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Re: Jungle-porch Update: August

>Hoyas! Love them, but mine won,t bloom! Both are 7 years old, but
>they have been moved around sooo many times! Have yours been in
>the same place all those years? The tendrils on mine are taking
>over...they even grew under the molding at the top of the wall, and are
>trying to strangle their neighbors. What can I do to make them bloom!

The problem with mine was that I wasn't giving it enough light, and I kept
forgetting to feed it.  At least I think that was the problem!  About a year
ago I moved it to hang in front of a west window, and gave it lots of
sunlight (but not hot, baking sunlight).  And I started feeding it bloom
booster (Schultz' Bloom Plus, 10-60-10).  I think another problem was that
when I repotted it 4 years ago I put it into too big a pot.

My grandmother has about 6 different hoya varieties, and they bloom
regularly.  She has them in a very bright east-facing breakfast nook, and
they've been in the same pots as long as I can remember (at least 10 years).
I grow mine the same way she does, on brass hoops.

Cami
Oregon
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