my hoya wont flower!

i have a5 year old hoya and it has flowered only once. what am i doing wrong?

HI. Do you know the name of your hoya? How are you growing it?

Carol

LOL...I was going to say...ask Carol....but there ya are!

no i dont know what kind of hoya it is, i will try to find out. it is sitting in indirect sunlight and the plant looks healthy, it just isnt flowering.

OK...can you take a picture of it? Can you look on a website and find a similar plant (try www.myhoyas.com). Your question is a bit like asking, "how long is a string"...need more information!!! Thanks :>)

Carol

here is a pic

i think it is a carnosa

It is one of the carnosa cultivars...common name is Krimson Princess. They are very reluctant to bloom... They really like cool temps, less light than most plants and to grow dryish....fast draining medium. It might help it along....

Good luck.

Carol

thanks!

Hoyas like to be rootbound ... I find that mine wind their way up into more sun and then flower. Good luck with it.
chrissy

thank you

I basically ignor mine. It's hardly ever watered. It grows full, mid-day and afternoon sun. I give it a little 10-10-10 about 3 time over the summer and it blooms like crazy. IT seems to thrive on neglect.

Yes...that cultivar and all its' siblings and relatives really like to be on the dryish side...are really tough plants...I ignore mine too and they are champs...lots of blooms!!!!

You know...that's what I've found too..the more I ignore them..the better and more often they bloom!