During the Shmittah (Sabbatical) Year, it’s not only commercial farmers who are affected.
We can water them to ensure the plants don’t die, but we are not allowed to intervene in a way that could stimulate growth (such as providing extra fertilizer, extra water and pruning). That’s what we’ve been doing in our own garden and it’s looking a bit shabby.
However today we were astonished to see our hanging ivy in full bloom!!! My father obm was a florist for 30 years, and his father was a florist before him in Holland and I’ve never seen an ivy like this with a flower!!! I had no idea.
And what a stunning star burst of pink 5-pointed stars!
“… How awesome are Your works!” (Psalms 66:3)
4 Comments
Gisela Dasen-Kregcyk · July 16, 2015 at 8:03 am
hello! it’s good you’re not allowed pruning during shmittah – this is a waxvine (hoya, this one probably a hoya carnosa variegata), and it flowers only on “old” twigs 😉
Galilee Green · July 16, 2015 at 12:57 pm
Thanks Gisela. Apparently we are not finished blossoming! Here’s a time-lapse video of the whole process and what’s coming next!! https://youtu.be/9uUi9aFQc3c
Daniel Nurgitz · May 8, 2023 at 2:45 am
My grandmother obm gave me a hoya plant like this. It made those smooth, hard early flower buds then later, they opened to reveal fuzzy, pink, star shaped blooms. In the evening, they release a beautiful perfume. It’s on my list to get another one of these plants…Enjoy!
Hilde Nakkash · April 7, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Hoyas love to be neglected