Sew it, Grow it, Cook it, Craft it!: My Grandma's Hoya

Click picture to go to How to Propagate Hoya

My Grandmother had a Hoya plant in a wine bottle on her water heater my whole life. As a matter of fact, the picture above, which was taken just recently is THE SAME PLANT in the SAME WINE BOTTLE that my grandmother had!......More amazingly, my mother, who is 84, told me that that very same plant was in my grandmother's house for her whole life too. Your Hoya has the potential to become a member of your family it will live so long. It will probably outlive you.
When my grandma passed in 1981 my mother inherited the Hoya. My dad was the one with the interest in plants so he took care of it, moving it indoors and out with the seasons. He built a planter box for it (explained more in How to Propagate Hoya link) and kept it in a sheltered spot on the porch or in the heated garage during the winter. Every once in a while it would bloom but not often.
Now I have the Hoya and I put it in an east facing window that has filtered morning sunlight. I fertilize it with houseplant fertilizer when I water it. I think I have found the ideal spot for it as it has bloomed twice this year already with multiple blooms each time!
Since this plant has been such a part of my family's history I decided that each member of the family should have a plant of their own from a cutting of the original so I began this propagation project. Click the link above or in the right column to see how I'm propagating the Hoya plant. So far so good!