Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Hoya carnosa tricolor variation, 1 by

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I used to grow several different Hoyas years ago when I lived in a larger house. My favorite is the variegated one, which I now grow. It grows and blooms in front of an East side window. Some of the leaves are all white, some all green, others are white and green. Sometimes even a bit of pink shows on new growth. None are patterned the same. This is natural with this variety.

White leaves should not be removed. It would serve no purpose. As far as cuttings, I took 3 cuttings of 4" stems last year that had both patterns in the leaves. They are now each growing in a 3" pot. Two of the new plants have both green, and white leaves, plus a few all white leaves. The 3rd plant has mostly white leaves.

These plants are slow to root, and start into growth from cuttings. They ususally bloom the second or third year from a cutting. Cuttings are best taken in the spring since growth is slow during the winter.