Hoya plant question
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I have a hoya plant which used to blossom and hasn't for years. Does anyone have any advice. Through the advise of the garden centre I've tried replanting it in sandier soil but over a year later nothing.
9 answers
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Hoyas are rather shy and need to feel really secure in their pots. Be patient, Try a little Osmicote. Good luck. I love the scent of the flower.
Babs Donovan
on Jun 23, 2015
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They like their roots crowded with morning sun. Don't cut off blooms, theyl rebloom on old "stem" (that nobby thing coming off the stem.)
Cheryl Blanchette
on Jun 24, 2015
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Dig up the plant. Turn it upside down. Take a hatchet and cho it into 8 seperate pieces. It won't help for this year but next year you will have 8 happy and healthy plants.
Jar1315655
on Jun 24, 2015
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I wasn't sure what it looked like so looked it up at http://www.guide-to-houseplants.com/wax-plant.html. Once I saw it I remembered that my Aunt had one that she kept in a window with many small panes and it vined around. The fragrance was wonderful. That was when I was a child and I can still remember that scent 50 years later,
Colimbia1
on Jun 24, 2015
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Last Fall I repotted mine in a looser soil, more like orchid mix. It's growing well right now and blooming. Also, each Spring I move mine outside into a shady area where I leave it until it gets cold. All you have to do is remember to water it when it is dry and give it a little fert. and it loves being outside. We have to remember these plants are very hardly coming originally from Australia.
ColoradoUtah
on Jun 24, 2015
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Hoyas are slow to produce flowers unless happy and settled (root bound) in the container, Too big a pot and you'll wait for a long time. When transplanting any indoor plant "only go inch bigger in size of pot" otherwise you will not see any measurable amount of growth for quite some time. I Love hoyas. Have one in bloom right now, sweet drops of nectar come from the flowers so your floor will get sticky as will anything else below it. Hummingbird and bees love these bloom for obvious reasons so do "ants" below if you have it outside for the summer.......
Carole Carlson
on Jun 24, 2015
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I have several Hoyas. They stay inside during the winter and as soon as it is above 60, go outside to hang from tree branches and hangers on the deck. I like a well draining soil and keep the soil damp. They usually set flowers before I take them out as they hang in a south facing window. They have been blooming and setting seed all spring.
DORLIS
on Jul 24, 2015
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Forgot to say they have not been repotted for over 3 years and are at least 1' in diameter and hang 3' below the pot. I am not sure how I will be able to repot them, can't get in to the pot and how do I hold up the mass of stems wile repotting
DORLIS
on Jul 24, 2015
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I can imagine the bulk of the plant. Like a Boston Fern another fav of mine when it's time to repot I take mine outside, flip it upside down and gently ease it out of the pot. Might need a friend to help you with it. There will be some breakage, but then you can start new hoyas and share with friends. Remember to put the cuttings into tiny pots to start, maybe 4in?? Good luck.
Carole Carlson
on Jul 26, 2015
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