Hoya danumensis Hoya cystiantha and Hoya praetorii in vials

I'd love to order danumensis and cystiantha ( the travel can take 3 weeks to my South American country) do you think that they would arrive alive? What about the vials?

I will answer you after our experiment is done : on the morning of the 18 January we have filled vials with water in gel. The two cuttings of Hoya danumensis et Hoya cystanthia are put in a box, the same day we add a cutting of Hoya praetorii. The cuttings are not rooted.
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14 days have passed when on 31 January ( evening ) we open the box that was staying at room temperature ( 22 - 30 Celsius ); the result is shown below : only Hoya cystanthia lost leaves ( two leaves ).

The leaves of the three Hoya are slightly dehydrated although our environment is humid.

These species are difficult to ship, Hoya praetorii being the most fragile of the three plants.

Some importers would say that wrapping the plants in a plastic bag would have been of benefit : the cuttings would have been less dehydrated. Others would deny it, possibly arguing that shipping plants bare roots with paper only is less risky. Only large scale experiments on these hard to ship species in various situations regarding humidity and temperature could tell which method is best.

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On day 14 we are re putting the Hoya cuttings in their box having made no change in the packing : we will see their state at the end of the third week.

---------- On day 20 of the experiment Hoya pratetorii is still green, ( picture to the right ) apparently in good health and with all its leaves but the two others have dried out, leaves still on the stems. It seems that the vial is a good device for praetorii, as compared to other methods such as bare cutting.

---------- On day 31 ( 19 February ) Hoya praetorii is still good for replanting, perfectly green a small root has come in the gel.




These 3 species are among the most fragile Hoya in travel. Most Hoya species can travel 3 weeks in boxes with very good survival rates without vials.

---------- On day 60 ( 18 March ) Hoya praetorii is still alive, we take it out of the box and attach it to a piece of coconut shell on a rubber tree.

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Hoya biakensis and Hoya sp IR 26

Hoya biakensis has rounder leaves than Hoya sp IR26


New leaves of Hoya sp IR 26 tend to be reddish and shiny.





Left : Hoya biakensis, right Hoya IR 26

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Red leaves on Hoya lacunosa x obscura, Hoya obscura, Hoya sunaise

These three Hoya have some similarities and bear more or less red leaves. The occurrence of red pigments in leaves is known as a protection against the light.

Starting from the left : two Hoya lacunosa x obscura, the first one has light green leaves, on the second ( visible pot ) the leaves are darker. The difference is caused by exposition to light.

Then Hoya obscura and to the foremost right is a Hoya known among some growers under the name Hoya sunaise, other growers call it Hoya obscura Major.



Left : H. obscura, right : H. sunaise
H. sunaise has more rigid and narrower leaves














From left to right : red patches on the leaves, pointing down on H. obscura, smallest on H. lacunosa x obscura and redder and rigid on H. sunaise.







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Aleyagarden by - default packing

Aleyagarden ships by default Hoya non rooted cuttings with tips in sphagnum moss as shown on the picture to the left,
and paper.

Other options indicated by our buyers in their order include for free : gel in the carton, wrapping in plastic bags, fungicide treatment, spray of a chitosan based solution on leaves, tips in water filled vials. All methods have pros and cons. Using gel or plastic bag decreases the risk of dehydration but cause rot during long travel under heat ( but gel and plastic bags are not advised ) : tell Aleyagarden in a note your packing options. Without your note the plants are shipped according to the by default method described above shown on the picture.






The picture to the right shows plastic bags wrapping the base of rooted Hoya : this is the by default method of packing Hoya rooted plants.


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Images of plants shipped, taken during packing are dated

Plants shipped retail are taken in picture that are uploaded on two sites : http://www.pixa.us/index.html and http://s447.photobucket.com/albums/qq199/areya_photos/PLANTS%20SENT/

The date and time of the upload can be read on the top of the page to the right on the PIXA site )


The PHOTOBUCKET site gives the time when the picture was taken : at the bottom right of the page. Aleyagarden customers can verify thanks to the pictures
on these sites the quality of the plants at the time of packing in relation with the time of posting indicated on the parcel and the tracking site when tracking is available online.

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Tracking of the parcel in my country

You can track your parcel on the Postal site of your own country in three steps
on http://www.track-trace.com/my . First select Post/EMS and enter your registration number as above then select you country.

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I will buy plants in Thailand, how will I get the phytosanitary certificate ?

I am from Europe and I intend to buy plants in Thailand, what do I need to get the phytosanitary certificate ?

You can have this certificate ( from the Office of the plant protection, at Kasertsart University, on Pahonyotin road ) only if you show there a document, such as an invoice and a certifying letter provided by a shop with a registered production site where the plants are, at least for 9 weeks before sending, periodically controlled on site, along with pesticide uses and treatments. On 6 October 2011 only 2 nurseries are registered and recommended by the Thailand Office of plant protection, that are online plant shops selling wholesale and retail a relatively large range of plants. Aleyagarden, based in Nonthaburi and Phang Nga is one of the two but they don't sell in Chatuchak market.
In order to know the list of the registered retail plant shops you may contact the National Bureau of Agriculture an Food Standards

If you are not from Europe you can have the plants inspected at Kasertsart University and certified without documents from producers. The CITES office and the plant protection office are on two different locations on the campus.
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