That one should NEVER dry out. It does best grown in LECA in a semi hydro pot. Once the reservoir at the bottom of the pot is empty (another reason I use clear plastic soda bottles for semi-hydro, aside from recycling), you refill it. This prevents overwatering, but never allows the plant to dry out.

Oh boy....looks like i have a 'problem child' plant. The reason I bought it, is for the flower color, a great combo of red and yellow....and that it is very easy to get to bloom. (It can bloom while rooting in water)! And it needs no special attention. Sounds great!

Then the other half of what i read about it, is that it is prone to root rot, so keep it on the dry side. And if the blooms come out lighter, that means it is rotting.

So now I have 1 vote for NOT keeping it dry. But to keep it wet! So...I need more feedback on what to do with him.

It is potted in the soil it came in from the nursery. It is a hoya mix, coconut fiber, perlite, soil, peat,...from a company I buy a lot of hoyas from. They say it is easy to grow and blooms super fast.

So....any other opinions. I can grow difficult hoyas, as long as I know what to give it. But I had a feeling this one might give me trouble, and already. 1 reply for wet soil...next?

Look up Vermont Hoyas...that will be your second vote to grow semi-hydro.

http://vermonthoyas.com/hoya-species/hoya-davidcummingii/

Semi-hydro does not keep the plant wet. It just provides a steady wicking action into the LECA, so the media never completely dries. This does NOT mean that the roots are submerged in water. Only hoya I know that likes that is javanica/multiflora, which would probably happily grow in the overflowed gutters here in the PNW during our wet seasons (late Fall-late Spring), if the temperature was not so cold.

Great...looks like i have a trouble maker plant on my hands....dang it!

Boy..i just went to a site called 'LLIFLE.com' and looked up this hoyas care...and it says that 'this is one of the most difficult hoyas to grow, and usually will be in bloom, as it is being re-rooted', 'it blooms VERY young. but will bloom as it is being rooted'.. 'To keep it on the 'dry side' and in the winter,maybe only water 1 time a month'!

What have I wasted money on? 6 different opinions, all from hoya growers, and you all, and it either needs water now, it is bone dry now. OR I need to put 3 drops on the soil, or pitch it in the trash before it drives me crazy! :) I can grow the hard to grow large flowered ones, and get them to bloom all year. But now this one is going to drive me to the funny farm...a short distance for me! :)

I see this is your 'David'...do you keep it dry, wet, or what? Or just normal watering/feeding? Do you recall how old or how fast it took for your plant to flower the first time?

It's outside and lately we've been getting rain at least every other day. It seems to be doing fine, although some of my other Hoya seem to stop growing with that much water. Like I said, I treat all my Hoya the same. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

I don't remember how long it took to bloom for the first time.

Well i am going by the growers advise. It was grown locally and he said he treats all his hoyas alike, I am sure there are exceptions, but this one grows fast and blooms super fast, if grown like most other 'common' hoyas. So this one is going to get the heat/humidity of south Fla. Life on my north facing porch. Very bright sun,but little direct light on the plants. If my Archboldandias grow there, this one must be able to grow there. I hope!