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I have the windowsill variety mentioned in the article. MIL gifted me with it after I admired it on her porch. I brought the plant home and set it in the living room and pretty much ignored it with the exception of regular watering. Over time the plant made itself at home and began twining in my lace curtains. Not one to tamper with the forces of nature, I left it there undisturbed until the vine had covered about half of the window and my husband was giving me disapproving looks.
It pained me to cut the vine back, but I did. Not knowing how agreeable the plant would be to rooting, I took the cuttings and just pressed them into the soil of the pot with the mother plant. Since moving the Hoya away from its curtain trellis it has become a shrub! The cuttings rooted and the pot is filled to overflowing. It's now in front of a north facing window in the dining room and happy as can be.
I have to agree that the fragrance of a Hoya bloom is worth the wait. What a lovely scent. The first time my Hoya bloomed the scent was my clue. The little clusters of blooms were hidden in the vine.
