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Hoya bella

I have never owned such a satisfactory houseplant! It blooms profusely and frequently, requires little maintenance. Mine was started from a slip obtained from a friend and has given me much pleasure over the years.

Very rewarding house/tropical plant.

It'll do fine with light from a nearby window and prefers moist soil. I fertilize about once every two weeks with 18-18-18.

I found that plants do best when exposed to high degrees of humidity and warmth.

Flowers are long lasting, beautiful little star shaped numbers with a sweet smell, during the day and night.

I have grown this particular Hoya for many years, always in a south-eastern window. Because its pot sits high above a window, sometimes it dries out but a good soaking brings it right back to health.

The plant is now a good 48" long and very full. It has a major bloom period in the early spring, when the plant is covered with fragrant pendant umbels, then blooms sporadically the rest of the year.

I fertilize it when I am doing the orchids and use whatever I use on them. The plant is not fussy but does respond to attention.

There are many other species in the Hoya genus, some quite large, with different leaves and flowers. A really nice houseplant in northern areas and can grow outside in zone 10.

I've had my plant for at least 12 years. Now that I know NOT to pinch it back (which I was doing on a regular basis thinking it would make it grow better), it blooms on a regular basis with absolutely no special care. I don't even fertilize it on a regular basis. My husband built a copper trellis for it to climb (our windows are floor to ceiling) and it's practically covered the trellis after 4 years. Exposure is in a southwest window. I also have a "baby" that consistently blooms and it gets indirect SW light. Needs repotting every few years.

my mother has this plant in her kitchen and had no idea what it was for the longest time. the flowers are petite and sweet smelling. We have it sitting in a North facing window.

My mother received this plant 20 or so years ago. She loves the plant - it's the only one she has been able to keep alive for any length of time! It has bloomed only 3 or 4 times since she's had it, so I would love to know what it takes to get it to bloom. It has always been a houseplant. I never thought to try propagating it.

I've had one for only about 5 months but it's growing and flowering (this is November) nicely with no special treatment. It's in a hanging basket and the flowers are most visable from below.