How do you care for a Hoya Parasitica?
Hoya Parasitica Splash, 4″ Plant
- Recommendations for growing success:
- Soil: Use a well draining soil.
- Watering: Water thoroughly, allowing soil to dry out during growing season. Reduce watering during winter.
- Lighting: Bright indirect sunlight.
How do you care for a Hoya Pachyclada?
Growth Requirements
- Hoya pachyclada prefers a few hours of direct sun or dappled sun when kept indoors. Though it will survive in bright indirect light only, giving it a few hours of sun will boost growth and encourage flowering.
- Avoid intense afternoon sun. This can burn the leaves.
What is Hoya Obovata?
Hoya obovata is a unique hoya variety that is identified by its large, deep green oval leaves that often have a silver ‘splash’ pattern. It is typically harder to find than the more common Hoya carnosa, but is known for being a faster-growing variety.
How do I root my Hoya Rotundiflora?
Make sure to use fresh, well-draining potting mix. Withing a few weeks, the plant will root. If you started in water, you can move the cutting to soil once the roots get to about an inch long. From there, you can care for it like a regular Hoya Rotundiflora.
How do you care for Hoya macrophylla Variegata?
Hoya Macrophylla water needs Let the soil dry out completely before watering deeply. Thoroughly soak the soil with water then allow it all to drain out through the bottom, then leave it alone for a few weeks. Do not overwater. Its shallow roots rot easily, and the plant will die.
How do you grow Hoya Callistophylla?
Hoya callistophylla needs bright, indirect light to grow. Otherwise, place it in a room with western or southern exposure, at least 2 feet (60 cm) away from the window. You can also use sheer curtains to reduce the impact of direct sun on Hoya callistophylla leaves.
Is Hoya Pachyclada rare?
Hoya Pachyclada is also called the “Hairy-stemmed Hoya” because of its hairy stem, which it uses for clinging to cliffs in its natural habitat. This hoya is a rare and unusual hoya plant. It grows in the form of a tree, with many stems that can grow to be over 3 meters tall!
How do you propagate Hoya Pachyclada?
You can propagate and grow Hoya Pachyclada from herbaceous stem cuttings, woody stem cuttings or even leaves like in the case of Peperomias. They take root quite readily and reach a stage of flowering in about two years from cutting.
How often should you water Hoya Obovata?
Water thoroughly when the soil is dry 1″ to 2″ inches deep (usually once every 10 to 14 days) and less during winter months. Obovata needs a fertilizer higher in phosphorus and potassium but lower in nitrogen. Feed plants every other week during the growing season, stop feeding during winter.
How do you care for Hoya Obovata?
For Hoya Obovata care keep temperatures in the range of 60°F and 85°F (15°C to 29°C). For soil use a mixture between peat-based potting soil, perlite, and fine orchid bark. Keep your Hoya in an east-facing window in bright indirect light. Don’t overdo the watering.
Does Hoya Rotundiflora grow fast?
Your Hoya Rotundiflora may be growing slowly due to the lack of sunlight. To make it grow faster, give it enough sunlight; you can even keep it under direct sunlight for a few hours in the day, but be careful as Hoya Rotundiflora tend to turn yellow if exposed to harsh sunlight.
How do you care for Hoya Nummularioides?
It grows in gorgeous vines and has bundles of tiny flowers in between. Unlike some other plants, it does not require direct sunlight, daily watering, or repotting every few months. However, keeping it in well-drained soil with a suitable substrate like sphagnum or peat moss would be best for a healthy result.