How long does it normally take to see the beautiful flowe...
4ft to light, indirect
5” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 months ago
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It really depends on the specific hoya and the size you bought it at. Yours seems quite big already. I have a pubicalyx x fungii, and I've read that they are fast to bring to flower from a cutting (with luck and good care less than a year). I'm not sure if this is due to the pubicalyx or the fungii genes, though. Others, like the carnosa varieties, are known to take literal years (again, from a cutting). I've found Vermont hoyas' site to be a great read to look up specific species and their overall behavior. If you want to take a look, I'm sure he had a pubicalyx and Somewhere mentions when and under which circumstances it flowered for him
@MusicalRedmint thank you for this information I a have a hoya pubicalyx as well I’m definitely looking forward to it but the actual plant is beautiful already 😌
Cuttings might prolong the time until they flower. Many hoyas, as I understand it, grow their peduncles on the runners first. Cuttings are still great because they branch out more, meaning more blooms in the long run, but since your original question was about the first bloom, that might be something to consider. Take all of that with a grain of salt of course, since I'm relatively new to hoyas myself.
To touch base on what has already been stated: depends on the type of Hoya in most cases. Some bloom as a young plant and even a fairly young cutting. Shooting star and Bella and two I can name this early in the morning that will bloom young. Hoya kerrii I have seen bloom as a second year cutting. And as for others age and light is a huge factor. Even a mature Hoya won’t bloom unless it has bright enough light. When I have one being stubborn I will put it outside in the spring and summer on my porch and most of the time it will bloom.
Hoyas can take several years to bloom. I've had some for three years and no blooms yet, but I've got a few younger Hoyas that have bloomed for me. They do like to be somewhat pot bound. And I agree with @MusicalRedmint that different variety of Hoyas can take seemingly forever to bloom, and yes, Vermont House is a great and very helpful site.
I think there is a Philippine one they discovered 11 years ago or some such, and x to this day, nobody had ever been able to bloom it 😀 the pubicalyx should not take 11 years though 😀