got a cutting

Got my first "cutting" of a hoya yesterday. Can I root this in water?

I root mine in water but there's various methods.

Somewhere I read that David Liddle suggests that soft-stemmed hoyas (i.e. bella, etc) will not do well. However, if it is more of a "stiffer" stem, then that should be fine. Check to see if there are any little bumps on the stem - this is where aerial roots form - put the section of the plant that has those little bumps in the glass of water and it should start to root.
Do you know what plant your cutting is?
Amm

No I don't know. It does have a lot of those little bumps it though. The stem is like a hard stick. The leaves are dark green and thick. I have a lucanosa and tsangii and it id different from those. The DG member I got from in a trade said it was a 'regular" one. So I am guessing it is probably a carnosa. i don't know if I got that right or not but I'm right proud of mysled for using those "fancy" names for the first time. I just love this websight. I am learning so much.

I would guess carnosa also :) and if it is...Mine roots just fabulous in soiol. I just keep it a little wetter then an adult plant :)

Yep, if it's got a nice hard stem, you should be able to root it any way you feel comfortable.
Good luck.
ann

Thank you!

P - I find that Hoyas rooted in water take a little longer to get established once you put them in soil. When I root them in soil, it seems like they spring right into growing as soon as they're rooted. I've read water roots are different from soil roots, so it takes an adjustment period for the plant to sort of "ammend" its roots. This time of year, they root so easy in soil that it's the method I use. I usually also put a little baggie over it (for long cuttings, I cut a hole to stick the leaves/stem through and put the baggie over the pot and clip the bag to the stem to form a little tent over the soil...) which seems to speed rooting. Now if I take cuttings in winter, I usually root in water just because they take longer to root and this way I know when roots are forming. I plant them in soil as soon as I see the first signs of roots in water.

Denise in Omaha

Thanks Denise. Right now it is in water because I didn't know what to do. This weekend I might just put it in dirt. It is so long, I could cut it in half and do one in water and the otherin dirt. hmmm...