Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Possible Hoya macgillivrayi Problem - Any Ideas?, 1 by Hoya_24

Hoya_24 wrote:
Sophi,

No that is part of the plant. There is not a "white fluffy thing" that would dare be on that plant for two reasons: The plant had so much Bayer Advanced Tree and Shrub systemic in its system, it was oozing out of its pores when I first brought it inside from the greenhouse in the summer. The other reason is that I look at this plant very closely all the time, because I am so looking forward to this bloom that if there were a "white fuzzy thing" it would be a dead "white fuzzy thing."

The History of this plant is kind of interesting. I bought it from a woman from Oklahoma on eBay last year for $50 plus I think $15 for shipping (the most I have ever paid for a Hoya). She stated in her add that it had just bloomed for the first time for her and that she was selling it, because it was getting too big for her space. It really was the only Hoya that I have ever bought from ebay that exceeded my expectations. It arrived in perfect condition and was totally wrapped in and around a heavy wire heart shaped trellis. The soil was almost entirely made up of hydroton (small clay balls). I had to use bolt cutters to cut the trellis away so that I could re-pot it. I had it in my small seasonal greenhouse over the summer where it put on five new peduncles, but never did anything else. After bringing it in, white powder began appearing on the underside of the leaves, and I finally came to the conclusion that it was BATS being exuded from its pores. This is after I changed its potting mix from the coir mix that I had it in. It sits in my bathroom with a four foot ,high output, t-5, florescent (108 watts) side lighting it with one grow bulb and one flowering bulb. It seems to like this setup and is growing like crazy.

Doug