Hi everyone , around a year ago , bought a Sanseveria at WM and it was so watered down , there were 3 in the pot , when I got them home I took them out of that wet mess and let them dry for a few days , then went ahead and planted them . 2 of them didn't make it , but still have one doing just fine . I water mine once a month .
Nice Hoya tarev , I really love Hoyas but cant get them to grow for me , seems if I water they die , and if I don't give much they still die . had the most beautiful variegated green white and pink leaf one and lost it , makes me sick .

So many people I know is into Hoyas. I might have to check them out. If I do, I would get that beautiful variegated one. I heard mealies love them. One small outbreak can destroy a whole collection. Do you have to treat ahead of time to avoid them?
And I have seen them on clearance before. Maybe I'll try one.

Second thought, I better not. I have way too many plants now and my wife is getting mad. No window space in the winter months. Or maybe I can get her to fall in love with it!!!

Sorry to hear the failings Nlb59. From what I have seen and experienced with the Sans, if grown outdoors during summer and if your area is dry as rock like ours, with temps hitting 80's and higher, it can take daily waterings. But if you area during summer is hot but quite humid and at times rainy, just let Mother Nature water it, but make sure your soil is really well draining to avoid rotting. In cooler months to winter, if you can take it indoors, once a month of watering is fine. And the same treatment with Hoyas..that is what I am seeing with my plants.

Stush, the Hoyas are addicting to collect too..I started with that Hoya Kerrii variegata, just fell in love with heart shaped leaves..not even knowing the exact culture requirements Hoyas love shade, that is for sure! But it is an ant magnet with their sap, and it takes a great while longer for me to get them to bloom. I guess it is my lack of humidity here. My Hoya shooting star is the more prolific one in making its blooms for me, this one growing indoors and sitting on water, loves that much water. The others love water but not sitting on water..so a lot of culture needs to learn about them.

Boy, you're right about the mealies and hoyas. I have about 4, built back up from the 6 or so I ended up trashing, just to save the rest of my houseplants.

If you want to start off with Hoyas, I would suggest trying the H. multiflora - aka "Shooting Stars" - it likes water a bit more than the others and it blooms fairly often in bright, indirect light, very rewarding. Tarev posted some of the flowers on another thread.

I have one Hoya (Carnosa Hindu rope) and it is blooming its head off but I was disappointed because I thought they were fragrant. I am going to get rid of it. I have never had any bug problems but I have never had a bug problem with any of my houseplants.

I feel like I should knock on wood every time I say that. I have over 100 plants I bring in for the winter and have never had a bug problem. I do have a cleaning ritual that involves alcohol, peroxide and dish detergent.

Cinta I would be happy to adopt it if you're serious about getting rid of it.......

Yep Hetty I am serious. When it stops raining I will take a pic of it tomorrow and you can t-mail me. It is yours. I do not need to drag anything else in for the winter that is not making me happy. You can save it from me letting Old Man Winter have its way with it.

keep me posted.

Here is a pic as promised.

Cinta, that's gorgeous. I acquired a nice hanging basket on clearance for $5 a couple of months ago, so I'm anxious to see mine bloom. What do you feed it and how often?
Hetty, that should be a nice replacement. If I remember right, you lost several of yours during an extremely cold winter.

I feed all my plants in the summer a beer fertilizer. Something I discovered when I had 3 Epi that had not bloomed for 4 years. I started feeding all my flowering plants and they all seemed to like the fertilizer.

Thanks for the reminder. I printed out that recipe that you shared on the C & S forum recently. I'm going to mix up a batch first thing in the morning.

Good job on the no-pest-ever, that' s really cool. I never had one until I got that H. lacunosa from Lowes ... and I should've checked better. One of the ones I lost was a Hindu rope, they're really neat plants. Surprised you want to get rid of yours, Cinta.... especially as you got it to bloom at all!

But Sheryl there it has no fragrance, That was all I read was the wonderful fragrance of the Hoya someone was growing. I saw a couple of people asking for a trade of the Hindu Rope. So when I saw it on sale at Lowes in their dead plant zone I thought I had hit pay dirt. It was not what I expected.

I also do not find the flower particularly attractive. A big wax ball of plastic looking non-fragrant flowers is not for me. If it is going to look like plastic it at least could be fragrant.

I am glad someone wants it because I would hate to let old man winter have his way with her. She did the best she could.

I would never bring bugs in from a new purchase because the first thing I do is give it a bath of peroxide and soap. Then it gets a good Final shower.

There are fragrant and non-fragrant Hoyas I think.

Dutchlady1 said:There are fragrant and non-fragrant Hoyas I think.

Yep but dumb me did not do her homework. She saw a sale and jumped.

Cinta said: A big wax ball of plastic looking non-fragrant flowers is not for me. If it is going to look like plastic it at least could be fragrant.

Don't know about the fragrance part, but it has always been the "big wax ball of plastic looking flowers" that I found intriguing. I reminds me of some alien plant flower or ball of candy. I also love the sturdy leaves.

Makes me think I need to hit the Lowe's clearance counter in the garden dept.

Peggy,
If you don't find any, I still got some left over from gifts. Email me with name & add. and I can send you some for postage.
Stush

Cinta said:I have one Hoya (Carnosa Hindu rope) and it is blooming its head off but I was disappointed because I thought they were fragrant. I am going to get rid of it. I have never had any bug problems but I have never had a bug problem with any of my houseplants.

I feel like I should knock on wood every time I say that. I have over 100 plants I bring in for the winter and have never had a bug problem. I do have a cleaning ritual that involves alcohol, peroxide and dish detergent.

@cinta I wish I would've been at ATP when you said that. I would love a Hindu Rope. I had a beautiful one years ago. I was in the process of moving and a friend offered to keep it for me. When I saw it again, I almost bawled. It didn't recover.

I don't know if this is the right place to ask this question. I have a propeller plant that will need to be brought inside within the next couple weeks. What is your recipe for preventing bugs? Would you mind sharing?