They will not bloom

I give up. I just do not know what to do. If I can't make them bloom Patti in Huston will take them. I grow every thing else but I just can't make them bloom.

Purpureofusca

do not know name

No name

Rope carnosa

Archboldlan

#1 looks like carnosa or motoskei
#2 actually is pubicalyx 'Pink Silver' and not purpureofusca
#3 carnosa 'Krimson Queen'
#4 carnosa 'Krimson Princess'
#5 compacta
#6 looks correct for archboldiana

Patience will be the virtue in regards to blooms with Hoyas, sometimes you'll get lucky and get early blooms but most of the time the'll make you wait.
If you want early blooming Hoyas get H. multiflora and/or H. lanceolata ssp. bella (aka Hoya bella)

Milan

Yes, most (all but the first one) of your plants look like just babies. It usually takes a hoya plant about 2 or 3 years to become a mature enough plant to start blooming (unless you get one that was started with peduncles already on it when cut.) Then the conditions have to be right for the plant. They like high light to bloom but not too much direct sun. Your plants look healthy...just young. A lot of us grow hoyas for reasons other than the blooms (especially at first). I always loved the variegated ones just for the foliage. There are others that I love in spite of no blooms, but once you do get some blooms, you will want them forever. Why not just let them summer outside in a shady spot and do some growing for you, then decide later if you really don't like them anymore?
However, if you really don't want them, Im sure Patti will love to have them and give them wonderful care.
Marcy

Oh, and a couple of lessons I have learned over the long years I have had my plants, but very few blooms until this year ...

1. Never, ever let them dry completely out (I see you have many of yours in clay pots, so be vigilant with checking for dryness). Having the plants get completely dry before watering is a horrid myth that is still alive and well. I went for years with nary a bloom because of this. Now, I use my moisture meter, and when it registers in the space between dry and moist, that is when I water.

2. The carnosas are gorgeous to look at as foliage plants, which is a good thing, because they seem to take even longer to bloom than some of the other hoyas. Most of yours are carnosas. So, like Milan and Marcy have pointed out, patience becomes oh so virtuous when it comes to these plants! ;-)

3. Bright indirect light!!!! Like Marcy said, outside in a shady spot or inside where near a bright window. Early morning direct sun (through the glass) is also acceptable.

4. Humidity. Mine do best with 50% humidity and above.

5. Air circulation (this kind of goes with #5). If you use an air conditioner in the same room where your hoyas are growing, that will inhibit their wanting to bloom. AC's usually dry out the air, so if your hoyas and your AC are living together, you might want to put the hoyas outside. If you keep them inside, make sure to have a fan going or a window open in the room so that air is circulating around - this is our human attempt to mimic the hoya's natural environment.

You green pets will eventually bloom. I promise! I actually still have a few that I have had for over 5 years that just are so finicky they barely pop out a leaf or a new vine - much less a bloom. So, I just let 'em be - they'll reward me when they're good and ready.

Ann

yup, they look young... but once they start blooming, they'll keep on going!

I only got started with hoyas 2 or 3 years ago. Last year I had my first bloom - on a carnosa (Krimson Queen, I guess) - and this year I'm getting repeat blooms. It's addictive!

The carnosa and pubicalyx turned out to be the first to bloom. The carnosa does fine drying out completely between waterings. I actually have it on the office windowsill right under the AV vents - not the best place but it does well enough so long as I mist it once or twice a day. It was happier in the more humid climate at home, though......

I suspect a little more light for #1 might not hurt.....

All of that carnosa 'bunch' (except for the last one...the archboldiana) I have better luck with if I grow them in darker rather than lighter conditions....and they love to climb which will encourage 'natural' behavior.... Have you given them a good bloom fertilizer like 10-50-10? Archboldiana also likes to climb and does really well on a trellis...she will probably bloom first of all of them....

HTH, Carol

interesting n the carnosa's climbing preference. Mine is climbing and then dangling off the top of the stake - I was just about to do something with it and now I know to keep it climbing, lol.

Milan Thank you so much for identifying all the plants. That is a big start.

Marcy, they have just sit there for over a year. I will put them out side to day.

Ann, I thought they should be very dry. I have a fan but also AC. OUTSIDE

Keyring, that gives me hope.

Carol. Hi, I am growing out some brug seeds you sent me. I will let you know how they are doing as they grow. My hoyas all hang down so I will put them on trellis and I will fertilize them with 10-50-10.

I should have done this a year ago. Thank You all so much, I will let you know what happens. Joan
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Joan, don't let those nice thick leaves fool you into keeping them too dry, a consistent moist soil is recommended.
Mist them often especially when humidity is low.

Milan

You are giving up too fast!!!! put them hanging under a tree and water them and they will show you a show!!!! I grow everything outside and they love it! Dianne

You know, I should water *everything* more. .... I know this but will probably never manage to do it.....

I just found a perfect place for them. I know one thing for sure I will water more and get there names on them so I know what I am talking about when I ask question.

Milan one more please. I forgot this one when I took the pictures. It is raining today so it is a wonderful start.

I realy do thank you all for all the help and encouragement. I am back in control (well as much as I can be in control). Joan

Don't they look happy. Now to get them trellises.

Joan...that looks like H. kentiana - also called H. weyettii. Another one that does not like to dry out....actually, none of them do.....

Look up on the sticky threads for the instructions how to make trellises out of that fencing stuff. I use them and LOVE them!!!

Thanks Carol I will.

I agree with everyone here :)
Mine took a long time! Except for the one I bought that was already a monster :)
Your plants look gorgeous and healthy :) Just give them time :)

I am willing to wait now that I know how to grow them. For sure I need to water more. Thank you all, Joan