Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Need ID on an unusual bloom, 1 by gessiegail

gessiegail wrote:
I will do my best to try and remember what I do..............just plant them in Miracle Grow soil...........I am very faithful about fertilizing and I do change my fertilizers often............try to use epsom salts twice a year by just pour the salts on top of the baskets and watering them in. Then I have to water every few days because of our high gusty winds. (Out of the city water ) There are 3 fertilizers that I use on a rotating basis. (Please know that I know nothing about hoyas or other plants either........just use what I have)

I try to use a 20-0-0 twice a year just to green them up a bit. Then I rotate between the African Violet Fertilizer which is a 12-36-14 once a month and then if I happen to have the miracle grow spray bottle full of 15-30-15 I foliar feed when I think about it.

When I do overwinter them on the front porch I use a 6 mil poly to wrap the screened in front porch and keep heaters out there to keep the temperatures above 48 degrees or 50 degrees.

I am going to go take a picture to show you how slow the hoyas on the front porch which get less light are to bloom. I started most of the hoya I have with 3 4" pots that I bought last summer. Some are still pretty sparse but this one I am going to show you is getting ready to bloom. I did find a few that were already planted up as a basket.

The red imperialis did not want to climb at all........nor did she want to hang so I let her blow in the wind......