Hoya lasiantha has been growing quite well in s/h, after needing a restart:

Hoya waymaniae:

Hoya sp. SR-2013-005:

Hoya waymaniae and sp. SR-2013-005 look nice together:

Hoya mappigera splash putting out several peduncles:

Benchaii's leaves turn red very easily:

sp. EPC 965 gorgeous, round, highly splashed leaves...very slow growing:

subquintuplinervis has a peduncle:

Setup:

Rest of setup:

I keep that room at 78F during the day and drop it to 68F at night. Humidity ranges between 55-80% (80% on Saturday and Sunday, when laundry is getting done). Baseline humidity normally hovers at 55ish.

Depending on the sp., they are watered every 1-4 weeks. Most get fed during watering, but I do have a couple of larger ones that have the time released fertilizer mixed into the potting media.

Pests, if present, are treated with an alcohol (1/4 cup), baby shampoo (1-3 tbsp) and water (until bottle is filled) mix in a sprayer. I spray all of the them, and leave the lights off until the spray dries. If it is a bad infestation, BATS is brought out.

Fungal infections are treated with cinnamon and water spray (soak 3-4 cinnamon sticks in a gallon of hot water for a few days, remove the sticks and spray the affected plants until every surface has been treated). If there are large fungal spots, I treat with cinnamon paste (add just enough water to a tablespoon of cinnamon to make it goop together. Apply to large spots before treating with the spray. I leave the paste on for 2 days, then rinse, and treat with the spray. If a large portion of the plant is significantly infected, I take as many cuttings as I can, keeping the best looking ones, and toss the mother plant. Before putting the cuttings in mix to root, I treat the rooting stem with cinnamon paste to deter root rot.

For bacterial infections, I take cuttings and soak them or spray them with Serenade. I toss the mother plant.

For rooting cuttings, I usually just plop into the mix, but if I have a particularly stubborn cutting, I use honey and aspirin water. Boil a gallon of water (in a pot, of course) for 3-5 minutes. While water is still hot, add a cup of honey. Stir well. After the water has cooled to be JUST hot enough to touch, I add 2-3 baby aspirin, wait for them to dissolve, stir well and then wait for the water to cool to room temperature. I swirl the rooting stems in the mix, plop them in my mix, then water the pot thoroughly with the honey aspirin water. It keeps for 2-3 days in the fridge.

Thank you :)

Great post, pics, info, and beautiful set up and displays. Thanks for sharing your experience.

HOYA HEAVENLY! I love it! I would be happy with 1/4th of what you have! OMG! Its a good thing you don't live close, I would be drawn to your house like a magnet...I'd come over..."hey! How's it going? Are the hoyas home?" lol...WOW!

Lol @ Bridgette.

I love that sp. EPC 965. Do you think it is related to Rigida...or maybe latifolia?

I love your set ups. Is that a heavy plastic sheet type of roll plastic you have in back of them....and did you just staple it to the wood frame?

sp. EPC 965 is a deykeae hybrid with an unknown pollen parent.

The sheeting in the background is mylar film stapled to the wall. Prevents wall from getting wet during mistings and also reflects light back to the plants.

I know this is an old link but I want to ask you about rainwater. I collect and use rain water but wonder how long I can safely store it indoors. Does it go bad or anything?? Sorry if it's a dumb question.....

It can go bad, but you can also store it for months at a time if you:

*Filter it first. Say you fill a 2 litre with rainwater. Take a coffee filter/cheesecloth/even a surgical mask and pour the water from the 2 litre through your filter into a pot.

*Boil for 3-5 minutes. Let cool. While waiting for it to cool, wash your storage container out with hot, soapy water. Rinse well. Then give another quick "wash" with 1/4 cup vinegar to a gallon of water. Rinse again.

*Store rainwater in a cool, dark place.

If you are only collecting enough to use in a week's time, just filter it and place it back in your container in a cool, dark place.

Did the sp. PNG-SV-432 ever perk up for you?

Thx aurorawa!

Yes, tlbean. It was just a cutting anyway. Mother plant is huge and healthy.

Where do you get the cute little clear square pots with the ridges on the side, like your H. mappigera is in?

Those are plastic Lipton tea bottles cut in half.