I have ten different Hoya plants in 6" hanging baskets. Like Hoyas will do, they are seriously root bound.

I would rather not start again from cuttings as these have lots of bloom spurs on them.

I would also prefer to keep them in these size containers as plant space is truly limited.

I have root pruned other plants to keep them in the same size pot. Does anyone have any experience with root pruning Hoyas?

Hi Kristi, I am new to growing Hoya plants and was going through the old threads here and I see no one answered your question, so I was wondering if you found an answer as to whether or not to prune the roots on your Hoya plants.

Thanks for asking Margaret. Yes, I found an answer. I decided to try a two of the most root bound plants. Both were H. obovata. I removed about 1/3 of the roots and added new soil. I did not trim the foliage at all. I was gratified to see new growth on both Hoyas within a month. The rest of the Hoyas are needing root pruning too when I get around to doing it.

I apologize as I should have come back and added a comment to this thread. I am certain you will enjoy your new venture with the Hoyas. Which one(s) do you have?

Thanks for answering Kristi. I will now know how to root prune when the plants get too root bound, what time of year do you suggest the pruning is best done? I looked up your H. ovation and they are very pretty.

The Hoya I was given, I think is H. carnosa, krimson queen, that's what (plantladylin) Lin thinks it is, it has a peduncle with buds so maybe when it blooms it will be a more positive id. The other one my DH gave me for Valentine's Day, there was not much information other than 'Hoya E', so after a lot of searching the only thing I could find with that kind of foliage, cream in the center and green on the outside of the leaves, was H carnosa exotica.

Lucky you! How sweet of your husband to come up with something you would love. He is a keeper!

I hope you will be posting when the Krimson Queen offers up blooms. I'm sure you have read not to remove the bloom spurs as they will continue to deliver blooms for years to come. I like the blooms but love the beautiful foliage on all of the Hoyas.

I pruned the roots last summer as I was struggling to keep these plants hydrated. I think spring or summer would be the best time to do the pruning as the roots should develop better. Then able to rest in winter.

Good luck with your beautiful variegated Hoyas.

DH is definitely a keeper for sure, we have been married 28 years.

I am really anxious to see my plant bloom as I have always admired the bloom photos that I have seen, I hope it is now at the point where it doesn't dry up and fall off, for awhile I was afraid that would happen as the days had been dark and cold, it's been a miserable winter. I agree the foliage is lovely on both plants.

I don't think it will fall off that easily.

I do hope you like the fragrance. Some smell wonderful and others are a bit heavy for my taste. I keep mine on the front porch. In early morning or late evening, it seems even stronger.

Hope to see you post the bloom photos soon.

Glad to hear that it doesn't fall of easily.

I hope the scent is pleasant as it is an indoor plant, too cold here to put it outside.

Here is a photo that I just took and as you can see it has awhile to go before the buds open.

Wow! That has a pretty color right now.
I look forward to seeing the blooms when open. I hope you will post a photo of it then as well.

I will be posting photos for sure, especially since it will my first Hoya bloom ever.

So fun to have a bloom coming!!! And no small feat.

Thanks Laurie, just seems like forever for those buds to form, started out so tiny..