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Posted 4M ago by @AnthuriumLove7

What can I do to help my Hoya Messi begin to thrive again...

1ft to light, indirect
12” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 month ago
Bright light, humidifier, a pot that’s not too big for the root ball! And lots of time. I have all of my Hoyas right up next to a south facing window or under a grow light, with a humidifier.
@AnthuriumLove7 Agree with @MamaLinne . Your info card says it gets direct light but your picture looks like it’s pretty dark where it is. Your pot might be too big for it as well. For such a small amount of leaves, and I’m guessing a smaller root ball as well, thats a lot of soil and I bet it stays wet for a long time? If you fix those things I’m sure it will be much happier!
@MamaLinne THANK YOU! I will work on that
@DreamMachine THANK YOU so much for the advice! I have had her for so many years - when she was outside on the porch in the late spring and early summer here in Texas she was thriving but I moved all house plants indoors - I will move her to a south facing window and smaller pot
@AnthuriumLove7 Here are my most recent posts on light and why it’s so important, and why our houses are quite dark compared to outside πŸ€—

Planty 101 Light, part 1: https://greg.app/post/e3418/planty-101-light-part-1-helloooo-planty-friends-i-am-back-with-planty-1011-while-my-first-post-was

Planty 101, Light Part 2: https://greg.app/post/2a81sf/planty-101-light-part-2-good-evening-all-my-planty-friends-i-am-back-with-science-and-light-part-2
@DreamMachine thank you for the links!