That all Hoyas are equal. (Not all Hoyas grow in the tops on trees. Some grow in rocks, riverbanks.) Hoyas are succulents. Sun stressing. So many variables.
That any plant can thrive in little to no light. Nope plants need light and can take more than we think. Some can get by in low to almost no light (snake plants) but if you want it to grow give it light.
@@crochetqueen6440 not all Hoyas can be sunstressed. But I’ve seen people try and just burn the leaves. Understanding leaves adaptations helps you identify which species can be sun-stressed.
I don’t know if it’s because of my climate, but I don’t really follow advice/myths. My Hoyas are in direct sun (outside) and they get watered everyday (because the weather is really hot right now) and most of them are blooming with multiple peduncles. I have them in a mix really similar to my orchids’ soil mix. My firsts Hoyas straight up die because I was following internet advice/myths that were not necessarily good in my climate. Now, I research about the plants’ natural habitats before getting a plant instead of googling their requirements.
Thank you for busting these Hoya myths. I believed many of them myself when I first started with Hoya and through trial and error and by observing my plants I’ve learned what they really need.
Needing light to bloom makes so much sense really. None of my Hoyas have ever bloomed but I have one baby cutting that just rooted and it has the tiniest peduncle. I didn’t even know that there was a myth about cutting Hoyas. I’m a forever propagation, and find the Hoyas a bit slower at times, but no more so then any woody stemmed plant, and on top of filling in the plant with props i find it makes the grow stronger as the refocus their energy into the main stems. Love this video, and seeing all the pretty Hoyas.
Thank you for talking about these hoya myths! I really struggled with hoya when I first got some because EVERYONE I spoke to and watched said to wait until the entire plant was wrinkled otherwise they'd die from rot. I didn't get any growth and of course, my plants were just sad 90% of the time. I ended up putting them all in water because, you guessed it, the roots were no more. It wasn't until I started to ferilise with LiquiDirt that I actually started to get growth in about two weeks. This was over a year of absolutely no growth until this point. After they rooted and started to push out a lot of growth I then switched them all to coco coir and perlite, something I was comfortable with. I only watered when the oldest leaves began to wrinkle before eventually realising they did better when I watered them even sooner. Now all of my hoyas are happy and healthy!
That's good that you've been able to figure it out for your Hoyas! There are a few that are easily overwatered but most of them do well with frequent watering, especially in PON or a very light and chunky mix that doesn't retain much water.
I enjoyed seeing you pot these imports and hearing about Hoya myths. My Lacunosa has its first ever flower for me and I think I will call that first one Betsy.
Ever since I seen the posts on your IG about hand pollinating Hoyas, I was so excited to learn more 🤩 I’m new to collecting Hoyas and very fascinated by their blooms and waxy leaves
Betsy. This is a career in its own right. Even without the UA-cam channel! And your educational videos are awesome. Your Perch’s water table video was 🤯 and I felt so validated 😆 I didn’t know why I believed it without understanding it (observation?) until you explained and SHOWED it. You’re a dork like me (that’s a complement. Dorks are awesome) and I love it. It draws people to you. Thank you for the bit about keeping them root bound. I HAVE SAID THIS! MANY TIMES! Until I started propping and buying small props and went: hang on. That could be a myth. And if Hoya are blooming after bing SUPER root bound, could it not be a stress reaction? UGLY HOYA LOVE!!!!!
@@betsybegonia @harli_g has been encouraging me here and there in live videos to start a channel. I really want to but I’m frozen with fear!! Also, thank you for the plant hacks video; went straight to buy a garden sprayer and now I have one in several rooms if the house. So much easier than lugging stuff up and down stairs and around the house!
You have a career with plants more than you know! You help many people with your research and enlighten us plant nerds with very important information. This is a very important career if you as me! You deliver great content by educating, sharing your knowledge, and explaining all your experiences! You can definitely see the passion you have for helping others, making people laugh, and sharing your plant knowledge! This is a very important job that you have, and some would call this a career 💕
I recently acquired my mother's hoya. She had it since the mid 1960's. As far as I know, it has only bloomed maybe twice, so the myth that a plant has to be old to bloom I can say for a fact is just that, a myth. (she took a pic of the bloom and stuck it in the leaves of the plant, so it was always in 'bloom'!!) I am leaving her until spring to repot. I'm pretty sure the last time she repotted it (I'm guessing maybe 5 years ago), she just used regular potting soil.
Hi there Betsy. A new Hoya convert. Yes been told small pot, indirect light. Oh and also don’t water regularly. To dry out completely. Need I say more! Thanks heaps for putting me on the right track. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
This was delightful! I really appreciate the reassurance about direct light - I moved into an apartment with SO MANY south facing windows and trying to figure out what to put in them and how close and all that has been a journey. This year I'll be a little bit more adventurous and see how everybody does. Also your point about even cuttings putting out peduncles is very true - I have phuwensis that is two leaves and a dream, and I put it in a terrarium with lots of humidity and light and rather than more leaves it decided it wanted to throw out the longest, skinniest peduncle. I'm very proud of it, but I also want to ask it, "baby why?" It's ok to grow my dude!
Thank you for dispelling the root bound myth. I tell people that and they look at me like I'm crazy. Then I say, never mind, I've only been growing Hoya for 20 years.
They say a lot of plants like to root bounded like ZZs. I know plants shouldn’t be in too big of a pot, but in the wild their roots grow stretch outward. It must feel like being in a tight dress and can’t take it off. Enjoy listening to you talk about the Hoyas. You’re very informative!
Hi! I literally just caved a week ago and bought my first two Hoyas (well I had an australis lisa years ago, but it died and doesn't count!) Anyways, I got a Hoya kerrii and Hoya AH021 and I'm looking forward for them to arrive! I also binge watched all your Hoya videos for care tips so this is another welcome video. I'm not sure if I want the new cuttings to survive or die in my care because that'll determine if I fall into the Hoya rabbit hole.😂 🐇I already have too many plants!
@@betsybegonia agreed!! 😆 She is far, far gone already. I will say that even my “fancy,” more “difficult” Hoya are easier to care for than ANY kerrii I’ve ever owned. And I have a friend that says the same thing 🤷♀️ But maybe it’s the nursery where we have gotten them bc I currently have an all green/non-variegated kerrii and it’s growing so fast and happy! All my other got root rot if you looked at them wrong 😒 Good luck, girl! And I mean that like, good luck find room for all your future Hoya bc it’s gonna happen 😉
@@thespoiledtexan3904 Hoya kerrii is not one of my favorites, I only got this one because I thought it would be fuzzy! 😂 I suppose they need watered less since they are so succulent. I have the same experience with obovata. That's another that likes to dry out a bit.
I so agree about the root bound myth, the drying out and the indirect light. I never let them fully dry out, most definitely not until the leaves start to wrinkle. That's just a no no. And a lot of my Hoya love direct sun light. I put them out on the balcony for hours and most of them are just fine. They seem to love it. The only one that complained so far was the Wayetii, so I'm keeping it inside, but on the window sill. The rest are basking in direct sun light as often as I can carry them outside. But maybe the German sun is not as scorching as direct sun in other places.
Hey Betsy, looking fab. girl.. so you mentioned your grow text, Girl, show us your TENT.. lol .... I am so afraid to order for hoyas, Also, can you add in your description your Hoyas you stated that love full sun, I have a few, and some I know I want to give it some TEXAS sun/shade.. but Girl I need to know all... love you to the moon and back, and give each kitty a quick squeeze... also your thoughts on PON vs the reg bark/perlite/everything you may have for quick watering and no holding needs I don' know what you call that mix, typical Hoya mix haha
Hey Monica, I will show the inside of my tent eventually! As for the Hoyas that want direct sun, it's really just trial and error. Thank you for watching! 💚
I’m working in rethinking the watering schedule on my Hoyas. I think I have been underwatering because I have always been so worried about overwatering them.
Thanks for the information! I have been looking at my one stemmed, 7 leaved Hoya obavata side ways because it just put out it’s second peduncle this week. I have been thinking I must be on a different plane of reality because of everything I have seen or read about flowering is it is only “mature plants”. Now, it hasn’t bloomed yet, but I am certainly hoping for good things this year. Again, thank you for your information and love your quirky sense of humor.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ My mistakes in my early days in caring Hoyas….less watering and put them away from sunlight. Now they are mostly in very bright light getting intense direct sun at least 4 hours a day, and water them everyday since they are also outdoor. They are happy now.
💚💚💚 Other peoples hoyas are beautiful all the ones I’ve had have been weird Benjamin button plants that are mostly sticks 😂 your hair looks lovely btw x
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😂 I am an optimistic, I love to think I can water them more than I do. But! Tengchongensis rooted and I never watered it once since putting it in the propbox 😂 I think it will live there forever now 😂
Mine have bloomed in an east facing window or under my grow light. They are farther from the growlight than my hen and chicks but still pretty bright light. They turn a little red if they are too close and I just move them. I trim mine all the time or they will tip over from being so long. I never beleived the whole root bound thing. I just took that to mean they won't die from being root bound. I trim the roots when I freshen the soil up because only a certain size pit fits on my sill. Otherwise I would pot them up. They do like circulation. The roots are always right next to the terra cotta. I have a larger pot under my grow light that is getting nice and bushy.
Just planting up a Hoya LInearis in a mix of Leca and MAB Grow (Australian version of PON) Thinking I may use a wicking system. Just wondering if you have tried this
Can you cover PON more Betsy?? I’ve tried so hard to make pon work for me and my Hoyas but fail every time with root rot. Would love to know your experience!
Oh the re-potting! I ignore many "suggestions" , for example I grow my Hoyas in a soil mix, I propagate in soil with great success. I figure why put the plant through many transitions? Straight into the soil mix they go. I've heard that because Hoya grow in trees they don't need fertilizer... I fertilize monthly and I'm again having great success, I use fish emulsion and they love it! Full sun? Absolutely. I give my Hoyas as much sun as they can tolerate without damage. Most get dappled sun under a tree and I have found that an hour or three of sun is not a problem. And back to the potting. I have a Hoya surigaoensis, it was growing slowly and steadily and became top heavy. So I re-potted it and went up to a size that I had on hand (1 " pot to a 4" pot) this plant loved the change! It has grown huge leaves and multiple growth points. By the way, you inspire me. Love your videos.
Good afternoon Lady B. (Late evening in Lille) ... I might try my hand at Hoyas one of these days ... But first; I need to gain a little bit more experience with the plants I have right now ... Kind of new in the plant world ... As always; Great video ... Thanks for posting ... See you in the next one ... ✌🙂🪴
Is there going to be a one year nose update? I got mine just a couple weeks after you btw. I was pretty distraught by the pig nose the first few weeks and seeing you beaming through your recovery the way you did was a nice relief from my experience at the time. I really loved your 6 month update. If a one year update is in the works that’s awesome, if not that’s more than okay of course! I like popping in now and again for your wonderful sense of humor.
Hi, thanks for your kind message. I don't plan to do an update. Nothing has really changed since my 6 month video and I'm kind of tired of drawing attention to my physical appearance and receiving input on what I look like from hundreds of strangers. 😅 It's a lot. Thanks for understanding.
Hello 👋 from the 🇬🇧 I agree on the blooming point, I've had a few barely rooted cuttings flower, they're in my milsbo so the lighting conditions are on point. I've a mature pubicalyx and that has just bloomed for me after 3 years in my care.. I do hope the hand pollination worked, its very exciting. I love all of your videos, theyre very informative and light hearted at the same time, fabulous content. Take care ❤️
@@betsybegonia Oh I hope yours does 🤞 it filled the room with a lovely light slightly sweet perfume smell, very pleasant not sickly at all and was much stronger at night I found 🌸
so jealous of your Elle blooming already! have had mine for months and it's growing well, is as red as red gets from my grow lights, but no peduncle yet...
Is there such a thing as zombie leaf ...will never grow anything but roots ....I rooted a few a year and a half ago ....sad to throw them out .Your opinion would be very appreciated. Thank you
Hi Betsy, some one of your other viewers probably already mentioned this, so forgive my potential repetitiveness. You may wish to research purchasing a water distiller vs. an RO. I live in a “forever in drought” state and had to pass on an RO due to its water waste (maybe this has changed since 100 years ago when I researched). I do not regret purchasing a distiller. Hoya, orchids and dracaena are so much happier. Also, the machine is pretty analog and I don’t have to futz with connectivity and difficult to swap filters. Most important, I give my cats distilled water. Kitty kidneys are their Achilles heel.
This is a fantastic suggestion that I didn't know about. That's exactly what I need! I have also halted my RO system search after learning about the buckets of water that are wasted.
Oo ouch, 750 Watts and 4 hours to distill 4 Liters. 😅 I have to fill 4 humidifiers for a total of 18 Liters every week. I also wanted to water the plants with it. 💀
My tiny Hoya crimson princess sat unmoving for 18 months - you'd think it was a silk plant - until the wonderful BB discord community helped me figure out I was severely underwatering it. Over the winter it grew 4 big leaves and developed a couple new growth points. So yeah....that myth.....
Hi Betsey: This is my first time watching one of your Hoya videos since I recently was gifted a Hoya. I think I keep hearing you say the word “pon” but not sure what that is. Could you explain what that is to new viewers like myself? Also, would it be possible (to show on the screen) the name of the Hoya species you are talking about so we viewers can write it down, or take a screenshot, when we are out Hoya shopping. Thanks for all your information!
Dear Betsy, I need your help asap. Yesterday I bought 4 hoya cuttings thinking they already had roots. I think they might have but they were so tiny and running all over the place in the transportation. None of them have any roots left. I don't have a grow light at home so I made a mix of succulent plant soil and regular tropical soil with the little bit of perlite they came in and put them in this mix hoping and praying they would root but I am so worried they will end up dying. Any tips for me?
Hiya Betsy! Thanks for this video. I like these chill reporting videos. 🙂 I may have completely missed something totally obvious, I'm sorry if I have, but are you hoping to start selling Hoyas/opening a shop? Thanks! Love you channel. ❤️
Love your videos and your personality, Betsy! I also appreciate the history and info you provide for your plants, particularly the hoyas! I am a newbie collector but wanted to ask you about your choice medium for hoyas. I have recently heard of PON and I see from this video you are rooting these hoyas in PON. Will you eventually repot to a chunky mix after they root in the PON? Growing pots in hydro or semi-hydro is a bit beyond my scope right now. I also somehow feel more stressed out when I think of the care that goes into maintaining hydro/semi-hydro. Just wanted to get your thoughts or experience about this. Thank you! 😊
Hi Betsy! I'm sorry that your hoyas had a rough trip. From what I've seen, ordering imported plants is very hit and miss. I do hope that you will go into more detail on sing pon., like how you water plants in it, fertilizing, and what fertilizer you use. Also, are you using pon for plants other than hoyas? Thank you so much for sharing!
re the water situation, maybe you are set on reverse osmosis or distilled, but I put fish tank neutraliser in my tap water, it removes all chlorine AND chloramine from the water and my plants are thriving on it
It's the calcium in the water that is so problematic for me. My tap is extremely high in calcium and if I use it in the humidifiers, my entire apartment is covered in white dust within hours. It's awful.
I'm curious why you said the only hoya you let fully dry out is your australis? My australis grows very fast however it seriously drops 8 out of 10 leaves. They curl up and fall 😩. I'm very worried it's a pest but I don't see anything.
Hoya australis is accustomed to conditions in which the soil dries out. If you water too frequently they will yellow and drop. You really have to let the potting mix dry between waterings, they do not like damp feet.
@@betsybegonia I had a lovely full plant of it I got off etsy and it died did not like been shipped. Got another cutting to which I want to pot them up all together. I've got a carnosa star dust cutting that's started to grow leaves, thought I was going to loose it to but it's bounced back. Love watching basie plants to. X
why do all my local shops and most online call inner variegated carnosa 'krimson princess' type "tricolour" and one or two facebook groups and places online insist that only the outer variegated carnosa 'krimson queen' type is called tricolour it drives me nuts
I need a wall. Well. I need a wall of windows full of light m that I can block with all of the plants. 🤪 Thanks for posting! Love Hoya, just to scared and broke to import and risk losing babies.
Hahaha I have several Hoyas that are prominent bloomers. I cut off the peduncles regularly because of allergies and they come right back. I think me stressing them out causes blooming!
I enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You should have been an actress, really. Your look, your voice, everything about you says actress in my opinion.
Back when I did the first good ole purchase of my Hoya this seller put spagnum moss and leca in a soil mixture and said that it was ‘one type of soil mixture’ and my Hoya was literally dying. When I wrote the bad review the person instead of giving me a refund ended up getting rid of my review and the moment I repotted her she did extremely well without that weird soil.
"The thing about being wrong is it feels the same as being right, until you realise." - downloaded to file 'Things I've heard people say that I will repeat at some point to make myself seem much cooler.'
omgggg the first myth...YES!! i always want to say "hoyas actually don't like anything at all, they don't have feelings" but my hoyas grow better when they aren't rootbound.
you know, a lot of what you are saying are more or less common sense, if you really think about their natural habitat. i think people tend to forget the natural habitats of hoyas... sometimes they are in full sun, sometimes they get very little. sometimes lots of rain, sometimes they may be nestled in a spot that gets little to no rain, but tons of humidity
really nice ones, lucky, pricey ones, i find iget hoyas not in the best shape from my own country cause ppl dont know how to care for the roots or something hah
Have you or can you do a video on importing plants? I understand the risk and that you need to really nurse them back to health etc, but I don’t know how to start the process (paperwork type stuff) of importation! And I’m dying to!
There are some videos out there already on how to treat them upon arrival. As for importing, it depends on your country. It's different here in the EU. In the US you need to find a plant broker for more than 12 plants and the shipping cost is so high I'm not sure it's worth it to order less than 12 at a time.
I'd imagine there is some truth to the myths - of course, they dont apply to all hoya. Here's what I think. Rootbound: megalaster is a particular one which likes to fill the pot with roots before actually growing. Maturity before blooming: 1) hoyas with large flowers (e.g. gigas, lauterbachii, the other eriostemma types) do need to grow large before they start flowering. 2) cuttings with peduncles already present - would bloom. cuttings without peduncles - would not produce peduncles unless they're really happy. Sun: gonna go out on a leg to say that hoyas like direct sun. all of them (even linearis, hypolasia). just avoid excess heat. some, however, need more humidity + ventilation than others.
@@betsybegonia do have some small hoyas which I would like to see bloom - waymaniae, kanyakumariana, carmelae, serpens. these seem to be rather slow for me.
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Are there any myths about plants that drive you mad?
That all Hoyas are equal. (Not all Hoyas grow in the tops on trees. Some grow in rocks, riverbanks.) Hoyas are succulents. Sun stressing. So many variables.
@@frasercook5823 what is the sun stressing myth?
That any plant can thrive in little to no light. Nope plants need light and can take more than we think. Some can get by in low to almost no light (snake plants) but if you want it to grow give it light.
@@crochetqueen6440 not all Hoyas can be sunstressed. But I’ve seen people try and just burn the leaves. Understanding leaves adaptations helps you identify which species can be sun-stressed.
That hoyas like their foliage fertilized with orchid fertility spray 🥴 Their leaves aren’t that way!
"I am building. A wall. Not that kind of wall! A good- a good- GOOD VIBES WALL!" Oh, Betsy 😂
I don’t know if it’s because of my climate, but I don’t really follow advice/myths. My Hoyas are in direct sun (outside) and they get watered everyday (because the weather is really hot right now) and most of them are blooming with multiple peduncles. I have them in a mix really similar to my orchids’ soil mix. My firsts Hoyas straight up die because I was following internet advice/myths that were not necessarily good in my climate.
Now, I research about the plants’ natural habitats before getting a plant instead of googling their requirements.
Thank you for busting these Hoya myths. I believed many of them myself when I first started with Hoya and through trial and error and by observing my plants I’ve learned what they really need.
Needing light to bloom makes so much sense really.
None of my Hoyas have ever bloomed but I have one baby cutting that just rooted and it has the tiniest peduncle.
I didn’t even know that there was a myth about cutting Hoyas.
I’m a forever propagation, and find the Hoyas a bit slower at times, but no more so then any woody stemmed plant, and on top of filling in the plant with props i find it makes the grow stronger as the refocus their energy into the main stems.
Love this video, and seeing all the pretty Hoyas.
Thank you for talking about these hoya myths! I really struggled with hoya when I first got some because EVERYONE I spoke to and watched said to wait until the entire plant was wrinkled otherwise they'd die from rot.
I didn't get any growth and of course, my plants were just sad 90% of the time. I ended up putting them all in water because, you guessed it, the roots were no more. It wasn't until I started to ferilise with LiquiDirt that I actually started to get growth in about two weeks. This was over a year of absolutely no growth until this point.
After they rooted and started to push out a lot of growth I then switched them all to coco coir and perlite, something I was comfortable with. I only watered when the oldest leaves began to wrinkle before eventually realising they did better when I watered them even sooner. Now all of my hoyas are happy and healthy!
That's good that you've been able to figure it out for your Hoyas! There are a few that are easily overwatered but most of them do well with frequent watering, especially in PON or a very light and chunky mix that doesn't retain much water.
I enjoyed seeing you pot these imports and hearing about Hoya myths. My Lacunosa has its first ever flower for me and I think I will call that first one Betsy.
Aw that's adorable and sweet. 🥺
Ever since I seen the posts on your IG about hand pollinating Hoyas, I was so excited to learn more 🤩 I’m new to collecting Hoyas and very fascinated by their blooms and waxy leaves
Betsy. This is a career in its own right. Even without the UA-cam channel! And your educational videos are awesome. Your Perch’s water table video was 🤯 and I felt so validated 😆 I didn’t know why I believed it without understanding it (observation?) until you explained and SHOWED it. You’re a dork like me (that’s a complement. Dorks are awesome) and I love it. It draws people to you.
Thank you for the bit about keeping them root bound. I HAVE SAID THIS! MANY TIMES! Until I started propping and buying small props and went: hang on. That could be a myth. And if Hoya are blooming after bing SUPER root bound, could it not be a stress reaction?
UGLY HOYA LOVE!!!!!
The Spoiled Texan coming in hot with enthusiasm and positivity, I love it! Thank you for watching, I'm so glad you enjoy my videos. 💚
@@betsybegonia can’t help it. I’ll be your hype girl! 😂
@@betsybegonia @harli_g has been encouraging me here and there in live videos to start a channel. I really want to but I’m frozen with fear!!
Also, thank you for the plant hacks video; went straight to buy a garden sprayer and now I have one in several rooms if the house. So much easier than lugging stuff up and down stairs and around the house!
You have a career with plants more than you know! You help many people with your research and enlighten us plant nerds with very important information. This is a very important career if you as me! You deliver great content by educating, sharing your knowledge, and explaining all your experiences! You can definitely see the passion you have for helping others, making people laugh, and sharing your plant knowledge! This is a very important job that you have, and some would call this a career 💕
I recently acquired my mother's hoya. She had it since the mid 1960's. As far as I know, it has only bloomed maybe twice, so the myth that a plant has to be old to bloom I can say for a fact is just that, a myth. (she took a pic of the bloom and stuck it in the leaves of the plant, so it was always in 'bloom'!!) I am leaving her until spring to repot. I'm pretty sure the last time she repotted it (I'm guessing maybe 5 years ago), she just used regular potting soil.
New Sub Here, from BasiePlants Mero...I have found my people lol. Digging the humour and all of the Hoya info is great too. PeterInHalifax
Always exciting getting a large box of Hoyas but then you have to chop and plant them … Its a lot of work. Loved the video as always💚
Thanks, Ric! 💚
Hi there Betsy. A new Hoya convert. Yes been told small pot, indirect light. Oh and also don’t water regularly. To dry out completely. Need I say more! Thanks heaps for putting me on the right track. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
This was delightful! I really appreciate the reassurance about direct light - I moved into an apartment with SO MANY south facing windows and trying to figure out what to put in them and how close and all that has been a journey. This year I'll be a little bit more adventurous and see how everybody does.
Also your point about even cuttings putting out peduncles is very true - I have phuwensis that is two leaves and a dream, and I put it in a terrarium with lots of humidity and light and rather than more leaves it decided it wanted to throw out the longest, skinniest peduncle. I'm very proud of it, but I also want to ask it, "baby why?" It's ok to grow my dude!
My phuwuaensis did the same. 😂
Is phuwensis the one that has foot long peduncles?
Thank you for dispelling the root bound myth. I tell people that and they look at me like I'm crazy. Then I say, never mind, I've only been growing Hoya for 20 years.
They say a lot of plants like to root bounded like ZZs. I know plants shouldn’t be in too big of a pot, but in the wild their roots grow stretch outward. It must feel like being in a tight dress and can’t take it off. Enjoy listening to you talk about the Hoyas. You’re very informative!
My google just said "here I am! I would never ignore you" after hearing your google rant. 😆
Oh, that's not at all creepy. 😳
I’m so happy to hear Hoyas don’t need to be mature, root bound and can’t take any direct sunlight…you’ve given me new hope.
Many do enjoy direct sunlight and most need a lot of light to bloom. Maybe you made a typo there. 😅
@@betsybegonia you got it…a typo 🙃
@@27kjh I was like "oh no, that's not what I meant at all!" 😂
Hello, good morning.. Please make more videos. I enjoy your content and I’m sure many miss you!!
I've just "discovered" the Hoya genus and I found this video very informative. Thank you 🙏
Hi! I literally just caved a week ago and bought my first two Hoyas (well I had an australis lisa years ago, but it died and doesn't count!) Anyways, I got a Hoya kerrii and Hoya AH021 and I'm looking forward for them to arrive! I also binge watched all your Hoya videos for care tips so this is another welcome video. I'm not sure if I want the new cuttings to survive or die in my care because that'll determine if I fall into the Hoya rabbit hole.😂 🐇I already have too many plants!
You have already fallen in. 😂 Your fate is sealed.
@@betsybegonia Hahah yeah I have a feeling that might be true😂🐇
@@betsybegonia agreed!! 😆 She is far, far gone already.
I will say that even my “fancy,” more “difficult” Hoya are easier to care for than ANY kerrii I’ve ever owned. And I have a friend that says the same thing 🤷♀️ But maybe it’s the nursery where we have gotten them bc I currently have an all green/non-variegated kerrii and it’s growing so fast and happy! All my other got root rot if you looked at them wrong 😒 Good luck, girl! And I mean that like, good luck find room for all your future Hoya bc it’s gonna happen 😉
@@betsybegonia 18:36 See that's why my australis died!!! it was too wet and the soil wouldn't dry fast enough!😭😅
@@thespoiledtexan3904 Hoya kerrii is not one of my favorites, I only got this one because I thought it would be fuzzy! 😂 I suppose they need watered less since they are so succulent. I have the same experience with obovata. That's another that likes to dry out a bit.
First video I've watched and that intro 👌 Subscribed 😂😂
I so agree about the root bound myth, the drying out and the indirect light. I never let them fully dry out, most definitely not until the leaves start to wrinkle. That's just a no no.
And a lot of my Hoya love direct sun light. I put them out on the balcony for hours and most of them are just fine. They seem to love it. The only one that complained so far was the Wayetii, so I'm keeping it inside, but on the window sill. The rest are basking in direct sun light as often as I can carry them outside. But maybe the German sun is not as scorching as direct sun in other places.
Hey Betsy, looking fab. girl.. so you mentioned your grow text, Girl, show us your TENT.. lol .... I am so afraid to order for hoyas, Also, can you add in your description your Hoyas you stated that love full sun, I have a few, and some I know I want to give it some TEXAS sun/shade.. but Girl I need to know all... love you to the moon and back, and give each kitty a quick squeeze... also your thoughts on PON vs the reg bark/perlite/everything you may have for quick watering and no holding needs I don' know what you call that mix, typical Hoya mix
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Hey Monica, I will show the inside of my tent eventually! As for the Hoyas that want direct sun, it's really just trial and error. Thank you for watching! 💚
I’m working in rethinking the watering schedule on my Hoyas. I think I have been underwatering because I have always been so worried about overwatering them.
Thanks for the information! I have been looking at my one stemmed, 7 leaved Hoya obavata side ways because it just put out it’s second peduncle this week. I have been thinking I must be on a different plane of reality because of everything I have seen or read about flowering is it is only “mature plants”. Now, it hasn’t bloomed yet, but I am certainly hoping for good things this year. Again, thank you for your information and love your quirky sense of humor.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ My mistakes in my early days in caring Hoyas….less watering and put them away from sunlight. Now they are mostly in very bright light getting intense direct sun at least 4 hours a day, and water them everyday since they are also outdoor. They are happy now.
💚💚💚 Other peoples hoyas are beautiful all the ones I’ve had have been weird Benjamin button plants that are mostly sticks 😂 your hair looks lovely btw x
😂 Ugly Hoya love. Thank you for the kind remark. 💚
Dionized Water generating systems are also as good as distilled waterDoen’t require high energy.Boiling water and condensers.The resin spheres used in the DI process are rechargeable and hence have many lives like a cat.
Thank you for this video! A lot of those myths get passed along and I am glad you cleared them up.
Thank you for watching! 💚
😂 I am an optimistic, I love to think I can water them more than I do. But! Tengchongensis rooted and I never watered it once since putting it in the propbox 😂 I think it will live there forever now 😂
Never take it out of that prop box. 😂
I appreciate you busting up the Hoya myths. 💚
Mine have bloomed in an east facing window or under my grow light. They are farther from the growlight than my hen and chicks but still pretty bright light. They turn a little red if they are too close and I just move them. I trim mine all the time or they will tip over from being so long. I never beleived the whole root bound thing. I just took that to mean they won't die from being root bound. I trim the roots when I freshen the soil up because only a certain size pit fits on my sill. Otherwise I would pot them up. They do like circulation. The roots are always right next to the terra cotta. I have a larger pot under my grow light that is getting nice and bushy.
Good Morning from Auckland, New Zealand !!!☺☺☺
Good morning!
Hi I Love Your Channel and you are a wonderful wealth of information Blessings.
Thank you for watching, I'm glad you enjoy my videos.
Just planting up a Hoya LInearis in a mix of Leca and MAB Grow (Australian version of PON) Thinking I may use a wicking system. Just wondering if you have tried this
Can you cover PON more Betsy?? I’ve tried so hard to make pon work for me and my Hoyas but fail every time with root rot.
Would love to know your experience!
Thanks for another brilliant video!🙌🏻
Oh the re-potting! I ignore many "suggestions" , for example I grow my Hoyas in a soil mix, I propagate in soil with great success. I figure why put the plant through many transitions? Straight into the soil mix they go.
I've heard that because Hoya grow in trees they don't need fertilizer... I fertilize monthly and I'm again having great success, I use fish emulsion and they love it!
Full sun? Absolutely. I give my Hoyas as much sun as they can tolerate without damage. Most get dappled sun under a tree and I have found that an hour or three of sun is not a problem.
And back to the potting. I have a Hoya surigaoensis, it was growing slowly and steadily and became top heavy. So I re-potted it and went up to a size that I had on hand (1 " pot to a 4" pot) this plant loved the change! It has grown huge leaves and multiple growth points.
By the way, you inspire me. Love your videos.
Thank you so much for watching, Elizabeth!
Good afternoon Lady B. (Late evening in Lille) ...
I might try my hand at Hoyas one of these days ... But first; I need to gain a little bit more experience with the plants I have right now ... Kind of new in the plant world ...
As always; Great video ... Thanks for posting ... See you in the next one ... ✌🙂🪴
I will warn you that if you get one you will soon have ten. 😅
Is there going to be a one year nose update? I got mine just a couple weeks after you btw. I was pretty distraught by the pig nose the first few weeks and seeing you beaming through your recovery the way you did was a nice relief from my experience at the time. I really loved your 6 month update. If a one year update is in the works that’s awesome, if not that’s more than okay of course! I like popping in now and again for your wonderful sense of humor.
Hi, thanks for your kind message. I don't plan to do an update. Nothing has really changed since my 6 month video and I'm kind of tired of drawing attention to my physical appearance and receiving input on what I look like from hundreds of strangers. 😅 It's a lot. Thanks for understanding.
Omg I am so happy I found your Content.....ur great
I love your vibe .... totally
Keep up all the Great work
Love And light
Thank you so much, Julia. 💚
Omg I love you 😂 4:03
Hi Betsy! :) I love your knowledge of Hoya. I can only aspire to know as much as you.
I'm always learning new things. Thank you for watching, Emma. 💚
Hi, Betsy!! I love your videos, I have learned so much about Hoyas from you and am a better Hoya Mom!!! :)
Thank you for watching, Wanda! I'm glad my videos have been helpful. 💚
Hello 👋 from the 🇬🇧
I agree on the blooming point, I've had a few barely rooted cuttings flower, they're in my milsbo so the lighting conditions are on point. I've a mature pubicalyx and that has just bloomed for me after 3 years in my care..
I do hope the hand pollination worked, its very exciting. I love all of your videos, theyre very informative and light hearted at the same time, fabulous content. Take care ❤️
Thank you, Wendy! I also have a pubicalyx that I'm hoping will bloom this year. 🤞 I hope the blooms smell good!
@@betsybegonia Oh I hope yours does 🤞 it filled the room with a lovely light slightly sweet perfume smell, very pleasant not sickly at all and was much stronger at night I found 🌸
Great video! Love the busting of myths! Why do you think blooms turn yellow and drop before opening?
Thanks for the fun video! 😊
so jealous of your Elle blooming already! have had mine for months and it's growing well, is as red as red gets from my grow lights, but no peduncle yet...
Fingers crossed for you! All those lacunosa type blooms smell so wonderful in the evening.
Hi! I live in. Northern Alabama and was wondering if it would be too hot to put my Hoyas outside? How how is too hot? 😂😂🤔
THIS EXPLAINS SO MUCH about some of my hoya fails. wow.
Glad I could be of service.
Is there such a thing as zombie leaf ...will never grow anything but roots ....I rooted a few a year and a half ago ....sad to throw them out .Your opinion would be very appreciated. Thank you
Hi Betsy, some one of your other viewers probably already mentioned this, so forgive my potential repetitiveness.
You may wish to research purchasing a water distiller vs. an RO. I live in a “forever in drought” state and had to pass on an RO due to its water waste (maybe this has changed since 100 years ago when I researched). I do not regret purchasing a distiller. Hoya, orchids and dracaena are so much happier. Also, the machine is pretty analog and I don’t have to futz with connectivity and difficult to swap filters. Most important, I give my cats distilled water. Kitty kidneys are their Achilles heel.
This is a fantastic suggestion that I didn't know about. That's exactly what I need! I have also halted my RO system search after learning about the buckets of water that are wasted.
Oo ouch, 750 Watts and 4 hours to distill 4 Liters. 😅 I have to fill 4 humidifiers for a total of 18 Liters every week. I also wanted to water the plants with it. 💀
My tiny Hoya crimson princess sat unmoving for 18 months - you'd think it was a silk plant - until the wonderful BB discord community helped me figure out I was severely underwatering it. Over the winter it grew 4 big leaves and developed a couple new growth points. So yeah....that myth.....
I'm happy for you! I have the worst time with root rot when it comes to that plant specifically.
Hi Betsy 💕 Enjoyed the Hoya chat!
Thank you! 💚
Hi Betsey: This is my first time watching one of your Hoya videos since I recently was gifted a Hoya. I think I keep hearing you say the word “pon” but not sure what that is. Could you explain what that is to new viewers like myself?
Also, would it be possible (to show on the screen) the name of the Hoya species you are talking about so we viewers can write it down, or take a screenshot, when we are out Hoya shopping. Thanks for all your information!
Im craving more vids!
Dear Betsy, I need your help asap. Yesterday I bought 4 hoya cuttings thinking they already had roots. I think they might have but they were so tiny and running all over the place in the transportation. None of them have any roots left. I don't have a grow light at home so I made a mix of succulent plant soil and regular tropical soil with the little bit of perlite they came in and put them in this mix hoping and praying they would root but I am so worried they will end up dying. Any tips for me?
I miss your Hoya videos 😢
Thanks besty love the chatty video
Hiya Betsy! Thanks for this video. I like these chill reporting videos. 🙂 I may have completely missed something totally obvious, I'm sorry if I have, but are you hoping to start selling Hoyas/opening a shop?
Thanks! Love you channel. ❤️
If you check your Saba it has 2 name tages in it
Love your videos and your personality, Betsy! I also appreciate the history and info you provide for your plants, particularly the hoyas! I am a newbie collector but wanted to ask you about your choice medium for hoyas. I have recently heard of PON and I see from this video you are rooting these hoyas in PON. Will you eventually repot to a chunky mix after they root in the PON? Growing pots in hydro or semi-hydro is a bit beyond my scope right now. I also somehow feel more stressed out when I think of the care that goes into maintaining hydro/semi-hydro. Just wanted to get your thoughts or experience about this. Thank you! 😊
I use PON permanently as a growing medium except for a handful of plants that are still in organic. I'll make a video about how I use PON.
@@betsybegonia Thanks!
Hi Betsy! I'm sorry that your hoyas had a rough trip. From what I've seen, ordering imported plants is very hit and miss. I do hope that you will go into more detail on sing pon., like how you water plants in it, fertilizing, and what fertilizer you use. Also, are you using pon for plants other than hoyas? Thank you so much for sharing!
I miss your videos!
Hei! I was planning to come for little trip to Paris on January. Is there some plant shops i should pay a visit?
Ok let’s change our name no more Begonia .. love you
re the water situation, maybe you are set on reverse osmosis or distilled, but I put fish tank neutraliser in my tap water, it removes all chlorine AND chloramine from the water and my plants are thriving on it
It's the calcium in the water that is so problematic for me. My tap is extremely high in calcium and if I use it in the humidifiers, my entire apartment is covered in white dust within hours. It's awful.
I'm curious why you said the only hoya you let fully dry out is your australis? My australis grows very fast however it seriously drops 8 out of 10 leaves. They curl up and fall 😩. I'm very worried it's a pest but I don't see anything.
Hoya australis is accustomed to conditions in which the soil dries out. If you water too frequently they will yellow and drop. You really have to let the potting mix dry between waterings, they do not like damp feet.
I would love to see a hoya pollination video when you have it under your belt
I'm saving a hushkliniana verigarta from root rot I had 4 cuttings. Got 2 wet and I'm 're rooting them. One is growing new leaves all ready. X
Glad to hear you're saving them! That plant seems pretty susceptible to root rot, I've had to save mine as well.
@@betsybegonia I had a lovely full plant of it I got off etsy and it died did not like been shipped. Got another cutting to which I want to pot them up all together. I've got a carnosa star dust cutting that's started to grow leaves, thought I was going to loose it to but it's bounced back. Love watching basie plants to. X
Thank you 🌱 ❤
why do all my local shops and most online call inner variegated carnosa 'krimson princess' type "tricolour" and one or two facebook groups and places online insist that only the outer variegated carnosa 'krimson queen' type is called tricolour it drives me nuts
Where did you get your black floor lamp that's next to the shelving unit???
I need a wall. Well. I need a wall of windows full of light m that I can block with all of the plants. 🤪
Thanks for posting! Love Hoya, just to scared and broke to import and risk losing babies.
Hi Beautiful Betsy...! love and greetings from South-America 🌴❤😊
Hello and thank you. 💚 Take care!
Thanks for sharing your "pon receipe"! Do you use it with semi-hydro setup or just like a regular soiless-mix? 🤗
I use it as a replacement for potting mix.
Hahaha I have several Hoyas that are prominent bloomers. I cut off the peduncles regularly because of allergies and they come right back. I think me stressing them out causes blooming!
I seem to have an allergic reaction to nummularioides but luckily it's the only one so far!
lol a wall of good vibes would be great to have in all sorts of places these days...
Can we *pleaseeee* get a Hoya Lacunosa/Khroniana tour! Or even just all the smol leaf hoya tour 🥹
Your wish is my command.
Yay! My first Pothos Pals shoutout! 🥰
Thank you for joining. 😊
You're sooo funny😸💚😸 Appreciate you!!!☮️✌️💜
I think miracle grow orchid fertilizer is what helped my Hoya bloom.. 😂
I enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You should have been an actress, really. Your look, your voice, everything about you says actress in my opinion.
It's because I was in the theatre once upon a time. ;)
What kind mix soil you use please
BETTTSSSYYYY - SHOW US YOUR LACUNOSA COLLECTION!!! Please! 😇😇💖💖🙏🙏
I will! 😁
@@betsybegonia YAAAYYY!!! 😆😆
Back when I did the first good ole purchase of my Hoya this seller put spagnum moss and leca in a soil mixture and said that it was ‘one type of soil mixture’ and my Hoya was literally dying. When I wrote the bad review the person instead of giving me a refund ended up getting rid of my review and the moment I repotted her she did extremely well without that weird soil.
It's good that you figured it out quickly. Unfortunately a lot of people don't repot quickly or inspect the roots. Sorry the vendor wasn't responsive!
16:40 = ✨ heavy lifting queen check ✨
Ugly hand gang. 💪🏋️♀️
r u gonna do a hoya tour
Hello!
We will have to rename you Bestie Hoya. 🥰 Doesn’t sound as sweet as Bestie Begonia.
"The thing about being wrong is it feels the same as being right, until you realise." - downloaded to file 'Things I've heard people say that I will repeat at some point to make myself seem much cooler.'
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omgggg the first myth...YES!! i always want to say "hoyas actually don't like anything at all, they don't have feelings" but my hoyas grow better when they aren't rootbound.
I say the same thing. 😂
you know, a lot of what you are saying are more or less common sense, if you really think about their natural habitat. i think people tend to forget the natural habitats of hoyas... sometimes they are in full sun, sometimes they get very little. sometimes lots of rain, sometimes they may be nestled in a spot that gets little to no rain, but tons of humidity
@@betsybegonia hehe!
Why you don’t make hole in the cup
hello betsy 🎄🎄🎄🎄🌿🌿🌿🍷
Always love your videos. I am still trying to find a way to love Hoyas.🙃😕
😂 You don't have to.
@@betsybegonia But I want to! 😁
really nice ones, lucky, pricey ones, i find iget hoyas not in the best shape from my own country cause ppl dont know how to care for the roots or something hah
Have you or can you do a video on importing plants? I understand the risk and that you need to really nurse them back to health etc, but I don’t know how to start the process (paperwork type stuff) of importation! And I’m dying to!
There are some videos out there already on how to treat them upon arrival. As for importing, it depends on your country. It's different here in the EU. In the US you need to find a plant broker for more than 12 plants and the shipping cost is so high I'm not sure it's worth it to order less than 12 at a time.
Where were your hoyas imported from?
I'd imagine there is some truth to the myths - of course, they dont apply to all hoya. Here's what I think.
Rootbound:
megalaster is a particular one which likes to fill the pot with roots before actually growing.
Maturity before blooming:
1) hoyas with large flowers (e.g. gigas, lauterbachii, the other eriostemma types) do need to grow large before they start flowering.
2) cuttings with peduncles already present - would bloom. cuttings without peduncles - would not produce peduncles unless they're really happy.
Sun:
gonna go out on a leg to say that hoyas like direct sun. all of them (even linearis, hypolasia). just avoid excess heat. some, however, need more humidity + ventilation than others.
Most cuttings seem to develop peduncles very early on in the tents. I think they wouldn't have developed them if it weren't for the high light.
@@betsybegonia do have some small hoyas which I would like to see bloom - waymaniae, kanyakumariana, carmelae, serpens. these seem to be rather slow for me.