Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Hoya gift: H. praetoria, 0 by hills

hills wrote:
Well, givent that my climate is completely different to you guys, this may not be helpful. However, I keep mine warm and dry too. My praetorii lives on the heat mat along with some of my other heat-loving plants. Funnily enough, it sits next to the lauterbachii. Given that one is sun loving, and the other is shade loving, you would think one wouldn't be very happy, but they both grow and thrive... and the lasiantha is trying to flower, I am so excited! Its first attempt ended in bud drop near the end (I hear this is common - they get close to flowering and the buds go all wrinkly and drop off) so I hope this time they are going to flower.
I feed mine on 7-33-32 (I think) fertilizer (half strength) with a dash of Superthrive in the summer every couple of weeks. In the winter I don't feed much, but when I remember I add a little 7-7-7 with Superthrive. During the winter i water once a week, in the summer maybe twice or three times a week.
Here's my praetorii last year. Have a look at http://www.flickr.com/photos/maimiti/683920668/ for a comparison of praetorii and lasiantha.