Hoya australis 'Lisa' Review | 2 Years Later | Hoya australis 'Lisa' Care and Tips

In this video I continue the plant review series, with the Hoya australis 'Lisa'.
As with all of these reviews, the review is biased to my experience with the Hoya australis 'Lisa' in my conditions.
As always I encourage you, if you have this plant too, to add your own review in the comments.
The format is the usual format for these videos:
Some background on my experiences with the Hoya australis 'Lisa'
Speed of Growth that I have experienced with the Hoya australis 'Lisa'
Ease of Propagation of Hoya australis 'Lisa'
Common Pests for Hoya australis 'Lisa'
Availability
Accessories and Growing tips for the Hoya australis 'Lisa'
My final thoughts and score on the Hoya australis 'Lisa'
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:33 Background
06:10 Speed of Growth
08:38 Ease of Propagation
11:07 Availability
14:27 Pests
16:30 Accessories
21:40 Final Thoughts
24:58 B-Roll
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[@robintucker9057]

I just came to see how big she was, and I was NOT disappointed.

[@TrishsOrchidLife]

I just got a Lisa and oh my the size of yours is amazing! That is goals my friend 🌸 btw…absolutely LOVE your earring ❤️

[@livingthedream923]

Maybe it would help to place the current pot into a slightly larger cover pot with some stones in the bottom to help weigh the bottom down? I got two Hoya Lisa plants in 6” baskets that looked pretty ragged on clearance at a local nursery for $5 USD each. Brought them home and cleaned them up, pruned, and replanted together for one full plant. It has been living on my screened porch for the last 3 months and has put on a good 6-8 leaves and the tendrils have grown 6 inches at least. It’s a fun, easy plant and I absolutely love it. Thank you for your thorough review. Your plant is stunning.

[@SparkleInMoonlight]

I find this to be one of the most beautiful hoyas. My first and favourite hoya :-) When spidermites were running around my other plants nearby, she was fine. When thrips, she got only very little damage. I think it is a hardy, wonderful and easy going plant

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Definitely, beauty and strength for sure!!!

[@siameselady52]

I JUST bought my first Lisa today in Massachusetts for $10 for a 4”. I’m looking forward to her growing to your Lisa’s size.

[@emilymajeski]

I got a large-ish cutting for $12 in a 4” pot and a smaller cutting to pot with it for $4. The leaves have such nice marbling and are nearly as big as obovata leaves. Underrated plant, in my book.

[@janebrewer9326]

This is a keeper for me! My plant was growing great last summer…then it just wouldn’t grow. Finally I repotted it (worried about plant “liking”to be pot bound…not true in my experience by the way) and sprayed it down with azamax. It had the webless mites I think. I saw the knobby growth points where failed node activation was happening. I wish I knew about the mites sooner! I lost 8 months of growth! Now it is thriving again in chunky bark in Tera cotta pot. I love the red new leaves. It does look a lot like krimson princess carnosa, if I was thinning my collection I’d probably only keep one. Thank you for making this resource for us!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Awwww thanks for sharing your experience that is so true about the australis Lisa, it can be such a resilient plant coming back from stresses. But yeah I know what you mean about the similarity.

[@kamenashi_897]

I like this kind of content. individualised care guide, and more of a highlight plant. thanks very much and I have been binge watching now all ypur videos

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Awwww glad you are enjoying, yeah I was the same prefer individualised care too and was always looking for such content

[@sandrag8656]

Bought one (my second hoya) today. I'm so exited. 😃 Very useful video, thank you!

[@robintucker9057]

Agree that this is a great gateway drug, I mean hoya. New growth is stunning, and it grows quickly. Highly recommend!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

😂😂😂😂😂 True on all counts 😂😂😂

[@Puddlesmolly]

Wow.. I just bought one from a garden centre. £2.50. it's growing brilliantly...

[@camiliatron300]

In my experience this Hoya is very fast growing and rooting as well. Not particularly fussy at all. I would say this is a perfect beautiful starter plant

[@zionlee175]

How do you take care of lights and water?

[@camiliatron300]

@@zionlee175 I have it under a grow light about 8 inches above the top of the plant. I have the light on about 8 hours. water when the leaves are very flexible and the soil is on the dryer side. So about a week and a half.

[@zionlee175]

@@camiliatron300 Thank you, have a nice day!

[@camiliatron300]

@@zionlee175 thank you! Btw I have it in a mixture of 1/3 soil 1/3 perlite and 1/3 orchid bark

[@zionlee175]

@@camiliatron300 Thanks again!

[@turogers13]

I love this beautiful fast-growing hoya. I also have 2 and I have Never had a problem with them. No bugs, no hissy fits and yes I am currently on the lookout 👀 for a few well-made trellises for many of my plants. It is winter now in Winnipeg Canada 🇨🇦 and this plant is still pushing out new growth that gives me so much pleasure. ❤😁

[@stephanielapointelap1498]

🌿Omg the size of yours! 😍 I agree with everything you said, its my fastest growing hoya here as well. I propagate it in a mix of coco peat and perlite (50/50) and it works very well. Its my new favorite mix to propagate almost everything 😅 In Canada, Australis lisa has become more easily available in the last year.

[@RareRootsOfJoyMelbourne]

As much as I’d like to add another Hoya to my collection, it’s an easy $80 here in Australia and that’s for a single vine with maybe 4-5 leaves on it. Not sure why it’s that pricey, but for those in Australia who love this, but can’t / won’t on the coin, I can highly recommend the Hoya Carnosa Krimson Princess which you can pick up for around $6.00 almost everywhere. It’s the same plant with the same variegation. The only big visual difference is that on the Lisa, the leaves are more rounded. It’s not that I don’t love this plant, I do! But not everyone can afford $80. So I’m just sharing knowledge that there is a cheaper alternative that looks almost identical 🌿💚

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

I think I am going to follow your advice, I have a small australis Lisa but it is slowly dying at my home, and I don't know why ???? maybe a Carnosa Crimson Princess would be worth a try ! I find the australis Lisa very tricky about watering .... thanks for the tips !

[@marymorris9421]

I was drawn to Lisa when I first saw it. I have only had it about 2 months. I hope mine grow as well as yours. I enjoyed you video.

[@patriciagrover3744]

Just received my first "Lisa" today. Looking forward to it's future growth. Thanks for all the great growing tips.

[@Wolfie_Rankin]

On pests: I recently ordered baby Ladybirds from a company here in Australia, so far I'm impressed, they're finding the mealies delicious. Consider it!

[@monster4412]

If you have one you should review the philo silver sword! I struggle with mine and have heard anecdotally that a lot of other people do as well

[@The_Black_Truth]

OH... Y💚U'VE Got Me Hanging Out Too... I've Just Subscribed!!!

[@tvernile]

My Lisa in semi-hydro has ALWAYS been happy, very easy.

[@sherryporsch9349]

I’ve struggled with this one an it was expensive in 2019. Still alive an finding out about flat mites could be an issue. About to treat it an see if it can do better. Yours is a dream so beautiful 😍💚

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Awww thanks, yeah that is one things about them, for essentially a variegated hoya it can be quite strong, I know many people who had pests or rot and it bounced back eventually. Thanks, slight cheating as it is 2 growth points in the pot, but I wanted that slightly fuller look 😊

[@sherryporsch9349]

@@Houseplantygoodness Its full for sure!! 💚 lol

[@melissamonroe561]

I love ur reviews! They r fun & so informative! Please keep 'em coming?! 🤎❣

[@guess2300]

I removed this from my wish list a long time ago... I might have to put it back on. It's 50% off on plants at my local plant shop, might swing by tomorrow and see if they have one.

[@sunflowerhillhomesteadaust7887]

Great review, this one is high on my wishlist but is a bit expensive here in Australia, great to know it's worth spending the cash on at some point! :)

[@theresatweed9518]

I love yours, I got mine ebay £7-99 a lovely plant love her new to collecting ,first spotted my Queen half price big plant 3 of us shared her ,that was when I got bitten ..by the hoya bug..

[@gilln3074]

It’s no doubt super hardy! It had root rot like 4-5 times but still growing strong! You can easily tell it’s having root rot when it got yellowing/falling leaves/stop putting out new leaves. Had around 9-10 Hoyas at some point but the Australis Lisa is the only one which is still surviving.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Yeah such a strong and tenacious hoya, I wish all of them were this resilient or this good at coming back from stresses. 🌿💚💪

[@tarantellalarouge7632]

I am jealous ! I have many thriving Hoyas at home, retusa, wayetii, linearis and callistophyla, they are beautiful and growing peacefully but I don't know what to do with my new australis Lisa, every time I water it, it looses some leaves, there are 5 leaves left and I am very reluctant to water it now. I had the same problem with a ZZ plant, now I water it once or twice a year. I don't want to lose my Hoya australis Lisa but I think that it is a lost cause ......

[@masmad8561]

Wow...great hoya

[@user-jn8tg6nw8j]

Question: will it grow as a trailing plant? Mine was doing great on a trellis, but then I propagated it into a fuller plant. So far, the longest vine is about 18 inches and still standing straight up by itself. Will it eventually get heavy and flop downward?

[@joanneyeomans6294]

I really like the look of this Hoya. Do you think it would do as well as yours if it was trailing down from a hanging pot on a curtain rail? I'm thinking of looking for one (UK). I don't have any hoyas yet.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Probsnly would do quite well, based on the growth of this one, but I will say I have it in bright bright light (cactus strength light) and it seems to love it. Also in the uk, so grey weather proof too 😅

[@joanneyeomans6294]

@@Houseplantygoodness ah, maybe under a grow light instead then? Thankyou!

[@user-wg4ff2ik5t]

Mine is completly green now. Please tell me if is possible to make it variegated again ?

[@randapalfy9480]

What about a tomato cage as a trellis?

[@carolgraham7691]

What do you attribute to such success with this plant? This is one of my most favorite plants, too, but cannot grow it like you do, what is the problem? Is it the Gold Leaf fertilizer? My pubycalyx is really growing, profusely, in same container.. does it needed a great deal of heat..the Lisa..it gets indirect sun with a little of early morning sun with a southeast window. Gold leaf liquid in USA cost $50 and I think you indicated not same product as what you ha ve in the UK..is that correct?

[@pogonnip]

Hello! it might be a little too late since this video came out but i'm looking for some help with this plant, hoping someone can help me! First of all I'm a beginner with plants and even more of a beginner with hoyas (this is my first one!) I usually make sure to let the soil dry when i water but one the top leaves always gets brown with little bit mushy spots, and the whole leaf becomes droopy so I might just have to wait little bit more?. The plant keeps on growing and the already stablished leaves are still intact, but the biggest problem for mi is that the new tiny leaves become dark almost instantly (like, black/brown... not the usual pink/reddish) and they get crinckly or overly soft. As I said, the rest of the plant is okay and still beautifully green. What I find weird is that the soil it came with stays very moist for a long time, it took a full week and a half to dry completely? I really don't know what's going on with it but I don't want to lose the plant bc I love it... Any ideas/help? Thank you in advance!

[@TinyHyena1967]

@pogonnip ~ I know it's been like 5 or 6 months since you posted this comment, but how is your plant doing? From your post, if you haven't corrected it yet, my guess would be your soil, since you said it stays pretty moist for 7-10 days. With all of my Hoyas, they're in an airy soil mixture that gets completely bone dry within about 5 days. Even after that, I still wait a few days, maybe even a week, before I give them a thorough watering. Hoyas really, really hate to be in soggy soil, especially for more than a few days. Anyway, didn't know if anybody had given you any help on this yet.

[@zionlee175]

@@TinyHyena1967 You give us very good advice, thanks!

[@EmmaMorgan09]

I bought a plant (well four small plants in one pot) off Etsy. It got caught up in the postal strike and when it arrived all the dark red new growth had died off. It has good root growth, but no signs of new leaf growth. I’ve had it about four weeks. Do you think it will survive? It’s in a terracotta pot in aroid mix on a south facing window in llanelli South Wales. I’d be grateful for any advice. Lounge humidity is about 74%… Thanks x

[@zionlee175]

Too much strong sunlight killed new babies leaves, remove the pot 4~6 feet far away from south windows will be OK. Hoya like bright indirect light only.