I redieved this noid in a trade unlabeled. It is healthy, but no new growth in the ?4 months Ive had it. It does have little nubbies on the stem. would these turn to roots if I cut a section and put in water? OR...woud it be better to wait till sspring and warmer temps for new growth?
another view--shows the nubs better
Gosh...impossible to tell what it is...flowers are really necessary. As we are into the days growing longer, you will see new growth...if you keep it happy. Ys, if you want to cut it, roots should come from those little nubbies.
oh goody, should I just put the cut section in water for rooting or is soil betterhanks,
Sheri
Also , these are extreemly large leaves, like 3-4" wide
t
Ah, the leaves are big? Well, it could be H. obovata...looks like that .
Is that a peduncle I see, in your first picture. Make sure you don't cut it off. That's where the flowers come from.
uhh, what is a peduncle?? I was talking about cutting off the few inches at the tip of the single growing stalk where the little nubbies are forming, thinking that they would turn into roots. "peduncle is new to me. please elaborate. Gosh there is a lot to learn about these tiny gut seriously intense plants !!!
A peduncle is a stalk supporting an inflorescence (flower). In your first picture, it is on the right side, on the leopard print. It looks like one to me. Make sure you don't cut if off. It will bloom again from the same spur.
Oh , that...I just forgot that strange name for it. That has been there since receiving the original plant in the plant trade. No bloom, but, yes, I wouldn't cut anything off, anywhere. For a while I kept watching this "pedunkle" hoping it would blossom. So far (4-5 mos) no signs of activity. I did want to find out about rooting the other end, though, the last 5" or so are showing many little bumps along the stem. If I cut it and put in water, should it root. or would waiting till spring be best??
I root all my cuttings in a mix of: 1/3 african violet potting mix, 1/3 perlite, and 1/3 orchid bark. This keeps the mix light and airy for the roots. Water well and place in bright light, no sun. You can put it in a baggie to hold in humidity. I have all my hoya outside. It's humid here in Florida, so I don't cover them. They usually root in a few weeks. Make sure the pot is a small one, 4 inches or less. I'm sure others will chime in to help you.
Arrrgh! Makes me so mad when I lose my post! I had typed in a long post and then googled something and this page went blank! Grrrrr! Anyway, here's what I was saying before this dratted machine went haywire!
Birdie,
I'm a novice at Hoya growing and I don't know if I would cut the stem. Do you know how large the root system is on your plant? I think I'd remove it from it's current container and check the root structure and then re-pot into a squattier, wider pot. I love these bulb type pans, they are shallow and come in different sizes: http://www.novoselenterprises.com/products/single.asp?ID=484618 for smaller plants. Even cheaper, I like to recycle plant saucer's because I never use them under my pots. I just fill the bulb type pan or @ 3" tall saucer with potting mix, place the plant in, winding the long stems in a circular motion on top of the soil. Place a rock on the stems to weigh them down and the roots will grow into the soil. (I got that great tip from AlohaHoya and it works well, keeping the long stems weighted down for rooting!)
I don't know if you would get foliage growth if you cut the stem and put it in water. I'm sure the roots would grow but don't know if it would produce leaves. I've rooted cuttings in water many times but never bare stems. Maybe someone else has experience with rooting bare stems?
I hope you will keep us updated on the progress of your hoya. It looks to me like it could possibly be H. obovata. When you get blooms someone will be able to tell for sure!
Here's the link to Plant Files for comparison: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/57785/
and more pictures I found googling: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=images+of+hoya+obovata&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title
99.9% of plants must grow leaves (of some form) to live. That number may be high. Fungi are not a plant...by the way. If roots grow the plant is alive and if the habit of the plant is to produce leaves, it will. They may be slow in coming depending upon the age of the bald vine...but it/they will come. Old wood is the worst...
Carol
This past August, I cut off some bare stems from a pubicalyx 'Pink Silver'. For the heck of it, I stuck them in a vase of water and forgot about them. It was outside, so every time it rained, the vase got filled with water. Well, checking it last week, I was surprised to see leaves. I'll have to go and take a picture of it and post it here. I really shouldn't be too surprised at this hoya. It loves to send out all these bare stems. I just get so tired waiting for leaves to grow from them.
Thank you all so much for sharing your knowledge. Actually, this plant's long hard stem got bent a # of months ago. It definitely dented the stem & even broke thru the hard outer stem surface. In the hopes of not losing the long stalk with potential for new leaves, I clipped it a couple of places to the supports. Maybe that is the reason it has continued to stay alive, but not flourished.
I am gonna take a pic of it & point to the damaged area. I wonder now if I should take pieces??
How about air layering, like with a rubber tree? hmmm.........the damage is actually a couple of inches below the distal pair of leaves and there appear to be a number of roots that have formed between the damaged place and that set of leaves. Wonder if I should just sever it and plant the stalk..or/& even take a couple tender sections nearer the end to root....???.just a thought....penny for yours?
pointing to old injury
other side of stalk with ? roots
I would cut it where it has been broken, and then pot it just under the pair of leaves. Those roots are probably arial as opposed to regular roots, but they may convert. I would wait until it's growing season though before you cut anything (usually spring for me, but some of you lucky guys get growing season all year round!).
Good luck!
The only thing that worries me is the large amount of stem - you may have to prop it up to keep it stable.
Yes I have that long stem propped already. It's length is what caused it to break...er bend, I'm sure. As I think I have mentioned , I received this lovely piece as a rooted plant in a swap. THANK YOU to whoever sent it (sorry,but I am unsure who it came from). I have even set the small pot that it is planted in into this 6"hanging pot to have the supports to clip that stem to. Hopefully, come Spring I will have more of this lovely leaved plant to share and also perhaps some flowers for ID.
