Plant Care Dinner-plate Hoya

Dinner-plate Hoya

About Dinner-plate Hoya

With over 500 species and even more cultivars, there's a Hoya out there for everyone! They're native to Southeast Asia and their common name, waxplant, refers to their thick, waxy leaves which help them retain water in the heat. They're excellent climbers and will take off if you give them a trellis to grow on. Their other-worldly, star-shaped flowers are often fragrant and come in brilliant shades of red, pink, yellow, and more!

Taxonomy

Hoya loyceandrewsiana
Hoya
Apocynaceae
Gentianales

How to care for Dinner-plate Hoya

Water

How often to water your Dinner-plate Hoya

Water needs for Dinner-plate Hoya
0.5 cups
every 12

Dinner-plate Hoya needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Calculate water needs of Dinner-plate Hoya

Water 0.5 cups every
12

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
Light

Check the growing potential in your area

A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

Plant care guide for Dinner-plate Hoya in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

32% Very Low

Finding light for Dinner-plate Hoya in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Dinner-plate Hoya: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Dinner-plate Hoya may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.

Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to keep it happy during this time of reduced sunlight intensity in Minneapolis, Minnesota ⛅.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Dinner-plate Hoya

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Dinner-plate Hoya: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Dinner-plate Hoya after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

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Care Summary for Dinner-plate Hoya

Dinner-plate Hoya

Dinner-plate Hoya


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 12 days

Placement

< 3ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on your location in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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