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The fragrant vines from asclepias family, hoya bella, australis, carnosa etc. Common in thailand, singapore and other subtropical climate. They are not easy to grow from seed so i did not try them. Stephanotis floribuda is from same family and stephanotis does not bloom profusely in lahore, so i think they might not be as free flowering as other vines. Any thoughts?

I think they preffer humidity ??? I think they'll do as good as orchids only

tweedle2009 wrote:I think they preffer humidity ??? I think they'll do as good as orchids only

Hmmm not good enough then. But i will try a suitable species this year through cutting. What are the chances of getting a cutting from USA? Rainy season would be best for this kind of adventure?

khabbab wrote:

tweedle2009 wrote:I think they preffer humidity ??? I think they'll do as good as orchids only

Hmmm not good enough then. But i will try a suitable species this year through cutting. What are the chances of getting a cutting from USA? Rainy season would be best for this kind of adventure?

yup.I ll also get one or two from thailand

They are easy plants and are readily available in Karachi, BTW I find orchids easy too....

Orchids grow better in karachi than lahore, right? Izhar do let me know the price range of these vines.

I purchased small purple dendrobium some years back, it grew and bloomed non-stop since... okay Khabbab bhai i'll do that..

Rs.400-600 different varieties but this one is common.

mirafzalkhan wrote:Rs.400-600 different varieties but this one is common.

hoya-wax-plant.jpg

Any idea how fragrant they are?

This one (in Photo) is slightly fragrant, chocolate like.