Hi there,
I know someone will have the answer for me, but I'm not good with the technical terms.
Ok here it is, I had 2 cuttings, well sorta, I got them from Rob's so they were well rooted in there own pots, though small. He is out of stock now and being the impatient person I am, I ordered one from Cowboyflowerman on ebay. I got it today and it is a very good size. I took the two from Rob's and the other one and put them in a 6" hanging pot. I know it is overpotted, and I am ok with this for now. I will TRY and wait ( he has more on "buy it now" on ebay) until they grow a bit and take cuttings to make it fuller, the problem is I'm not sure of the right time or the right place to do it.
Any suggestions are welcome. :)
Thank you,
Sandi
Question about Polyneura
I shall be watching this thread with interest, because my poor polyneura has finally started to grow, and I'm considering cutting it to make a fuller pot, the only thing is that, since starting using the beer fertilizer, it keeps producing big peduncles, but they don't actually seem to be producing buds yet - so I'm wondering whether I should wait for buds or just go ahead and get cuttings... sigh
I think sometimes you just have to be brave and chop those big cuttings in half. I have a very full polynuera started from 3 cuttings I got last spring, it is easy to root and grows quick, especially at this time of year. If you feel better, wait till you have a branch with maybe 6 sets of leaves, and take off 3. Strip the bottom set, pop that node into the soil, and you will be surprised at how quick that one will root and grow.
If you like hoyas only for the flowers, none of this matters, but I love the whole plant as well, and I feel that when you have a nice full plant, it sets the flowers off much nicer. As for not wanting to take cuttings from budding stems, well, that is a hard one. I would probably have to wait and at least see a flower for the first time before doing that, but for the sake of having a more attractive plant, I would sacrifice a few buds. There will be more flowers later.
Polyneura is one I have killed enough time times to be an expert. LOL It likes to be dryish and cool. That is hard for me.
I have heard from a few experienced growers that they have trouble w/ polynuera - if dry and cool is it's preference, then maybe that is why mine has done well - it is indoors where it is cooler and low humidity, and I am very stingy with the water. I had some buds on mine a few weeks back, but it was under one of those plant bulb spotlights and I misted the leaves, not realizing it was too close to the light and I think the combination of water on the leaves and the hot bulb burned most of the leaves with the peduncles under them them. I cut in back and then decided to repot into a bigger bigger pot, and that was the end of that! The plant is great, though. And I was surprised that it was considering blooming under artificial light alone.
I also have come to think that this one doesn't like too much sun, or at least doesn't look as attractive when it gets too much, turns kind of yellowish and washed out looking.
I received a beautiful plant from a friend....grown in a closet with a small window and airconditioning in Phoenix. Go figger.
Ted Green told me the most beautiful polyneura he ever saw was grown in Chula Vista CA outside in the shade.
MIne was in maybe a few hours a day of full sun and it looked half dead, I moved it to a shadier spot and it got greener and glossier and much more vibrant looking.
Thanks everyone for the imput.
I had the 2 from Rob's together in a 2'' pot under flourescent lights and it dried out pretty quickly, so I watered it aboout once a week. They were really green, the one I got from ebay is a lighter green. Could this be because I used more fertilizer than they did?
If what everyone says is they prefer cool, a south window would not be the ideal place to put it? Maybe I will see how it does for a short while. If it doesn't do too well there, maybe I could hang it off the side of the light stand. Either way I will keep an eye on it because I really love the leaves.
Sandi
Does like A LOT of light either. Fussy puppy!!!! OOOOOOOPS....DOES NOT.
Thanks for that.
This message was edited May 20, 2007 7:12 AM
Carol,
It does or doesn't like alot of light? :)
Sandi
My polynuera grows outside all year long, where it is often cold, happily. It gets several hours of direct sun, and the leaves are a bit bleached/yellow looking, but the plant still seems healthy. It makes tiny peduncles at every node, but so far (had it 3 years) has never had a bloom. I suspect it might like to be slightly more shady and dry than it is now.