Hoya buotii Needs Quality Light to Bloom

I finally brought Hoya buotii into bloom using a small 150W High Pressure Sodium lamp.  I am unsure whether it provided  a missing spectrum necessary to flower, but I could not bring it to flower under my regular T-5 fluorescent bulbs.

Hoya buotii - A Velveteen Beauty!

Hoya buotii – A Velveteen Beauty!