This one requires substantially different care than your standard hoya. It is in the hoya family, but is an eriostemma.

It will need calcium (I use a crushed cuttlebone, some people use crushed oyster shells). In the winter, water sparingly; once every 2-3 weeks.

In the warmer months, harden it off to full sun. It may drop leaves (it does this in the wild). Water weekly.

This one NEEDS to grow UP in order to flower. Not many people have the space or conditions to grow this one to bloom maturity. In the wild, this one grows up up up to tree canopies (20+ft. high) and then starts hanging down. At that time, it starts flowering.

It makes a wonderful foliage plant, but if you want blooms, try a different eriostemma, such as hoya cv. Optimistic or hoya cv. Ruthie.

My lauterbachii had a rough summer last year (hardened it off waaay too fast) and is now a 4 node rooted plant. It used to be 11ft long. At least it is recovering nicely!

I lost the one I had but a cutting I gave someone else from it did well. You've got to have the right touch.

aurorawa does it grow fast? Thanks for the advice aurorawa and tropicbreezent.

Yes, it grows very fast, given the right conditions. It is a very sensitive plant, and very picky, though. And not very forgiving. Once you even suspect it may be going downhill, take cuttings to root.