Hoya ‘Red Buttons’
The registrar and historical publications document Red Buttons, its reported origin and its distinction from species-level pubicalyx.
The established naming record and hybrid interpretation create a distinct reader need. Placement under the pubicalyx article is a literature and navigation relationship.
Overview
Red Buttons is an established cultivar that the registrar describes as an open-pollinated hybrid originating with Genieve McDonald in Florida. Early descriptions record lightly speckled, narrow green leaves and dark new growth; historical accounts also report variable flower colours. The registrar reports pubicalyx and carnosa parentage with the crossing order unresolved. Its placement under pubicalyx provides a literature and navigation link; it does not authenticate a living plant.
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Flower cluster identified as Red Buttons by photographer Mike Keeling, photographed on 15 July 2007.
Photographer or creator: Mike Keeling, “Red Buttons”, Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0; full frame, no cropping or retouching.
Identification basis: Photographer's caption identifies Red Buttons (Red Bottons in the close-up caption); cultivated identity and clone continuity are not independently authenticated.
Rights and reuse: CC BY-ND 2.0; attribution required; no derivatives. Full frame; no cropping or retouching.
Image record: IMG-000197
Hoya ‘Red Buttons’View photo detailsClose photo details
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Flower close-up identified as “Red Bottons” in Mike Keeling’s caption, photographed on 15 July 2007.
Photographer or creator: Mike Keeling, “Hoya pubicalyx #1”, Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0; full frame, no cropping or retouching.
Identification basis: Photographer's caption identifies Red Buttons (Red Bottons in the close-up caption); cultivated identity and clone continuity are not independently authenticated.
Rights and reuse: CC BY-ND 2.0; attribution required; no derivatives. Full frame; no cropping or retouching.
Image record: IMG-000198
What We Know
- The registrar reports the name as accepted and established through a 1981 San Luis Gardens sales list, with Genieve McDonald as originator.
- The registrar’s account identifies pubicalyx and carnosa involvement from seedling progeny while preserving uncertainty about which supplied the seed parent.
- The 1992 Hoya Handbook and Liddle’s 2009 catalogue describe material under this name. Historical descriptions do not authenticate every plant now sold as Red Buttons.
What We Are Still Learning
Which original records and living accessions connect current plants to the established Red Buttons material?
What would help: The 1981 list, original descriptions, dated accession labels and traceable propagation records.
Do traceable plants support a distinct growing recommendation?
What would help: Repeated observations on identified material with dates, conditions and suitable comparisons.
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