Hoya leaves are shriveling, helpppp 😭
My new favorite plant is not happy. I only got it a couple weeks ago and I don’t think it’s acclimating well. It’s under a grow light and within a couple feet of a humidifier. I’ve only watered it once when the soil was dry, and soil is currently damp but not super wet. I’m panicking because this was a wishlist plant I splurged on. 😭 any tips to save this lil guy? I’m newer to Hoyas. (Of note, a couple leaves on the ends were shriveled when it was delivered to me) #Hoya
8ft to light, indirect
3” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
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@JurassicPug my first thought is that it's not getting enough water. Plant card says you watered 6 days ago. The soil shouldn't still be moist after that long. Either it's sitting in water in the outer pot or you've, potentially, got some root rot going on which is preventing the roots from absorbing any water. I would take it out of it's pot and check the roots for any signs of rot and remove any that are. Apply some ground cinnamon to the cuts to prevent infection and repot in fresh dry soil and wait for a few days before watering.
I hope this helps and Good Luck 🍀
I hope this helps and Good Luck 🍀
Hoyas are pretty resilient and adapt quickly to a new environment where their needs are met. For you to have this Hoya only a couple of weeks, and some leaves on the ends were shriveled upon arrival, I’d say something was going on before it was shipped to you or something happened during shipment. Was it cold where you live? Did the seller provide or offer protection for the plant during shipment? Did it take a long time to arrive at your house? If it sat in a hot or cold warehouse or truck waiting to be delivered to you that would explain why it it’s struggling. I’d contact the seller. Let them know what’s happening. They may offer a refund or replacement. After you contact them and depending on what they say you could start to trim off the most damaged parts. This would allow the slightly damaged areas to fight back and hopefully recover. Good luck. Hoyas are awesome 😎
@Lifeis2short Thanks for the insight! I took it out and the roots were white and healthy. But the root system was very small for the pot it was in, so I did downsize to hopefully prevent any future rot issues.
@MariansOasis I’ll send them a message. It didn’t seem like anything was wrong with the packaging and delivery was quick, but maybe you’re right and there was an issue with it even before it was sent out. Hopefully they can help. 😢 I really appreciate your comment!
The foliage looks very thirsty. By chance when you took it out to check the roots, did any of the roots like very fine like white hairs? It may have dry rot. Otherwise sounds like they stuck some new cuttings in soil before mailing it.
Hoyas are pretty resilient, so you may just need to baby it for a bit so it can bounce back.
Hoyas are pretty resilient, so you may just need to baby it for a bit so it can bounce back.
@JurassicPug dry rot is a form of root rot, and it’s often seen in hoya. The other sheath of the root falls off and what is left is just very fine white hair looking strands. Sometimes roots look okay, but if you gently pull at it the sheath will come off. If that happens you should cut off the affected roots.
@Alinaa I think you’re right. I looked at them again and I noticed some peeled off. They’re very hairlike. Is that what it looks like to you? And should I chop and water propagate if so?
@JurassicPug hmmm this one is actually hard to say because it looks like it is all evenly thin, and this Hoya has pretty thin roots after looking at mine. But yes typically that is what dry rot looks like, I would expect the healthy roots to have a little more thickness. The tugging thing really helps me understand it when I’m not sure, the inner feels very much like our actual hair when we pull and healthy roots tend to feel a bit different to me.
Here’s an example I have of one where you can see the difference in the root ends versus where the sheath is. These ones were super rotten so when you tug, all the thicker area just pulls immediately off. If they’ve been dry for a long time usually all that’s left is the thin hair.
Here’s an example I have of one where you can see the difference in the root ends versus where the sheath is. These ones were super rotten so when you tug, all the thicker area just pulls immediately off. If they’ve been dry for a long time usually all that’s left is the thin hair.
