I thought I'd talk about growing in Semi-Hydro (S/H). This technique was developed by First Rays, and if you haven't had a chance to check out his site, well it's one of the best out there. It was developed for growing orchids, but I have to admit, I've killed every orchid I ever tried in it. But the Hoyas, especially the ones that like to be kept on the moist side, grow bonkers in it. Here are a couple pictures of a plant that I received a little over a year ago named Hoya multiflora. I do suspect though that it is really Hoya javanica.
After only a little over one year, growing in S/H, this plant has bloomed numerous times, and is about 24 inches tall already. I have tried about 20 different Hoyas in S/H. Most just recently so no results yet. But interesting, Hoya cumingiana, which when grown traditionally, needs to dry out well in order to bloom, is growing and has bloomed in S/H.
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