Black stem
Hi!
Does anyone know what is wrong with that stem? Why is it turning black?
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Does anyone know what is wrong with that stem? Why is it turning black?
#Hoya #HoyaHeuschkeliana #HoyaHangout
2” pot with drainage
Last watered 6 months ago
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@KookyKaraka first off, is it squishy or rotting? It doesn’t look like it as it wouldn’t be growing new leaves if it were. A lot of Hoyas get darker when a new growth starts. My Krimson Princess and Queen do it. My huescheliana… it’s sun stresses under a grow light. Is there a chance your stem is sunstressed?
@TheOddAsity at the beginning of growing new leaves it was okay. But a week ago it started getting darker. It is not squishy, it is like an ordinary stem.
Regarding sunstress, do not think so. There is no strong sun here in winter
Regarding sunstress, do not think so. There is no strong sun here in winter
@TheConservator thanks! Hope everything will be ok with a plant
I think I am not going to cut if off now, want to see what will be going on
I think I am not going to cut if off now, want to see what will be going on
@TheConservator in case of cutting it, will the new growth come from the same place? Or it will grow a new stem?
@TheConservator thank you! I hope so! Because I am new in hoyas and this was the first hoya to givenew leaves 😭
You can see in the different photos how theyll grow after the top growth point has been damaged . That first pic i let it get to dry and the growth point died off. Had to cut it off. You can see it sprouted new growth on the side of the cut off . Second shows how one i cut off from same thing grew from the base, but it will start new growth on the other part eventually!
Really just basic pruning. Just on a starter plant