Hi, njoynit! I'm sort of awed by you because you know people and plants here and I always feel stupid, even about things I know a little about. It's the people thing. I do plants better than people.
ANYWAY, ... I don't know anything about H. Obovata, #1. I, also, am growing a Carnosa veriegata (either krimson queen or krimson princess). I (with embarrassment to admit) nipped and pocketed some growth point cuttings from a local nursery about 4 months ago. They rooted easilly and are beginning to grow in an East facing window in generaly moist to dry-moist rich soil. (This is realitivly speaking as most of what I grow are succulents in quick draining, sort of poor soil.) It's just green and white. Come this spring-summer, I will move it to stronger light to bring out the pink. I've seen these in restaurant windows with many beautiful flowers. I've had a Publicalyx cv. pink-silver (that I paid for!) for many years. The thing is rampant. I've got it decorated as a Christmas tree right now. Sometimes I hack it back, usualy in late May, just before I put it outside under the Catalpa tree. Last spring I put it out when the temperatures were fine for it, but the tree hadn't fully leafed out and it severely sunburned. It just kept growing. Didn't even slow down. It just keeps growing. Nothing I do changes its growth. It's always taller than the ceiling, always happy, and never blooms. I've read that it is "shy to bloom." Well, if so, mine is very shy.

Well, I grow some, but I don't know that I know more than you.

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Hi njoynit and margaret I too enjoy my hoya carnosa it blooms the pink star cluster, I don't take off spent flowers I just leave it alone and not long after it blooms again in the same place and will continue to bloom in the same place if left undisturbed I had mine for about 3 years when it finally started blooming , I got a piece of it from a friends mother who had hers for at least 20 years (she's the one that told me to leave the bloom alone) some blooms have a slight chocolate smell as other had a slight sinky smell depending on variety.. I'm told not to repot as they don't like their roots disturbed,, I started out with 4 leaves dipped in root medium I forgotton in the trunk of the car for a number of days when I realized what I had done I panicked however they had begun to root in the ziplock bag I planted in a 4 " pot has has been there in a east window ever since, I fertilize it once in spring and again summer once and let dry out between waterings and mist twice a week(Per Friend Mom) I figured she knew what she was talking about she had for 20 plus years But here is a site for more info.. I saw a picture of the White star cluster .. the stages of blooming are incredible I find that's pretty awesome in of it's self LOL..

http://www.succulent-plant.com/hoya.html

Patients for the blooms are worth it



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njoynit That second site you listed was awesome! Thanks for sharing!!

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Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks up!
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