What is it that make Hoyas so irresistible that buying your first Hoyas often leads to having 40 in the few months to follow?

In this listener favorite of the Best of Growing Joy series, I am bringing back a conversation with Doug Chamberlain of Vermont Hoyas.

Doug is one of the most beloved Hoyas experts online, and we dive into their dazzling diversity,

surprising care quirks, and intoxicating flowers.

Doug makes a very strong argument that every person in the world should care for Hoyas

and know all the specifics that you need to know in order to get your Hoyas thriving and

ideally blooming.

So whether you're new to

Hoya or you're already knee-deep in gorgeous leaves and peduncles, this conversation is going to

leave you inspired to grow joyfully and with confidence. Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for plants

successfully, but how to simply and affordably use our plant babies to cultivate more joy in

our lives by doing so.

I'm Maria, former plant killer turned happy plant lady, author of Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's

Guide to Cultivating

Happiness, Speaker, Podcaster, and most importantly, your new best plant friend.

On Growing Joy with Plants, you'll find conversations about house plant care, gardening tutorials,

and wellness through the lens of plants.

Plant care is self-care.

On Growing Joy. carry self-care on growing joy.

Hi, Maria. It's great to be here.

I feel like I have a bit of a Hoya celebrity that I'm a little star-struck when getting

to talk to you about Hoyas. You've made quite the name for yourself in the House

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