Here's lancelata. The previous pic was bella.

Very very nice! I think you might have been referring to me, although I no longer live in the panhandle. Yes wet in the hot months, but I do let mine dry out somewhat in the cooler months.

Once Bella settles in, it gets big pretty quick.

Renee

Very pretty!! I love the blooms on bella...I've tried the variegated ones but they hate me,lol...I've only been able to grow the normal green ones.

Congrats and thanks for sharing!!

Yes Renee, I think it was you. Congradulations on escaping the panhandle btw. I hope you're living in another Hoya friendly area.
Thanks Pug. I was smitten with pictures of big plants in full bloom. I now think it's possible I can have one of them in a few years.
Randy

I like the description "sloppin wet." When I got mine, I was just starting out with Hoyas, so I put it in AV mix and watered it like a Gesneriad and boy did it do well. I never even knew its leaves could shrivel back in those days!

Then I learned a little more about Hoyas and moved it to a 'proper' Hoya mix and I've been struggling to keep it watered enough ever since. /eyeroll It's just one of those outlier Hoyas.

As Renee points out, you can let it get drier when the temperatures are cool, so that might explain the European recommendations. I also just suspect a little bit of copy-pasting must go on when they're filling out their webpages, because I live in a coolish climate (not as cool as I'd like...) and it's still not very drought tolerant.

Pretty pics - flowers look so different in outdoor light. Less sterile, somehow.

p's. There's an 'O' in lanceolata :)