Upsidedown polyneura

OK folks-here's one for the book. I have been rooting some polyneura cuttings. Some in water and some in perlite. They are rooting, but have turned themselves up-side-down so the underside of the leaves is on top. Other than shallow planting and staking with hairpins-how can I turn them around. Would they eventually right themselves by themselves? Would they survive if I plant them the way they seem to be naturally growing? HELP!!! Thanks, Susan

Susan...they will be fine...they will grow happily like that. No need to turn them around... Goes to show they can root whatever end you put in the ground. I do this often!!!

Carol

True. I rooted and grew a H fraterna upsidedown and it grows fine. Took a very long time to take hold, but that was its only hiccup.

Christine

Thanks ladies, I kenw you would come through! Susan

Hi Folks-Me again. I think I need to clarify my quandry. I did not attempt to root the growing tip of the plant. Rooted the correct end, but the foliage is upsidedown. The underside of the leaf is up. Am I making any sense? Susan

It was kind of confusing a first, but the message here Susan is that the plant will "right" itself. Maybe not those leaves - and the plant won't die, it'll just look a little weird in that one spot. Symmetry isn't actually necessary for hoya health, and hoya leaves don't all grow at the same angles. Your plant is fine.

Christine

Thanks Christine! I thought it would be more sensitive to light and prone to damage due to the tenderness on the underside, which is now the upperside. I appreciate your encouragement. Susan

The plant will be fine. I grew a H. lauterbachii like that...and it is now 40' high and blooms. The plant grows...period. It doesn't know it is upside down!

After this very punishing winter with power outages and fierce cold, I am glad to hear that at least the polyneuras might survive. Thanks to all who responded. Susan