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Silver Streak??

PoohBearLvr
10 years ago

My oldest hoya is dying fast. It is labeled 'Purpurea Fusca', but its leaves have the silver streaks all over it, and the umbel is a big round ball of deep red VERY fragrant red flowers. I am told it is Hawaiian purple,or Red Buttons, etc...but I bought it like 15 years ago, when hoyas were wrongly named frequently. So....can this be red buttones, or another variety? I cant find a red flowered one, that grows very fast and blooms nearly all year,with a big round ball of red fuzzy flowers. That sounds like Red Buttons, except that it grows VERY fast. It is also almost dead now. I have a smaller one that is putting out a new umbel,and will open in a week or so,but I just cant sem to find this purpurea Fusca. Was it just a made up name? Or is it this 'Silver Treak' that I see on EBay...but the flowers are pink,not red. Any ideas???

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