Comments on: Wax Hoya http://kathies-garden.com/2007/05/06/wax-hoya/ about my gardening experiences in Melbourne, Australia Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:08:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: kathiemt http://kathies-garden.com/2007/05/06/wax-hoya/#comment-17 kathiemt Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:24:48 +0000 http://kathies-garden.com/2007/05/06/wax-hoya/#comment-17 Thanks all of you for your suggestions. It looks like it's dying however there is still a green stem and one green leaf - perhaps I'll put it out in the garden for awhile so it gets some direct sunlight - with winter coming on it doesn't get a lot on the verandah. I do so hope it survives otherwise I'll have to go out and get another one. I've stopped watering it :-) Thanks all of you for your suggestions. It looks like it’s dying however there is still a green stem and one green leaf - perhaps I’ll put it out in the garden for awhile so it gets some direct sunlight - with winter coming on it doesn’t get a lot on the verandah. I do so hope it survives otherwise I’ll have to go out and get another one. I’ve stopped watering it :-)

]]> By: pp07 http://kathies-garden.com/2007/05/06/wax-hoya/#comment-14 pp07 Mon, 28 May 2007 14:43:16 +0000 http://kathies-garden.com/2007/05/06/wax-hoya/#comment-14 I also love hoyas. I remember 'though, Kathie, that it loved having full sun to really grow well, even though it is a slow-grower, and to get the flowers to come on. Otherwise, it seemed a very hardy plant, almost unkillable! Like your blog and its style. Cheers! I also love hoyas. I remember ‘though, Kathie, that it loved having full sun to really grow well, even though it is a slow-grower, and to get the flowers to come on. Otherwise, it seemed a very hardy plant, almost unkillable! Like your blog and its style. Cheers!

]]> By: Giddy Gabby http://kathies-garden.com/2007/05/06/wax-hoya/#comment-13 Giddy Gabby Sun, 27 May 2007 15:14:51 +0000 http://kathies-garden.com/2007/05/06/wax-hoya/#comment-13 I have had a wax hoya for about thirty years and it has given my family tremendous pleasure. Hoyas can go months in the winter time with little more than a few drops of water. The moisture in the air is enough. They don't like to be repotted. I repotted once in all that time, and the plant nearly died. Later I read that you should only fill a little topsoil in now and then and never repot. The woman who gave me the start said hers did not bloom for nine years, and I should expect the same, but it bloomed the first year. It has continued to bloom every year, usually in May, and in the last five years, it has bloomed almost continuously, year round. The leaves will turn yellow if you overwater or underwater. This is an amazing plant that gives back much in glossy, beautiful foliage, amazing blooms, and a delicious, spicy scent. Best of all, it loves neglect. Enjoy! I have had a wax hoya for about thirty years and it has given my family tremendous pleasure. Hoyas can go months in the winter time with little more than a few drops of water. The moisture in the air is enough.

They don’t like to be repotted. I repotted once in all that time, and the plant nearly died. Later I read that you should only fill a little topsoil in now and then and never repot.

The woman who gave me the start said hers did not bloom for nine years, and I should expect the same, but it bloomed the first year. It has continued to bloom every year, usually in May, and in the last five years, it has bloomed almost continuously, year round. The leaves will turn yellow if you overwater or underwater.

This is an amazing plant that gives back much in glossy, beautiful foliage, amazing blooms, and a delicious, spicy scent. Best of all, it loves neglect.

Enjoy!

]]> By: Dawn http://kathies-garden.com/2007/05/06/wax-hoya/#comment-10 Dawn Mon, 07 May 2007 20:38:34 +0000 http://kathies-garden.com/2007/05/06/wax-hoya/#comment-10 Your hoya photo and story brought back memories to me of my grandmother's plant. You're certainly right about the frangrance. It's delicious! I hope you can stop the leaf-dropping soon. Good luck! Regards, Dawn in Austin Your hoya photo and story brought back memories to me of my grandmother’s plant. You’re certainly right about the frangrance. It’s delicious! I hope you can stop the leaf-dropping soon. Good luck!

Regards,
Dawn in Austin

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