Hoya Pubicalyx
4.9 out of 5 (20 experiences)
About Hoya Pubicalyx
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 pubicalyx
Hoya
Apocynaceae
Gentianales
Also known as
Hoya publicalix
How to care for Hoya Pubicalyx
How often to water your Hoya Pubicalyx
Hoya Pubicalyx needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Hoya Pubicalyx in your home
Hoya Pubicalyx may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Hoya Pubicalyx in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Hoya Pubicalyx
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 Hoya Pubicalyx after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Last #freshleaffriday post for today. Hertha the #hoya is a work in progress prop. She's been working on building sturdy roots, but this is the first new growth she's gotten above the soil. Fun fact: her grandmother plant immigrated to the United States from Germany nearly 100 years ago!
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Gurl. WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!?! #NewGrowth #HoyaHangout #Hoya #HoyaHeads #HappyPlants #eatingthefurniture #monitorpothos
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Prop Question This plant is really special to me. My aunt's mother-in-law (Hertha) brought the original with her when she immigrated to the US from Germany in the early 1900s. My mom has had a well established prop from that plant for most of my life. Now I have some cuttings to start my own. Some of the pieces weren't well suited to water prop, so I am trying to soil prop them. They still look good, but I have no idea what the roots might look like or if they will survive, so I want to be extra sure about the water prop pieces. So, if you made it this far through this story, are these cuttings ready to plant, or should I give them a bit longer in just water? Also, does anyone know what variety of Hoya Hertha is? #hoya #propagationstation #plantaddict #plantsmakepeoplehappy #newgrowth #waxplant #hoyahangout
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Over or underwatering ? For the First Time I am using a porrus pot (terractota) for my also first #Hoya plant. But she is not happy : Leaves are turning mushy and brown, and eventually fall. The soil is very dry, but the terracotta pot confuses me. Any advice ?
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Hoya Help 🥵 Yalllllllllll I’ve never been good at Hoyas! But I have a very very special Hoya (legit my only one!) who I want to thrive. Before my move, she was thriving and now I’m worried… but also are those new growth nodes? Help meeeeeee #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #BeforeAndAfter #PlantyMidwife #NashvilleGregGang #GregGang #SanAntonioGregGang #Hoya #HoyaHangout
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Why she’s dying #Hoya I’ve wiped her down and once a wee sprayed her with natria. She lost more that have of her leaves. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #GregGang @HoyaAddict @AnthuriumQueen @BabeVila @Bplants
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Is this a peduncle on my Hoya pubicalyx? Any tips for preventing it from blasting? This is the first one (I think) and I’d love for it to flower this season! #Hoya #HoyaPubicalyx #TipsandTricks #helpneeded #help #HangingPlants #NewGrowth
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tiny yellow things??? does anyone know what these tiny little things are on the new growth on my hoya? #Hoya #PestControl
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Not doing so well. Watering on schedule, grow light a few hou trees a day. #Hoya
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Something’s wacky with Greg For some reason, it’s saying I repotted my plant every day. I swear I only did it once. #gregteam #gregfeedback #GreggerSupport #apphelp #support
Care Summary for Hoya Pubicalyx
Hoya Pubicalyx
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 12 days
< 3ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.