Thank you for this Forum - there is much helpful advice here! I've been reading everything and will soon have a Hoya or three (can't make up my mind - all are so beautiful). Porous soil, humidity and keeping them moist but not soggy appears paramount. There are a large west and small east windows available. Requirements seem similar to those for the Gardenia?
Many years ago I had a Hoya plant with green, pink and white multi-colored leaves. It never bloomed but we loved the leaves. Any idea what it was?
Almost forgot: What is 'Bud Blast'?
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West and or East windows sound good, as for watering, well some species like multiflora, bella (lanceolata ssp. bella)actually seem to like it soggy but in general you are correct.
The Hoya you had sounds like H. carnosa 'tricolor' or 'variegata'.
Bud Blast = Hoya growing flower buds than suddenly flower buds including their pedicel turning yellow and falling off. A real bad anticipation killer for Hoya collectors :(.
Well......... What's it from, how can it be prevented, does it spread from plant to plant, what do you do when a plant has it 'cause I don't want it :o(
sveiks, Hoyas may do this if they dislike their growing condition (i.e. insufficient water)or maybe sometimes they are just not ready to flower.
It's not a sickness thus doesn't spread from plant to plant.
Milan
Thank you, Milan! It looks like you are the resident authority on Hoyas - I'm very pleased make you acquaintance and benefit from you knowledge!
LOL for sure I'm no expert in Hoyas but I do have a bit of experience with them and I'm glad to share that (which, BTW might not be always the right thing LOL).
Milan
Milan, it may not be right for each of us, because we all have different growing conditions. But I respect your responses.
I think you are very knowledgeable. I am so glad that Dave put this forum on for us. I asked him to do so, I didn't think he would because he didn't think he had enough people that are interested. We sure fooled him didn't we. Norma
Sveiks, some Hoyas actually like wet feet. The buds on my multiflora always blasted until I started keeping it in a saucer of water, strange as it sounds.
I've heard that lanceolata bella is the same way, and I've had the same problem with bud blasting. Unfortunately I'm still having problems with that one. Can anyone help?
Karen, I also heard that regarding multiflora but I'm so afraid of fungus or rot. I don't know if that happens to Hoya? Do you also keep pebbles in the saucer?
I'm new to Hoya and only have three tiny Hoya each in 2" pots: multifora, Silver Pink, and coronaria. This spring we're putting a 10' bay window (west exposure) - I can envision blooming Hoyas covering the window! LOL
Dumb question: Do all Hoyas like to hang or do some prefer to climb?
Bud blast...........I call it drying up or turning yellow of the bud stem, then they fall off the stem, never opening. I don't know the Latin terms yet for this species.
Some Hoya climb, some cascade down, and some from small bushes, some rabble on top of the forest floor, other on top, many don't even need roots to grow on the bark of trees or rotting logs. Some are miniatures, some have extra large fat leaves, some extra long, some extremely small. Some have thin vines and leaves, other thick. Others don't even look like a hoya leaf. I mist and don't use pebbles. I water once a week thoroughly and use a pencil or chop stick for a water meter, put them or it 1/2 way down in a pot, wait 5 min. and look. If dry water, it soil clings you don't need to water. Start the cutting is pumice or perlite, in the smallest container you have and about 2" deep. You will know when the roots strick down, when you see new growth, don't take a peek, you will pull off the new roots. Some people start in water, I can't. Some people start in clear plastic pots so they can see the roots grow. Some people put the cutting in a plastic bag to make humidity. Try each suggestion and see which one suits you. You may want to use cactus mix to start them, it has enough peat moss in it. Orchid mix will work as well or better. More questions, tomorrow night, I'm sleepy. In spring as soon as the weather warms up I'll start send out cuttings. So don't be afraid to ask, I will need postage however. Night all, OOO Norma
Just like us, I'm extra tiny short, my husband is extra large, some people have grey hair, red, golden, brown, or black and all shades inbetween, well Hoya are like that as well. Some like it dryer than others. Bella likes it very damp. So does the shooting star species. Some flowers will blast if you move the plant, and other won't flower with not enough light. Don't forget to not let them burn up. All like indirect light and most need it to flower.
Some like it cooler than the others, other need very high humidity or they flowers will blast, some must have it very dry and are grown like a succulent. So you have a lot to choose from, there are approx. 500+ named plants, some may be duplicates two people naming the same plant because it had never been published before they have the right to grab that plant and publish a description thus and naming it even though they were not the first to discover the plant.
They are very variable just like the other genua of plants. So this can be confusing.
As you read it's keeping me up at nights. It's now 12:30 and I'm signing off. Good night folks, tomorrow is another day.