An EA find today. Couldn't find anything on it so I am wondering if something is wrong with it.
Thanks,
Dee
Variegated Polyneura
And another shot
And another
Wow, Dee ... that is absolutely gorgeous! I've never seen a variegated H. polyneura but I'm very new to these plants so a lot of them are new to me! I love variegated foliage and sure would love to find one like that, although I didn't have luck keeping the solid green one alive when I got it last year. ^_^
Hi Dee,
I think that plant has been exposed to too much sunlight or there might possibly be a nutrient deficiency associated with the condition of the leaves.
Mike
I went googling to see what I could find and this one popped up but I don't think it's a polyneura at all from the looks of the foliage, at least the leaves don't look like it to me: http://www.robsviolet.com/hoya_polyneura.htm
To me the foliage on your Hoya doesn't look sunburned or bleached but, as Mike said it could possibly be a nutrient deficiency.
I wonder if it could have anything to do with a virus? I have some very large Tree Philodendrons in my yard that have been there for 36 years and this past spring one of them sprouted a beautiful variegated leaf. I know nothing about botany and was hoping it was reverting to a variegated plant because it was so pretty, LOL. I posted on the Aroid forum and found out the variegation is caused by a virus that could possibly spread to all of the others. I immediately removed the pretty variegated leaf and thank goodness haven't seen any more signs of it.
There is a variagated one, H polyneura 'Broget' Ill try and take a photo tomorrow. It has silver in between the veins
Dominic
Look forward to seeing your photo Dominic. I went googling again for H. polyneura 'Broget' and found this picture: http://mishoyas.blogspot.com/2009/05/h-polyneura-broget.html
It still looks a bit different than Dee's plant to me but maybe they've come out with a new variegated variety?
H polyneura 'Broget' variagation
Very nice indeed!
Hmm, that 'Broget' is what alot of the leaves look like along with some of the other color variations.
I treated it with a little epsom salts to see if it will "color up". I am hoping it will stay this way.
Dee
Sometimes the very new leaves on 'Broget' can look a bit anaemic ( hope thats spelt right ). Maybe not quite so much as your photos above...maybe yours needs just a little tonic like the Epsoms and a bit more light and fresh air.
Dominic
Dee, I don't think anything is wrong with it. I think that is new growth and you will find as it ages, the leaves will darken leaving a mottled variegation. This plant is easy to root and when they start new baskets they do lots of new rooted cuttings giving it that appearance. pod
I just had to stop at Home Depot this morning on my way from the Post Office. I had one coupon from the HD Garden Club for 15% off bulbs, houseplants and flowers that was expiring today and another coupon good until Sept 7 for 50% off any one orchid. I mainly was going to look at what orchids they had. The few orchids left on the table were all dried out and didn't look too good so I will use that coupon later.
Anyway ... I moseyed my cart around, picked up a couple of plastic pots I needed for transplanting some things, grabbed another bag of orchid bark and decided to stroll over to the area where they usually have the hanging EA plants! Our Home Depot hasn't had any hoya's in over a year and a half and I was shocked to see one hoya hanging amongst the ivy and pothos! And, it's polyneura! It was $9.98 for the little basket and I needed to find something so I could use my coupon! ^_^ The plant was really saturated as so often HD plants are. It's funny, all of our HD's water and water and water, and at our Lowes the plants are always extremely dry as though they haven't been watered in months. I emptied the saucer twice before going through the checkout. I wasn't sure if I would be stopping someplace else on the way home so I didn't want it in the trunk of my car. I had the clerk give me one of the plastic bags and I put it in the back seat of my car. When I took it out of the car to bring it inside my car seat was soaking wet ... that shows how wet that plant was. The bag had 1/4" of water in it and apparently a hole because it was leaking. I was surprised, since I had tipped it twice to drain water out in the garden center. I brought it in the kitchen and immediately removed the saucer and put it in the recycle bin. The little hanging basket is now sitting on a pile of paper towels to try to soak up some more of the moisture but first I took it outside to take a picture.
I need to figure out the likes and dislikes of this one so I can try to keep it alive! As I said, I had the solid green one a year ago and it didn't live long at all. It was an EA plant too if I remember correctly. So ... any and all advice will be very welcome! I will probably repot this in my own mix as usual but want to learn a bit about it first ... can't remember if it's one that likes wet feet, prefers semi dry or very dry and I also need to know if it takes any sun.
Wish me luck in keeping this baby alive!
edited to say: Maybe this isn't actually the 'Broget' variegated version of polyneura? The more I look at it the more I'm inclined to agree with Podster ... as the foliage ages it is darker green, some leaves with just a tinge of variegation.
This message was edited Aug 24, 2009 3:11 PM
I let mine dry out Lin, then soak it..that works for me, tho Ive heard others grow it differently.... Mine grows outside. Nice plant, maybe take a couple of cuttings if you fear it may have been too wet? It does root easily and the stems you cut will soon start re growing on the original plant
Dominic
Pretty plants aren't they Lin. First things first... I would take cuttings. Mine was waterlogged too... can't remember which box store I found it in. I have kept it more moist than the other Hoyas and have seen no damage. I think the leaves on this Hoya will tell you when it needs moisture. Good find!
From what I've been reading, the polyneura likes cooler temp's. Maybe that's why the one I had before died, it was out on the back deck in 90º+ heat.
Thanks for the advice about taking cuttings to root, I'm going to do that right now and then I think I will bring the mama plant back in the house to see how it does in air conditioning. Now I've just got to decide if I want to repot it into my regular mix or leave it alone. Usually I repot every plant I get right away but I may leave this one for a couple of weeks and watch it to see how it does.
Thanks everyone!
I didn't repot but have left it out in a shady spot on the front porch. Bright light only and our temps are mid 90s ~ low 100s
Mine got quite big and the branches were hitting my head when I walked past, so..I pruned it back hard...but, very foolishly, forgot to look for any signs of flowering first, and when I was trimming back what I had cut off every branch to root it all ( cant bear to throw anything away ), every single one had peduncles forming.... I wont be so hasty the next time I prune.
The original plant now has new shoots everywhere after the pruning
Dominic