Tropicals & Tender Perennials: May Hoya Blooms, 1 by atisch

atisch wrote:
Lastly is an overview of the whole plant for perspective.

I've learned the hard way, that this plant needs more water as soon as the peduncles start forming buds. For almost a year peduncles would start forming buds but they would drop off almost every time. I tend to grow the plant in as much sunlight as possible at a southern exposed window, which may be contributing to it's need for even moisture while buds are forming. You can see, particularly on the partial close-up (one above), that there is evidence that the peduncles exposed had started to form buds many times before. This floral explosion started--and continued--as soon as I increased the watering to alway keep the soils moist. I had been erring on the dry side, but this Hoya wants more.

Allan