library. Further reuse requires permission.
Image record: IMG-000214
What We Know
- The foliage photograph shows a trailing plant with green and silvery areas. A separately labelled bloom photograph records a rounded cluster of pale, fuzzy-looking flowers with yellow-to-orange centres.
- The historical checklist separately lists “Hoya Lacunosa cv. 'Louisa's Silver'”, “Hoya lacunosa cv. 'Louisa's Silver' (Clone 2)” and “Hoya lacunosa cv. 'Louisa's Silver' (Clone 3)”. Numbered clone labels alone do not document their relationship.
- A fourth entry reads “Hoya lacunosa cv. 'Louisa's Silver Splash' (reverted silver)”. The words reverted silver belong to that label; they do not provide dated observations of a change in the photographed material.
- The photographs do not establish a relationship to Louisa’s Silver Clone 2, Clone 3 or Louisa’s Silver Splash.
- This description is limited to the supplied photographs. It does not establish how every plant sold under this name will grow.
What We Are Still Learning
What connects Louisa’s Silver with the Clone 2 and Clone 3 labels?
What would help: Original labels, naming records and acquisition and propagation histories for each identified plant. Document whether the numbers track separate material or a local labelling system.
What change does the reverted silver wording describe?
What would help: Dated before-and-after records of the same identified plant, its original label and propagation history. Identify which branch or plant changed and whether the change persisted.
Which leaf features persist through growth and propagation?
What would help: Dated photographs following the same identified plant and its cuttings, with recorded growing conditions.
What are its flowering frequency, scent and bloom duration?
What would help: Dated observations and identified flower photographs, with measurements and explicit notes about scent, bloom duration and conditions.
Are distinctive growing requirements supported?
What would help: Scientific observations or controlled cultivation comparisons of identified material, with reported methods and conditions.
Common Misconceptions
- A received cultivation name or similar leaf pattern does not authenticate a cultivar or clone.
- Leaf colour in one photograph does not establish stable colour or a particular light requirement.
- The words reverted silver in a checklist label do not demonstrate reversion in the photographed plant.
Research and Sources
No public written source is linked here yet. Original labels, naming records or published accounts would help document this plant.
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