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
2ft to light, direct
5” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 week ago
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Best Answer
Hey Mac! 👋
I would give them a bit more time in water as I use a general rule of 2.5 inch roots before putting in soil. I've found I have less breakage when they've gotten a bit thicker and bit longer than in your picture.
When I plan to transplant, I like to use the No. 2 method mentioned in this video: https://youtu.be/eJfaWK0q_5g?si=I5GFYL-PDDtC1Jb6
(This video is actually a really helpful resource for this, but the materials she mentions are more relevant in her climate... you could get away with a good succulent potting mix with some additional perlite or sand.)
Once you transplant these, give them plenty of time to grow new leaves prior to any repotting as it'll indicate that the root system is doing well. Once the initial transplant is done, let them dry out between watering (water once the leaves "pucker") and possibly invest in a small humidifier to place next to the pot. Or plan to mist the leaves regularly, as hoya like to have a bit of humidity.
I would give them a bit more time in water as I use a general rule of 2.5 inch roots before putting in soil. I've found I have less breakage when they've gotten a bit thicker and bit longer than in your picture.
When I plan to transplant, I like to use the No. 2 method mentioned in this video: https://youtu.be/eJfaWK0q_5g?si=I5GFYL-PDDtC1Jb6
(This video is actually a really helpful resource for this, but the materials she mentions are more relevant in her climate... you could get away with a good succulent potting mix with some additional perlite or sand.)
Once you transplant these, give them plenty of time to grow new leaves prior to any repotting as it'll indicate that the root system is doing well. Once the initial transplant is done, let them dry out between watering (water once the leaves "pucker") and possibly invest in a small humidifier to place next to the pot. Or plan to mist the leaves regularly, as hoya like to have a bit of humidity.
@ForestDweller ah, that's alright! Maybe your mom might have a good guess on the species or some pictures of blooms from her parent plant? That's also useful too!
@CallisiaRepens funny thing, hers has never bloomed. (I suspect not enough sunlight.) However a former coworker of hers took so many cuttings that she nearly killed it once and hers bloomed. My mom is still ticked off about it. I have no idea what they looked like, though.
@ForestDweller oh my god that’s so funny that the coworker got it to bloom 😂😂 (also omg your prof picture. what a pretty kitty!)
edit: i can’t type good :P
edit: i can’t type good :P
I had a Hoya cutting that took literally 3 months to start showing decent root growth. I think the only reason that it was able to do that is that I forgot about it and just left it be! 😂 I struggle so much with Hoyas and how slow they are to show changes, but maybe it’s good for my patience.