Hoya calycina ‘Stargazer’ The Healthiest Its Ever Been

I have kept Hoya calycina ‘Stargazer’ for at least a dozen years now. It came from my good friend Julie Kennedy from Scotland. While I have had lots of great floral displays over the years from this plant, I have struggled mightily trying to have a healthy plant. The plant I believe is one of those Hoyas that is very susceptible to the ravages of the invisible flat mite. The midrib of the leaves with get ashen colored and the leaves would deteriorate and get sickly looking. I have had so many of these sickly looking plants over the years, that I have come very close to getting rid of the plant for good. The only thing that has stopped me is the insanely beautiful fragrance of the blooms. Tomorrow I will give my take on how to keep this one healthy. Below my beautiful specimen: