Thanks for the comment Richard! Hoya undulata is still one of the most difficult Hoyas that I have ever tried to grow, but also one of the most rewarding.
The leaves look like some dried out half dead thistle weed plant we see all over in ditches and back alleys and those sort of places here on the northern West coast. Amazing how the hoya family has such crazy variation in plant types. I would have never expected to see a hoya look like this. The blooms indeed are really cool. Thanks for sharing.
You're description of the leaves made me laugh! The leaves are capable of being a lot more attractive, but I have too much LED lighting on it, and the leaves are indeed pretty burned up.
Omg yesss!!! I listened to the podcast where you talked about this plant about to flower for you Im so happy that it finally did! Its such a beautiful plant! 🤩 My new long term hoya goal is now to make a Hoya undulata like me 😂 first I have to find one 😅 one day!
Thank you Lessya! That is a great goal, and the best way to do it is in a gradual fashion and work your way up to the tough ones. I have faith that you will pull it off one day!
KnowTrumpByHisFruits www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/tag/Hoya 😄 You can also find it on Spotify by searching the “In defense of plants” it’s episode 260- Hoya Hullabaloo! ☺️
Great timing, Doug! I just purchased H. Undulta, a few weeks, ago. I should receive it this Friday. Yours looks awesome! Well done, on getting it to flower! Being fairly new to the hobby, I very much appreciate and find the individualized hoya species"care" information, etc you provide in your videos, and on your website indispensable. Thanks!
Congratulations. This is one of the ones that I really want. I wish they weren't so expensive. I remember when it was on that log and didn't look so good. Great job here.
Yes, I almost lost the plant on that log, and truth be told the actual plant now could still look better. I lost 3 leaves on it prior to the flowers opening, but it did put on 2 new leaves as well, so I'm only down a leaf. It is a tough nut to crack!
Thank you for sharing your tips on how to grow this. I got a hold of mine before they stopped importing plants from Thailand and good thing I’ve placed it on top of a heating since I got it and I’m growing it in leca/passive hydro. I can’t wait to hopefully one to see it bloom like yours.
You're welcome Jillian! Please let me know how the passive hydro and leca works out for it, as I might be interested in trying to grow it that way myself.
I really want to say how helpful all your tips and informations are. Thank you for doing this. Absolutely inspiring! Greetings all across from Germany!
te felicito esta hermosa y para mi es lo mas dificil ¡¡ logre crecerla , la corte y perdi todos los cortes en una inundacion en el invernadero. felicidades y saludos
It is very difficult to root! I'm only successful about half of the time. Stem should be in water with rooting hormone for about a week and then moved to a small pot of mix and placed on heat mat; keep very humid. With luck it will root; This is a very difficult plant to grow and to root!
Doug Chamberlain Thank you for your reply. I don't understand what you're saying, but I love your Hoya so much because of his love for the Hoya, I love you so much. I bought Imperial this time. I'm against your Imperial flower~ Ha ha ha ha ha~ If you have any tips to grow up well, please give me some advice.~~ 🌸🌸🥰
Gosh is one is so expensive in Australia 400-500 bucks Hehehehe yours is looking amazing. Lol all your Hoya look amazing anyway. Good news I have heaps of bloom lately; Mathilde, larcunosa, incrassata Philippines, Obovata ‘splash’ , verticellata, multiflora. Yay so happy for my first bloom. I can’t believe I can do it in my unit Hehehe there are a lot more to come in later months . I am super happy. I have 141 Hoya hahaha
Congratulations on all of your Hoya blooms Minh! Hoya undulata is not worth the money, and is so hard to keep alive, that the money spent would probably be lost.
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas thanks I am super happy 😜 . One big undulata is on sale in the Facebook here . Guess what the price is Doug! $1,600 hahaha. The seller said it is a good Xmas gift. Hahahaha sometimes I think Hoya people are ok cracks. Hahaha no it half as big as yours . So you could sell yours at 3,200 Aussie dollars hahaha
Congrats on flowering it. I would like to try this but they are so pricey and I’m worried as they sound difficult. The leaves are so beautiful. Flowers are just a bonus.
Yes, they sell for $50 or $60 when ordered from Thailand, but the shipping is much more than that so yes it is very pricey for something that is in all likelihood not going to make it.
Doug it broke my heart too! I lost two but eventually I hope to try one again. Just love it! Thanks for showing us yours and for the hope! I’ll try again!
Sorry about the late reply Lynda, I used to get most of these comments in my email, but that seems to not be working any longer. I can't really recommend trying this one again as it is just too hard. Right after this flowered the entire vine with the peduncle died. I find this plant nearly impossible!
Yay!!! I jumped off the bridge & got an uprooted one just yesterday! HELP!! How & what to root in. Will get a heat mat on it. IF!! I get it to root, whats your medium in the net pot? Anything else will be greatly appreciated! Wish me luck!🙏🙏🤞🤞💜
You will need lots of luck as this is a VERY DIFFICULT Hoya to grow. There are two clones and the Indonesian one is much easier. I am growing that one in leca with almost no water in the reservoir; when it goes dry I rinse the leca, and put about a 1/2 inch of water in the reservoir and then repeat when dry. I am having decent luck with the Hoya undulata that you see in this video using mostly coir chunks with a little perlite. I have put all of them into terracotta pots so they dry out quicker. I water about every 4 days on these (I have 5 that I am trying to grow this way). I want to take one of them and try it in leca to see if it grows as well as the Indonesian clone. Good luck!
Thank you for sharing the wonderful bloom of a "holy grail" hoya. I believe you collect a lot of rare hoyas which I seldom find somewhere else. For example, when i came across your video of hoya andalensis, I was surprised that a cutting I bought was actually an andalensis, rather than nummularioides (according to the seller). Thanks a lot.
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas I had a reply about grow lights 2x 300w doing a quick search reveals a lot of brands and big differences in price. Would like to know if you have something to say for a good solid unit, where is the price point so your're not worried about breaking or bad customer support. I feel i got to stay away from the knock offs out there? I was looking at this unit www.amazon.com/dp/B01B4GQ6MO?tag=101growlights-20&linkCode=osi&th=1
Hallo Doug and thankyou for sharing this helpful video! Could you tell me if the soil used for undulata is your usual substrate used for all tour Hoya? Thankyou a lot in advance!
How would you root a cutting of this? I'm currently trying and the cut end just ends up getting soft. I have it in a well drained mix, in my propagation box, on a heat mat under a growlight
I have found this one very difficult to root also. I have had luck by keeping the cut end in water for about a week with a little KLN Concentrate, then putting it into the mix and rooting it, but just because it is rooted there is no guarantee that it can by grown from that point!
This is the most terribly difficult Hoya that I have ever tried to grow. That is about all that I can say; I have not really figured out how to do well with this plant either. Right after this video was shot, half of the plant died back. I pretty much hate it right now!
Hi Doug, I just got this undulata from Thailand and it came very nice and healthy , potted it up on your suggested hoya mix but the leaves started to yellow and drop off one by one, i unpotted it and changed medium to a more draining one and pot it up in a small clay pot because I noticed that the medium dries up slow in a bigger net pot, any suggestion to keep this plant alive ? Its now sitting in my greenhouse under 70% shade cloth( I live in Texas)
This is simply one of the hardest Hoyas to grow that I have ever attempted. Right after mine flowered in this video I lost half the plant and managed to save and root a cutting, which is also now dead. It is phenomenally susceptible to root rot so your better off never watering and spray it often with water instead and just barely keep the medium a little damp never wet. It needs very little water, not much light, and always warm; wish I could help more, but this plant just does not like me. Good luck and let me know if you manage to save it.
Thanks so much for the response Doug, I will try my very best to keep this alive but in a week time it really went downhill so fast, from a nice 8 green leaves down to 4 with all of them yellowing now, I thought I can grow this plant since I live in a warm and humid environment but who knows it will surprise me and thrive later, thanks again. Keep making videos because all of us newbies watch every single one you make. Regards
Just an update on this undulata, at this time August 1, all the leaves fell off and looks like no hope on this one. But it still in a warm greenhouse and we will see. But any case , I saw your chinghungensis very full with lots of blooms, I’m interested to buy a cutting from you if you’re selling , thanks
@@xxthat0nexx Sorry about your undulata; I've come to pretty much hate that plant! You can reach me at dougchamberlain61@gmail if you are interested in chinghungensis; it is currently the only cutting that I am still selling.
Hi Doug. I will be giving H. Undulata soon. I am a budding hoya collector and I don't want to kill it. :) I watched 2 videos that you made of H. Undulata. On one, the hoya was mounted and this one that is on a cache pot that live on a heat mat. Is the heat mat better than mounted? The leaves are red because of exposure to light? The plant likes it shady, but to flower, it needs lots of light and dry? Sorry if I am asking stupid questions. Yours is so gorgeous so all the more I need to take care of mine and keep it alive when it arrives. Thanks
Hi Tess, your questions are not stupid at all. Hoya undulata is just about the hardest Hoya that I have ever tried to grow. I really still don't grow it well at all. Here is my advice; the red leaves are not good for it, and means that it is getting to much light. LED lighting causes this. Keep the light way above the canopy, or use T-5 fluorescent lighting. Use as small a pot as possible and water only when dry; Use a chunky mix in a clear pot or net pot so that you can really tell when the mix needs to be watered. The only person that I know of that grows this one well in the U.S. grows it on a heat mat under a clear grow tent or cloche in a room that stays at 75 degrees. Best of luck to you!
Congratulations on this achievement! A heat mat?! That does not fit into my "survival of the fittest" philosophy, but I'm glad you're not like me so we can get these beautiful pictures!
If I adhered to the survival of the fittest philosophy, I would have had far fewer flowers that is for sure, but all that being said, I do get sick of some of these extremely delicate plants. They don't tend to stick around for years in my collection.
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas I know from years of teaching that I have no patience! So I told myself when I first became interested in Hoyas that I probably wouldn't get any flowers. I had to do it for the foliage or I wasn't going to do it at all. So I do it for the foliage! If I ever get a flower , that will be wonderful , but I do it for the foliage!
Hi Doug! Thanks for your video. My undulata has been doing really well in our house during the winter even though the temperature is just 21-22 degrees Celsius and there's no heat mat under it. Moisture meter says 30-37% during winter. The undulata's by an eastern window under a plant light. Our winter was extremely dark and still it grew 2 leaves during winter. I recently transplanted it into a bigger pot and it started growing again. I mostly use orchid bark, some soil, seramis and a bit of moss for it and try to keep it moist. As long as the stem isn't too moist it'll do fine. You can check out my recent instagram stories about it @ilonas_hoyas. Have a great day!
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas I've been amazed how well Hoyas acclimate although they're from the tropics. I have about 150 different varieties of Hoya, most grown from cuttings. I started 3 years back and now am starting to see blooms. I've noticed yours bloom at an early age and that's probably because you make more effort with your growth tents and all. Really like your videos!
@@ilonataatila7843 Thanks very much Ilona! I believe that there is a lot to what you say as my plants in the regular house do flower, but on a much slower and less frequent schedule.
There are different clones of this one that vary in degrees of difficulty. The one in this video with the long really wavy leaves is extraordinarily difficult. There is a smoother edged one that is much more forgiving. I threw the one out in the video over the summer as it was not worth fooling around with any longer.
It is quite difficult. I find that if you put the vine in water for a week it helps root it more quickly. After that insert it into a small pot with a moist airy mix, and keep it warm and humid. I usually get about 60-70% luck using this method. You can also root it in leca using semi-hydro with about the same chances.
Dont mean any harm I saw one of your were showing one hoyas that was in full bloom pink flowers they were beautiful but I looked at and looked one big ball trellis was buried inside of.pot it looked a mess it took away from the Plant
I cannot for the life of me come up with the plant with a big ball trellis; if you can tell me the name of the plant or the video, let me know as I would like to take a look at it.
It is darned hard to know when it is sick as it is sick most of the time. This is a very tough one to grow well that is for sure. It needs to be very warm and kept on a heat mat for a start. This is also a species that requires so little water that it might as well be a succulent. The roots rot at the tip of a hat. I have now flowered it a number of times now and I am slowly getting better with it, but H. undulata is not a plant for beginners!
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas Well done, that must be very satisfying. I have 23 clarinervium seedlings growing well at the moment. They were grown from seed, from the mother plant. I also have fruit (fascinating) growing on my aeschynanthus longicaulis (Black pagoda) after hand pollination. None of my plants are particularly difficult but I still get incredibly excited and so much satisfaction from them. Plants are beautiful. And my hoyas are all growing beautifully even before spring, particularly my carnosa compacta plants; standard and variegated both. 😊
Hi friend, I really enjoy your video and your Hoya looks great!! I want to sponsor you a led grow light for your plants, if you are interested in that, just leave me your email. Thank you be well and stay healthy~~
WHAT AN INTERESTING A BEAUTIFUL PLANT LOVE THE RED ON IT ,GREAT INFO TOO THANKS
Thanks for the comment Richard! Hoya undulata is still one of the most difficult Hoyas that I have ever tried to grow, but also one of the most rewarding.
The leaves look like some dried out half dead thistle weed plant we see all over in ditches and back alleys and those sort of places here on the northern West coast. Amazing how the hoya family has such crazy variation in plant types. I would have never expected to see a hoya look like this. The blooms indeed are really cool. Thanks for sharing.
You're description of the leaves made me laugh! The leaves are capable of being a lot more attractive, but I have too much LED lighting on it, and the leaves are indeed pretty burned up.
What a saga, amazing accomplishment Doug! Such spectacular flowers! Thanks again for the video.
Omg yesss!!! I listened to the podcast where you talked about this plant about to flower for you Im so happy that it finally did! Its such a beautiful plant! 🤩 My new long term hoya goal is now to make a Hoya undulata like me 😂 first I have to find one 😅 one day!
Thank you Lessya! That is a great goal, and the best way to do it is in a gradual fashion and work your way up to the tough ones. I have faith that you will pull it off one day!
Where is that podcast?
KnowTrumpByHisFruits www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/tag/Hoya 😄 You can also find it on Spotify by searching the “In defense of plants” it’s episode 260- Hoya Hullabaloo! ☺️
@@icke11234 It is right here: www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2020/4/12/ep-260-hoya-hullabaloo
Great timing, Doug! I just purchased H. Undulta, a few weeks, ago. I should receive it this Friday. Yours looks awesome! Well done, on getting it to flower!
Being fairly new to the hobby, I very much appreciate and find the individualized hoya species"care" information, etc you provide in your videos, and on your website indispensable.
Thanks!
Thank you, I'm glad that I could help!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Amazing plants, Doug!
Hi Renata, you can reach me at dougchamberlain61@gmail.com
Congratulations. This is one of the ones that I really want. I wish they weren't so expensive. I remember when it was on that log and didn't look so good. Great job here.
Yes, I almost lost the plant on that log, and truth be told the actual plant now could still look better. I lost 3 leaves on it prior to the flowers opening, but it did put on 2 new leaves as well, so I'm only down a leaf. It is a tough nut to crack!
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas I wonder if this would do well for me outdoors? I grow most of my plants outdoors.
Those leaves are soo striking and the flowers 😍😍 great job!!
Thank you! I stand by my statement that this is the most difficult Hoya to grow well, and I definitely don't grow it well!
Hey Doug, a real beauty! Just amazing.
Thanks so much Kevin!
Thank you for sharing your tips on how to grow this. I got a hold of mine before they stopped importing plants from Thailand and good thing I’ve placed it on top of a heating since I got it and I’m growing it in leca/passive hydro. I can’t wait to hopefully one to see it bloom like yours.
You're welcome Jillian! Please let me know how the passive hydro and leca works out for it, as I might be interested in trying to grow it that way myself.
Wow! Thanks for sharing it is so beautiful..
You're welcome!
I really want to say how helpful all your tips and informations are.
Thank you for doing this. Absolutely inspiring!
Greetings all across from Germany!
Thank you so much Taylu, I love my German viewers!
te felicito esta hermosa y para mi es lo mas dificil ¡¡ logre crecerla , la corte y perdi todos los cortes en una inundacion en el invernadero. felicidades y saludos
¡Gracias Mauricio! Lamento mucho saber sobre la inundación en su invernadero; eso tuvo que ser desgarrador!
Oh yes that one is a stunner! 😊
Thanks Rebecca!
It is a strange an enchanting Hoya! 😍 Love it❤️
Thanks Sherry!
Congratulations on flowering that Hoya!😁🙏I have a Hoya in my living room in full flower. I think it's davidcummingii
Congratulations, Doug!
Thank you Maria!
What a beautiful Hoya!
Thanks L!
Thanks for sharing tgis Dough.. Im struggling to propagate them.. Any suggestions please. Thank you..
It is very difficult to root! I'm only successful about half of the time. Stem should be in water with rooting hormone for about a week and then moved to a small pot of mix and placed on heat mat; keep very humid. With luck it will root; This is a very difficult plant to grow and to root!
Congratulations! Definitely a unique hoya in both blooms & foliage😍 On to the next one!😁
Yes, there always seems to be one more doesn't there!
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So~~~beautiful~~ I hope~this Hoya~ 🌸🌸🥰💕
It is one of the most difficult to grow Hoyas of all time!
Doug Chamberlain
Thank you for your reply. I don't understand what you're saying, but I love your Hoya so much because of his love for the Hoya, I love you so much. I bought Imperial this time. I'm against your Imperial flower~ Ha ha ha ha ha~ If you have any tips to grow up well, please give me some advice.~~ 🌸🌸🥰
@@suhyeonandflowers.2419 Warmth, humidity, and don't over water 🌸🌸🥰!
Doug Chamberlain
Thank you so much~🌸🥰
Gosh is one is so expensive in Australia 400-500 bucks Hehehehe yours is looking amazing. Lol all your Hoya look amazing anyway. Good news I have heaps of bloom lately; Mathilde, larcunosa, incrassata Philippines, Obovata ‘splash’ , verticellata, multiflora. Yay so happy for my first bloom. I can’t believe I can do it in my unit Hehehe there are a lot more to come in later months . I am super happy. I have 141 Hoya hahaha
Congratulations on all of your Hoya blooms Minh! Hoya undulata is not worth the money, and is so hard to keep alive, that the money spent would probably be lost.
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas thanks I am super happy 😜 . One big undulata is on sale in the Facebook here . Guess what the price is Doug!
$1,600 hahaha. The seller said it is a good Xmas gift. Hahahaha sometimes I think Hoya people are ok cracks. Hahaha no it half as big as yours . So you could sell yours at 3,200 Aussie dollars hahaha
@@minhja4924 Just plain craziness!
Congrats on flowering it. I would like to try this but they are so pricey and I’m worried as they sound difficult. The leaves are so beautiful. Flowers are just a bonus.
Yes, they sell for $50 or $60 when ordered from Thailand, but the shipping is much more than that so yes it is very pricey for something that is in all likelihood not going to make it.
congrats! Very beautiful! Wow 4 years, that’s a long time
Thanks Louise! It was a long, long time!
Doug it broke my heart too! I lost two but eventually I hope to try one again. Just love it! Thanks for showing us yours and for the hope! I’ll try again!
Sorry about the late reply Lynda, I used to get most of these comments in my email, but that seems to not be working any longer. I can't really recommend trying this one again as it is just too hard. Right after this flowered the entire vine with the peduncle died. I find this plant nearly impossible!
Yay!!! I jumped off the bridge & got an uprooted one just yesterday! HELP!! How & what to root in. Will get a heat mat on it. IF!! I get it to root, whats your medium in the net pot? Anything else will be greatly appreciated! Wish me luck!🙏🙏🤞🤞💜
You will need lots of luck as this is a VERY DIFFICULT Hoya to grow. There are two clones and the Indonesian one is much easier. I am growing that one in leca with almost no water in the reservoir; when it goes dry I rinse the leca, and put about a 1/2 inch of water in the reservoir and then repeat when dry. I am having decent luck with the Hoya undulata that you see in this video using mostly coir chunks with a little perlite. I have put all of them into terracotta pots so they dry out quicker. I water about every 4 days on these (I have 5 that I am trying to grow this way). I want to take one of them and try it in leca to see if it grows as well as the Indonesian clone. Good luck!
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas What should I root it in? Perlite?💜
@@michelejones4282 I would think that perlite in a warm humid environment would be your best bet. Keep me informed on how you make out!
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas Will do! Ty!💜
Wow! Am guessing you don’t get to take many extended vacations with all the varying demands of all the different hoyas. Well done.
There are no vacations for me ever Deirdre!
Thank you for sharing the wonderful bloom of a "holy grail" hoya. I believe you collect a lot of rare hoyas which I seldom find somewhere else. For example, when i came across your video of hoya andalensis, I was surprised that a cutting I bought was actually an andalensis, rather than nummularioides (according to the seller). Thanks a lot.
You're very welcome Shu!
Thank you, Doug, for warming our souls in the unbearable madness of this global fascist lockdown.
Thanks so much! It will be good to go back to normal!
Exceptional dedication doug
Thank you Lew!
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas I had a reply about grow lights 2x 300w doing a quick search reveals a lot of brands and big differences in price. Would like to know if you have something to say for a good solid unit, where is the price point so your're not worried about breaking or bad customer support. I feel i got to stay away from the knock offs out there? I was looking at this unit www.amazon.com/dp/B01B4GQ6MO?tag=101growlights-20&linkCode=osi&th=1
Cool...Happy growing..
Happy growing to you too Sharon!
Woww good job. The leafs are no so beautiful but the flowers are amazing.
Thank you so much Elena!
Hallo Doug and thankyou for sharing this helpful video! Could you tell me if the soil used for undulata is your usual substrate used for all tour Hoya? Thankyou a lot in advance!
Yes, it is; I tried other substrate like sphagnum and bark, but I finally came back to my old standby mix.
Thank you a lot Doug! 😘
How would you root a cutting of this? I'm currently trying and the cut end just ends up getting soft. I have it in a well drained mix, in my propagation box, on a heat mat under a growlight
I have found this one very difficult to root also. I have had luck by keeping the cut end in water for about a week with a little KLN Concentrate, then putting it into the mix and rooting it, but just because it is rooted there is no guarantee that it can by grown from that point!
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas Thanks! I just noticed that I finally have roots.
Well done Doug! You’re a legend - what skill and dedication.
Thank you so much!
Congratulations on blooming your lovely h.andulata. The blooms are magnificent ! Does it have fragrance. How long did /does it last?
Sadly the flowers only last about 3 days Mary, a very short display for so much work! There was no detectable scent.
I need help with mine?! It’s on a heat mat but it’s always looks droopy. It’s green and red and so beautiful but a diva.
This is the most terribly difficult Hoya that I have ever tried to grow. That is about all that I can say; I have not really figured out how to do well with this plant either. Right after this video was shot, half of the plant died back. I pretty much hate it right now!
Congrats!!
Thank you!
What are you using for that trellis? Is that coated gardening wire?
Rachel that particular wire came from here: www.chulaorchids.com/stakes-and-wires.html
Hi Doug, I just got this undulata from Thailand and it came very nice and healthy , potted it up on your suggested hoya mix but the leaves started to yellow and drop off one by one, i unpotted it and changed medium to a more draining one and pot it up in a small clay pot because I noticed that the medium dries up slow in a bigger net pot, any suggestion to keep this plant alive ? Its now sitting in my greenhouse under 70% shade cloth( I live in Texas)
This is simply one of the hardest Hoyas to grow that I have ever attempted. Right after mine flowered in this video I lost half the plant and managed to save and root a cutting, which is also now dead. It is phenomenally susceptible to root rot so your better off never watering and spray it often with water instead and just barely keep the medium a little damp never wet. It needs very little water, not much light, and always warm; wish I could help more, but this plant just does not like me. Good luck and let me know if you manage to save it.
Thanks so much for the response Doug, I will try my very best to keep this alive but in a week time it really went downhill so fast, from a nice 8 green leaves down to 4 with all of them yellowing now, I thought I can grow this plant since I live in a warm and humid environment but who knows it will surprise me and thrive later, thanks again. Keep making videos because all of us newbies watch every single one you make. Regards
Just an update on this undulata, at this time August 1, all the leaves fell off and looks like no hope on this one. But it still in a warm greenhouse and we will see. But any case , I saw your chinghungensis very full with lots of blooms, I’m interested to buy a cutting from you if you’re selling , thanks
@@xxthat0nexx Sorry about your undulata; I've come to pretty much hate that plant! You can reach me at dougchamberlain61@gmail if you are interested in chinghungensis; it is currently the only cutting that I am still selling.
Wow Salam from 🇮🇩
Thank you Rama!
Hi Doug. I will be giving H. Undulata soon. I am a budding hoya collector and I don't want to kill it. :) I watched 2 videos that you made of H. Undulata. On one, the hoya was mounted and this one that is on a cache pot that live on a heat mat. Is the heat mat better than mounted? The leaves are red because of exposure to light? The plant likes it shady, but to flower, it needs lots of light and dry? Sorry if I am asking stupid questions. Yours is so gorgeous so all the more I need to take care of mine and keep it alive when it arrives. Thanks
Hi Tess, your questions are not stupid at all. Hoya undulata is just about the hardest Hoya that I have ever tried to grow. I really still don't grow it well at all. Here is my advice; the red leaves are not good for it, and means that it is getting to much light. LED lighting causes this. Keep the light way above the canopy, or use T-5 fluorescent lighting. Use as small a pot as possible and water only when dry; Use a chunky mix in a clear pot or net pot so that you can really tell when the mix needs to be watered. The only person that I know of that grows this one well in the U.S. grows it on a heat mat under a clear grow tent or cloche in a room that stays at 75 degrees. Best of luck to you!
Congratulations on this achievement! A heat mat?! That does not fit into my "survival of the fittest" philosophy, but I'm glad you're not like me so we can get these beautiful pictures!
If I adhered to the survival of the fittest philosophy, I would have had far fewer flowers that is for sure, but all that being said, I do get sick of some of these extremely delicate plants. They don't tend to stick around for years in my collection.
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas I know from years of teaching that I have no patience! So I told myself when I first became interested in Hoyas that I probably wouldn't get any flowers. I had to do it for the foliage or I wasn't going to do it at all. So I do it for the foliage! If I ever get a flower , that will be wonderful , but I do it for the foliage!
Hi Doug! Thanks for your video. My undulata has been doing really well in our house during the winter even though the temperature is just 21-22 degrees Celsius and there's no heat mat under it. Moisture meter says 30-37% during winter. The undulata's by an eastern window under a plant light. Our winter was extremely dark and still it grew 2 leaves during winter. I recently transplanted it into a bigger pot and it started growing again. I mostly use orchid bark, some soil, seramis and a bit of moss for it and try to keep it moist. As long as the stem isn't too moist it'll do fine. You can check out my recent instagram stories about it @ilonas_hoyas. Have a great day!
Thanks Ilona! That is an amazing story I will have to check out your Instagram account. Maybe, I'm just trying too hard!
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas I've been amazed how well Hoyas acclimate although they're from the tropics. I have about 150 different varieties of Hoya, most grown from cuttings. I started 3 years back and now am starting to see blooms. I've noticed yours bloom at an early age and that's probably because you make more effort with your growth tents and all. Really like your videos!
@@ilonataatila7843 Thanks very much Ilona! I believe that there is a lot to what you say as my plants in the regular house do flower, but on a much slower and less frequent schedule.
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May l please be added to your list for cutting sales?
I love the leaves on this one but I'm intimidated.
There are different clones of this one that vary in degrees of difficulty. The one in this video with the long really wavy leaves is extraordinarily difficult. There is a smoother edged one that is much more forgiving. I threw the one out in the video over the summer as it was not worth fooling around with any longer.
How do you root it
It is quite difficult. I find that if you put the vine in water for a week it helps root it more quickly. After that insert it into a small pot with a moist airy mix, and keep it warm and humid. I usually get about 60-70% luck using this method. You can also root it in leca using semi-hydro with about the same chances.
Doug, sounds like this is not a windowsill hoya :( I really want it but don't want to hide it in the humidity box the whole time.
This is still the hardest Hoya that I have ever tried to grow, and to say that it is not a windowsill Hoya would be a considerable understatement.
Do you sell hoya?
Only occasionally on eBay under erbtarzan24, and if you're looking for Hoya undulata, I can barely keep it alive, let alone have any to sell.
My partners in Burlington for the week.i figured I would ask:)
@@melissamari0728 Never hurts to ask!
Dont mean any harm I saw one of your were showing one hoyas that was in full bloom pink flowers they were beautiful but I looked at and looked one big ball trellis was buried inside of.pot it looked
a mess it took away from the Plant
I cannot for the life of me come up with the plant with a big ball trellis; if you can tell me the name of the plant or the video, let me know as I would like to take a look at it.
If this is how a good plant looks, how on earth do you know if it gets sick? 😂
It is darned hard to know when it is sick as it is sick most of the time. This is a very tough one to grow well that is for sure. It needs to be very warm and kept on a heat mat for a start. This is also a species that requires so little water that it might as well be a succulent. The roots rot at the tip of a hat. I have now flowered it a number of times now and I am slowly getting better with it, but H. undulata is not a plant for beginners!
@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas Well done, that must be very satisfying.
I have 23 clarinervium seedlings growing well at the moment. They were grown from seed, from the mother plant.
I also have fruit (fascinating) growing on my aeschynanthus longicaulis (Black pagoda) after hand pollination.
None of my plants are particularly difficult but I still get incredibly excited and so much satisfaction from them.
Plants are beautiful.
And my hoyas are all growing beautifully even before spring, particularly my carnosa compacta plants; standard and variegated both. 😊
@@Tismesue I am so happy to hear about the joy that your plants are bringing to you Sue! All the best, Doug
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Hi friend, I really enjoy your video and your Hoya looks great!!
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I thank you for your offer, but at this point I am taking no freebies, or sponsorship. Leave me a link here to your light and I will check it out.
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