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Re: hoyas

Nancy,
   My hoya won't stop blooming.  I have it in a southern window.... and
I water it twice a week.... I only fertilize about once every six weeks.
   I think mine is blooming because I divorced my husband... <s>.... but
I'm sure there's probably a more scientific reason it won't stop
blooming !!! <s>
Lori.

Nancy Stedman wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know the trick to getting hoyas to bloom? I have a big old one
> (probably carnosa, but with variegated leaves and purple-brown flowers) that
> last sent out flowers seven years ago. Its light exposure diminished
> dramatically during the summer (I forgot how much the trees block when they
> leaf out). Would I stand a better chance of getting blooms if I put it
> outside next summer, in bright indirect light? Or will that harm the leaves?
> Also, I've got two minis, lacunosa, I got about six months ago from
> Glasshouse Works, and they've never bloomed either. They're under a 40-watt
> fluorescent bulb in an obstructed east window. Do you know what kind of
> fertilizer is best? (I'm embarrassed to admit that sometimes I use leftover
> African violet fertilizer, 3-12-6.) Someone once directed me to the Hoya
> Society site, and it has lovely photos but didn't have that much useful
> cultural information. Thanks in advance, Nancy Stedman
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