Well I guess I need to see the eye Dr, because I completely missed what was going on with this plant. Here I thought the secret were the large drain holes. Today when I watered it for the first time, nothing came out the bottom. Hmmmm....I squeezed the container a little and it didn't sound right. Next, pulled the plant out and found THIS:
Root rot wouldn't have been too far down the road from what I saw inside the pot.....I wish places wouldn't use these plastic inserts. It hadn't crossed my mind earlier to check because the plant looked so happy. I've moved it to the new container, taken it to the shower and rinsed off any dirt from the re-pot. View from the top while drying- it's pretty full! Going to hang it back up soon.
This now leads to the next Hoya question- I do not see any bugs on this plant, but is it a good idea to use a systemic to avoid any potential problems, since there are a gazillion places a bug could hide? I have Bonide systemic which does cover mealies. Thoughts?
