These are all doing well....and now they are starting to climb the tree. Hmmmm.....I'm not to sure what to do. Leave or pull off. Any ideas?
Starting to climb the tree......
This is really wrapping around a stray branch.
It depends. Do you want to control them? If so, take it off the tree and give it a trellis of its own to wind onto. Most hoyas, by their very nature will cllimb and wind around whatever is handiest. I've had them wind through screens on my windows, wind through sheer curtains, and best of all, they'll have "twining parties" amongst them selves - I'll find two and sometimes three happily twining together. It comes from growing them close to each other, and, I guess they just like to be cozy. If you don't want it to happen, give them more space, and their own trellis to climb on. Your set-up looks great by the way!
Christine
Great looking plants, Pamela and I love that set up too!
In your zone, don't you have to bring your hoyas inside during the cold winter, or move them into a greenhouse? I'm not exactly sure where Navarre is but I'm thinking somewhere up near the panhandle? I live in Daytona Beach on the central east coast and we sometimes have a few winter nights where temp's dip into the upper 20's and low 30's and I have to move my plants inside. Last winter was the coldest I can remember in a long time, we even had a couple of frosts and freezes. So, I guess if it gets pretty cold in your area, you will have to consider untwining that vine from the tree branch or take a chance on losing the plant to freezing temp's. Of course, if you live near the Gulf, it's a bit warmer than the Atlantic so maybe you don't get as cold as we do.
Your plants look very happy and healthy. I've been trying to talk my DH into building me an arbor for hanging a few!
Your hoyas look great!
Something to think about...the peduncles will form on the new growth waaaaaaaaay up there.
You may never see the blooms!?
Joni
Thanks everyone for some great advice and food for thought. It does get cold here, below freezing, in the winter. It doesn't last long, but long enough to kill some plants. I do need to eventually spread them out. These were all rooting this year except for about 4 of them. And yes, I do want to see the penuncles, so they should be down to my height. I guess that means I need to undo the strays and relocate.
Thanks again all!
Lin, Navarre is on the Gulf, near Pensacola. Just FYI ; )
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My H. pubicalyx is growing up in a tree but it still hangs a lot of peduncles down low. It gets them up high as well. There's no freezes or cold weather to "prune" it though.
If it weren't for the occaisional freezes here, I would just let mine grow all over that tree. I think that would look beautiful. Imagine, a whole tree just covered with hoya flowers. What a gorgeous site that would be.
I have brought all my hoyas into the greenhouse so far, except for a couple of huge ones on the right side. I will get them next before a freeze hits here. So far, we haven't had a freeze yet, here on the Fl panhandle gulf coast. It will freeze a little further north of the coast here in the panhandle usually before it freezes here. But it will freeze here for sure, eventually.
Hey Pam, I really like your set up. About how deep did you sink the posts and did you use cement to hold them? I live over here by PC and have already brought mine in. According to the weather we are supposed to get down in the 30's Friday night.
Dee
I like the idea of Hoyas doing their own thing. Some of mine persist in going up, some go down. Afterwards I have to decide on a suitable spot to put them.
Hi Dee!
We sank the posts about 3 feet and I dumped one bag of cement in each hole, then filled with water and stir....stir....stir...The next day it was set up, then filled the rest with a little dirt. They are really sturdy. I was just getting too many different hoyas and when they rooted, I had to have somewhere to hang them. I'm already thinking about where I can hang more next year if I root from these. I guess it just never stops. Oh well, I sure enjoy my hobbies.
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I know what you mean Pam, this past summer they were all over my deck, but they have grown so much that they have outgrown the deck and your idea would be perfect - that way the deck would be free next summer for more new ones, LOL. Hope you don't mind if I borrow your idea. By the way, where did you get your green hanging pots, they look to be about the size I need for some of mine but can't fine the hanging ones.
Dee
I ordered a case from here:
http://www.mortonproducts.com/page.cfm/1302
That way I have plenty for lots of cuttings...hee...hee...hee....
Pamela...if they are growing epiphytically in the trees, you can take the pot away, grow it inside (or take cuttings) and let the one in the tree fend for itself. If it lives, it lives...if it doesnt you can start over next year. Pubicalyx and osme others will do very well in the cold. Holding on to the tree will give it some help.
Fly, be freeeee..................
If any are still in the tree, I'm going to cut them and move the pot in. I don't know if the cut part in the tree would root itself up there or just die. hmmmmm.....
Thanks Pam, I like the way you think.
Oh, I forgot, are you going to be getting any of the predicted snow or is that just a little west of you.
Dee
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I wish we would get a little, but no, it is west and north of us. I would like to see just a little for a change. Then it could go away. Are you suppose to get any?
SNOW? Is Snow predicted for NW Florida? Wow! I spoke to my sister in North Georgia on Wednesday, it was 84º here in Daytona Beach and she said it was 42º up there. They have snow flurries predicted for tomorrow. It was cold when I was up there the week of Thanksgiving and really strange having to wear layers of clothes, but the winter landscape is really pretty in it's own way and I enjoyed the scenery. I haven't seen snow in years and kind of wish I had stayed another week but I woke up with a horrible cold the day after I got home and have been fighting it all week so maybe it's good I didn't stay longer, I'd much rather be feeling puny at home than elsewhere.
Yippee, we are finally getting some much needed rain! I'm hoping it will continue through the weekend as predicted. Reports say even more next week! Our temperature the next two days are only going to be mid 60's but back up to 80 in a couple of days. I'm just glad it's not going to be cold at night. I dread the thought of having to move and cover plants! I got home Saturday night and woke up to 38º on Sunday morning! Thank goodness it didn't last because I just don't have the energy to move plants right now. My orchids are still hanging in the Schefflera tree and others are on the deck, everything looks great. I have blooms on a couple of orchids and buds on a couple of others ... nothing seemed to be damaged by the one cold night.
Pam: if you do get Snow, I hope you will take some pictures!
I found two blooms on Hoya wayettii this morning and was able to snap a picture before the rains began. This is probably the last blooms on this plant until next spring/summer.
Geesh, I am really in a fog ... I typed my message an hour and a half ago and apparently forgot to hit send, left the laptop sitting on the table and just walked by and noticed my message still sitting here. I think I need to go back to bed.
oooooooooooooo.....your Hoya wayettii is soooo pretty. I have one too, but I don't think it's old enough to bloom yet. I'll have to check it out later. That may be one of the ones I rooted earlier in the year.
Pam, no we aren't supposed to get any, we are too far east of it. It is too dang cold though. Went out for lunch and it was 47 and starting to rain, yuk! I hate it like this, bring me the sun.
I have an odorata blooming. Took it's picture this morning but didn't have time to load it on the computer. Will do that tonight. To me the scent is very nice but real faint. I thought it was supposed to be strong smelling, one of the reasons why I wanted it.
Dee