Hoya carnosa (Wax Plant) Houseplant Care - 15 of 365

[@jthepickle7]

I got my Hoya from a former Nun, who decided to go back into a Nunnery. This was in 1982. I don't know how long she had it but I've had it now for 51 years. I'm planning on re-potting - why I'm here.

[@Caperhere]

I’ve had one of these plants for 30 years. In all of that time, it sprouted one little light pink waxy flower, about ten years ago, when I had it on a window sill. I had no idea what it was named. Today, my niece was in town on business. She walked by it, and commented on my Hoya Carnosa. I am so excited to find out its name, so I can care for it properly, and get babies. Thank you for your information.

[@hollyhasegawa6095]

I have the Hoya carnosa and I love this plant, she is about 20 years old, and I got her as a cutting with just a stem and two leaves, she is much larger now, not huge, but really long trails, if I would have known about trimming she might be bushier now. But she blooms, it took at least three years before she bloomed but I love the flowers, so unique and pretty. I also just got a hindu rope and a hoya obovata. Thank you again for this series, loving it.

[@lindamarsh6711]

Alas after 45 years and many, many moves my Hoya Carnosa passed away. Lasted 10 years longer than my husband. Lol. Sigh! I miss my Hoya more. In spring, I got a Hoya Kentiana with narrow dappled grey leaves. It’s beautiful. Was a 3 inch pot with 3 small plants. It is now in a 6 inch pot with 5 tendrils that are 4 feet long. It’s the fastest growing Hoya I’ve ever seen. As soon as these leaf out fully I will take cuttings, root them and thicken the main plant. It will be a beauty in no time and it’s only the end of August. It’s great to be alive and love plants isn’t it! 🙏🏻🙏🏾🙏🏻🇨🇦❤️🕎✝️☝🏻

[@majawow]

I took a dozen of cuttings from my neighbour's plant and they are all doing fine. The mother plant grew quite slowly for the first 4,5 years, but last summer went off like crazy, few branches grew about 3 meters last summer!

[@farmerswifesince95]

Thanks for posting this. I just bought my first hoya carnosa a couple of days ago. Now all I need is the sun to come back. What a dreary spring we have been having.

[@shiningstar1869]

My neighbor went to Italy on vacation and I am plant sitting for her. She has one of these and it is huge! It is on a 4 ft. Stainless steel shelf stand in her kitchen. What surprises me is it is growing in a itty bitty 6 inch pot! She said she is going to repot it and I will get some cuttings😊😊😊 The blooms are beautiful and smell wonderful.

[@brownieboy8405]

thanks for the video! I just inherited my grandmothers hoya, which she had for 40 years, in the same pot, so it needs some tlc ;)

[@christmassnow3465]

Hoya Carnosa was also my first Hoya, because prior to the years 2000 this was the only one available commercially in my country. Other Hoyas were somehow purchased by collectors through unknown channels. Even though it is a long known among growers, it performed poorly in peat moss. With time, specialty potting mixes were introduced along with new houseplant species. I have found that the aroid mix is particularly good for epiphytic plants, including most aroids and Hoyas. I currently have many aroids and around 30 Hoya species which I can keep in my garden year-round, filling all the shaded locations.

[@petercardona1559]

I'm not Asian but I grow my carnosa in 100% coco chips with worm castings as a slow release fertilizer. I always soak my chips overnight then rinse & drain three times before planting. When bloom time is on the horizon I hit it with Espoma Bloom organic fertilizer (not sponsored😆) diluted at half strength. Personally, I'm a terrestrial hoya guy but this keeps my hoya carnosa happy and she rewards me with her beauty 😊💕🌿

[@LeeDfined]

Hope I'm not breaking protocol So to speak, but where is your plant channel. Since I follow Summer Rayne Oakes, I pretty much see your comments on a daily basis and you seem very knowledgeable yourself. At the least, do a plant tour.

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Right? Peter is like the heart of the KZbin plant community and he doesn’t make videos! I learn more from his comments than a lot of videos. 😂🙌🏻

[@plantsandpiggies7758]

@@PamsPrettyPlants, me too!

[@plantsandpiggies7758]

Thanks for your comments! I love them too!

[@petercardona1559]

@@LeeDfined The short answer is I don't really have the time at this moment to devote to making videos that would be up to my standards. That may change soon but I enjoy talking about and sharing information on plants and if someone can learn something to make themselves a better grower by something I can contribute that makes me happy. I did however set a goal for myself to start up an Instagram page this year! 😊

[@VikkiG1970]

I was given a hoya with one leaf growing almost 2 yrs ago...it now has 3 leaves and a new one coming through. Very thick leaves I love it...

[@Wolfie_Rankin]

I'm in Melbourne, Australia. Ours was forgotten in a pot in the backyard for decades. Yet it happily grew all over the fence regardless. In winter temperatures often drop to 6c but can go right down to 0c on rare occasions. Our Hoya survived and I've heard similar stories from others. Mind you I don't know if it'd survive in places which have snow, it doesn't ever snow in our area.

[@valiumk.9489]

I love carnosa plants, they've also acclimated perfectly here in Attica, so we actually keep them outdoors!! In fact, both of mine actually remained unharmed throughout our unusually cold weather this year!! I only wish other hoya species were easier to find, but the local nurseries won't risk it. Have a great day!!

[@KimRandolph]

I inherited my grandmothers Hoya carnosa when it was a couple of stems in a pot 40 years ago. It’s grown huge and I’ve ignored it too much over the years. I’ve put it in my screen house in the summer and forgotten to bring it in before frost but it survives. It weighs 25 pounds now. I am thrilled when it flowers but want to find a way to tame it down.

[@TheWoodWorkingPilot]

As a kid I used to lick the nectar out of its pretty flowers. Love this plant

[@cadavercakes]

I still do

[@myshanamakisi6063]

Got my first hoya 4 weeks ago. Hoya Obovata, I think, it's so lovely. Absolutely love the shape.

[@robinkumar5278]

Got this 2 days ago. So this is perfectly timed.

[@hilaryhernandez3646]

Robin Kumar same. I had 4 hoyas delivered this week :)

[@seizedcarcass8440]

I just got a freckled carnosa today. I’d imagine Schultz cacti and succulent or African violet fertilizer would work great for Hoya. Super excited to grow my new Hoya.

[@uno1r]

I just bought 3 hoyas today , red pink and white I love its leaves

[@Uneedmoremeds]

I recently purchased a Hoya carnosa so this comes at the perfect time for me. Thanks for sharing😊👍❤.

[@carlospatino9507]

I’ve just got into plants and at first I didn’t understand the love for hoyas until I saw a Hoya Carnosa Variegated and loved the pattern. I got my second Hoya not to long ago it’s the Hindu Rope Hoya.

[@Funshine4u]

I got terrible scale on my variegated Hoya. I nearly killed it trying to get rid of it. I used neem oil and hand on removal. I love my Hoya plants. I have 6 of them.

[@anthonylewis62]

i grow these in water ALL the time, they do well in plain water, i have several that have been in water for years, they root really quick in water, i love growing plants in water, and hoyas are perfect for that,

[@garychristiansen5902]

I have one it has always been in a glass of water. That is the way my mother had it and I know not what to do with it. It just flowered on long tenderils, about four foot long. Beautiful star shaped flowers in a circle and a nice perfume filled the air.

[@rubyliu2100]

Hi Summer! Could you also include if the plant is toxic to cats/dogs in your future 365 days of plants video? As a cat owner who's also interested in house plants, this is a very useful category for me

[@lindamarsh6711]

It is safe with all pets ❤️

[@Mstes2241]

all hoyas are pet friendly

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

Look at that lush beauty 😍😍😍 I have a tricolor? Crimson queen? Princess? To be determined... mine hangs in the Southwest window with a sheer curtain and it is so happy there! Thank you for this enormous 365 project!! This is awesome!

[@matthewaguilera2309]

Great vid! I love my variegated Carnosas. I also really enjoy the close-up plant cam in your recent videos. It's very calming seeing you handle and displaying the leaves as you describe them.

[@terransage8857]

Ahh I exactly have a room with bright diffuse light that is not heated (a small entryway with a southwest and a northwest facing window) and I have a Hoya carnosa tricolor on the way-excited to try it there for spring/summer/fall!

[@angucolos]

Hey Summer! I know you said you're not super into orchids, but you should do a video on paphiopedilum orchids! I just got one and really do not want to kill it, I've been able to keep one phalaenopsis alive for a couple years now, but other than that am not super experienced.

[@Thankful_.]

I just ordered this plants. It will be my first Hoya! Thx so much for care tips! 😊 You are a wealth of knowledge! 💜🌱

[@givemeGumGuuuum]

btw summer, I kept my hoya cutting in soil under a plastic bag and it got some air roots ^^ so it seems to work pretty good in casual soil 👍 looks good so far!

[@HelloItsTori]

This was my second Hoya ! My first was a compacta

[@ritaeagle]

I have a Hoya carnosa that I got from a cutting more than 20 years ago. She’s very happy and blooms a few times a year. I think you may be off a bit on origins. I read elsewhere that they’re from SE Asia, Australia, Pacific Islands- which makes more sense re where I got mine.

[@sval4463]

Is there a way to encourage blooming? Like specific lighting or nutrient needs. I have a Hoya that doesn't have any peduncles and would like to see if there is a way to encourage it.

[@tinaclark7587]

What kind of fertilizer would you use on this 5:10:5?

[@sandyg8794]

Hi Summer! I think I have this plant. I was given cuttings, so don't know for sure. I need to repot some Hoya's so this was very helpful. Thank you for sharing!

[@sadiesadie6343]

I just brought home my first hoya! 💗🌿🌿🌿💗

[@hannamiralles6983]

I've never clicked anything faster 😂 thanks Summer

[@kyrad6543]

I blame youtubers for my hoya obsession that I acquired only about 6 months ago. Enablers! :-)

[@MarionBotanical]

Hahahahah I totally do too (not for Hoyas but for my 80+ collection of plants I have now hahaha)

[@goddess131]

hi Summer, thanks I just got this plant last Saturday.

[@jasminush]

My grandmother calls it "mother mary's teardrop" :)

[@BrendanDean99]

I have a Hoya Carnosa, though the leaves are much darker green than this one, shiny with small silver flecks on them growing in a south-east window on the south-facing side, it's about 15 yrs old now and is pretty huge, approx 14ft of thick growth up, across and down the window, framing the whole view outside, I love it and usually have to prune it a lot every year. as you say it doesn't mind the cold in winter as long as it's dry. It is growing in a peat-based mix with compost and leaf compost and only gets watered once every two to three weeks in spring and autumn and once a week in summer. no water at all from October to March I recently got lots more Hoyas, It's becoming an addiction!

[@ItsOnlyKurt]

I cant figure out if I have a hoya pubicalyx or carnosa. The freckles on my plant seem to be like a pubicalyx but not as exaggerated. I asked the store peeps but they weren't sure either

[@jpat4783]

Ovid Bello hey I got ones too it has silvery variegations freckles. I think if you provide it with more light with time it’s more pronounced.

[@connieammerman8302]

I can’t either. I received mine a few years ago, I would really like to know how you know the difference between the two

[@morganmyatt1457]

Great video! I recently got a Carnosa and I love her so much. One question - you mention trimming it when it gets a little out of control. I’ve heard a lot of people say not to trim the stems as that prevents the plant from growing flowers. How can I tell which stems are ok to cut? Or should I not worry about this?

[@shoulders-of-giants]

The stems that flower have peduncles.

[@shoulders-of-giants]

Btw, hoyas are very rewarding to propagate. When you cut off the ends, put them in water and let them root.

[@zionlee175]

Morgan Stevens You don’t have to trim! Just install a tomato cage, let vines climbing on it.

[@kingfisher2555]

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[@Rom882]

I have the biggest hoya carnosa and it's amazing 🤟

[@shesmypresident1637]

I am moving my hoya into perlite dense soil.. I have them growing in straight compost and they dont grow that much .. I think they like aerated soil

[@twylaeva9063]

My Hoya's leaves are becoming frail and they're not as green as they were when I first bought it. Over watering? Help please.

[@harrisafiari6938]

Thank yiu for the information about hoya plants.

[@deaconsmom2000]

I've been growing hoya for about two weeks. (Ha!) I bought a single rooted cutting that miraculously showed up in my local nursery. Everyone says they're so easy to find everywhere, but they're not. I found another in my mother's small bathroom. I never noticed it and she's had it for years. I'm currently trying to root that, but my purchased little friend just dropped two of its baby leaves and I can't seem to find out why this is happening.I was quite thrilled by those little leaves.

[@utahdan231]

Overwatering ,if the leaves are yellow. It hangs in my north facing window. From two tiny stems I have as big as shown in video in two years and a few months. It started to bloom in the middle of winter when it was not even a year old. The flowers are beautiful and a lot of them. My previous one was in the same spot , probably 15 years old and huge. The plastic hanging basket gave up and it smashed against the sink. I just got a new Hoya Bella and I’m putting to the same window. They love north facing windows.

[@TheNeololita]

I hope you have video about hoya obovata, please​

[@bobotrullodaabenojar1545]

What kind of soil can i use if i plan to replant my hoya?

[@chelseamullins7000]

I love these videos!! You've done a few plants that I have and I get really excited when you do 😁 I don't have any hoyas because I've killed all the flowers I've tried so far.....I do really want a Variegated Hoya Compacta, though! Almost got one, but got an Alocasia Amazonica instead 😅 I hope you do Monstera Deliciosa at some point 🌱💚 I just got one

[@itbarthur4u]

When you say chill factor please be more specific. Do you mean 40 degrees F or 20 degrees F? How warm do they like it? I have a sun porch that gets to 110 F in the summer and down to -10 F in the winter.

[@sallyhenry1716]

I ❤️ THIS SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@artbychenya]

Can you give some advice on donkey tail sedum?? My mom is having trouble with hers and I don’t know how to help!

[@noel888]

Can I offer my 2 cents on Carnosa? I have 2 hanging plants...one is 35 years old and a 'baby' from the mother plant, 30 years old. I found that they do not like to be moved from one room to another, at least not during its adolescent stage. I keep mine in a unheated north room that emits only bright light through out the entire year. I rarely Fertilize, and under those conditions it blooms 2 or 3 times during the Summer months here in the east. BTW, i have only used potting soil. Like you said it does like to 'travel' and at times find some of them tangled to its neighbors. I just made an unusual move today. I took the 'baby' one and moved it to our south bedroom, where its warmer and some sun. The fact that is a mature plant, we are hoping to get the smell of the flowers in our bedrooms instead of being 'wasted' in the North facing room. Maybe that its a mature plant with its existing spurs, it may take the move nicely. Very nice video.

[@RadioImmunoAssay2]

Have you ever tried sanitizing orchid bark in the oven? I bought a bag that was contaminated with fungus gnats & don't want to just toss it😫

[@grimflwr]

i got a beautiful hoya recently, its huge and lush, but was heavily watered at the garden center it came from. When I went to repot, the soil was so dense and compact around the roots..any tips to go about getting all of the excess off of the roots to allow it to be put into a more well draining mix?

[@js.sheng1122]

Oh Hey It's Jai I usually use water to get the excess soil off the roots. Just wash the rootball under a faucet, best do it outdoor because it can get real messy and you don’t want your sink clogged. Once you’ve cleaned off the soil, make sure to let the roots dry out before repotting the plant into new soil, especially for hoya because they hate wet feet. You can also physically and carefully dry out the roots with dry cloth or paper towels.

[@grimflwr]

this is why we can’t have nice things thank you so much! I’m so intimidated by this plant because it is easily my new favorite and I want it to be happy 😭

[@js.sheng1122]

Oh Hey It's Jai You’re most welcome. Don’t need to feel intimidated by hoyas, they’re generally quite easy as long as you don’t overwater them. 😉

[@escapefromny2012]

Does Hoya carnosa have thick rubbery branches, similar to jade?

[@tonydavies8683]

a friend of mine gave me a start from his 100lbs hoya if cared for it can grow huge mineis 12 years old and over 15 feet long when i take it off the hoop it is on

[@viiiderekae]

HOYAS XD Hmm native hoyas in my country tend to.be overlooked compared to the Phillipine species. I see the small.flowered species on trees in parks. While the rare large flowered ones grow on trees near streams in the jungle.

[@juniper754]

I have the variegated one for past 6 months .. no growth.. still looks same !! How can I have it grow some leaves ?

[@andreak4423]

Payel Mishra brighter light

[@tayba8523]

Shouldn't we just pot all plants in a succulent mix? Well/fast draining seems to be the advice trend,,,

[@sashasplants1600]

Just picked one up today 😁

[@deerojas54]

I think I have this one. My didn’t have a tag 🏷. Thanks for all the info.

[@iapprove8392]

What about the size of the pot please?

[@wendylluv8173]

Hello, nice plant and video. Is that plant also called Jade?

[@deyaniragomez7169]

yesss❤❤❤❤

[@sleepypeguin1131]

Can someone help me? Why is my Hoya leaves turning yellow?

[@lourdesjesi]

Can you include in your plant videos if the plants you talk about are safe for animals?

[@taylorboyd1333]

I need help, I have had a Hoya plant for over 15 years it is only bloomed one time I have done everything I can do and nothing works. Tell me what to do it is very big and long.

[@Iris-fp4uk]

Maybe use a fertilizer with more phosphorus? Or maybe it doesn't have enough light to bloom?

[@taylorboyd1333]

@@Iris-fp4uk I have tried that and it is in a south window for the last 4 years, Thanks

[@MeLoveParisHilton]

Mine has leaves turning pink and yellow (whole leaves). Is that normal?

[@cadavercakes]

You probably have a Hoya Krimson princess and yes it's normal

[@theterracottapot7827]

Would hydrospikes be an option for watering?

[@aierborne3918]

kelli Warkentin i dont think that would be ideal, since hydrospikes are constantly watering the hoya and doesnt allow for the soil to dry out.

[@Art.ASMR-You2]

Thank you that's cool preciate the video

[@melissameeks7938]

Mine has tendrils that follow light. Natural or artificial. Anyone else's ?

[@valentinaarthemalle5480]

How long take a little peace to be a plant?😉

[@anthonylewis62]

but they sure do well in water gardening, all my hoyas are in water but 1, they dont die on me in water

[@rustown1]

I pretty much ignore it and it's very happy...easiest houseplant to keep...it's about 10 years old...I just top dress it maybe once a year and put it under the shower about once a month. Differently one of those houseplants you can kill with to much love LOL!

[@anthonylewis62]

mealy bugs, om, once they get them, take cuttings and grow them in water, they tend NOT to get them in water grown plants, i just wish i could find them where i live in the south us

[@nakedreptiles]

Summer, I love your videos but TBH I’m a little hoya’d out on your channel lol. Can we see more of a diverse selection of highlighted plants please? 😅😅

[@anthonylewis62]

i love them and they are impossible to find where i live, i have tons of them though, but they are not as easy to grow as people think, too much water, they die, not enough they die, i wish to heck i could find a hoya carnosa chelsea, but that one is impossible to find ANYWHEre unless you order from etsy and i wont pay what they ask

[@hijodelaisla275]

"actually"

[@erinjames377]

Mealybug Mealybug! Nasty!

[@zooscientist1]

Fahrenheit? lol. Muppet

[@redbutterfly88]

All of my hoyas are attached on coconut husk, its crazy fast draining simply because its hanging air just dry it faster