Are Hoyas a beginners houseplant? What kind was your first Hoya? 😊

"Hi, my name is Christian and I'm a Plant" he is finally transitioning Into a plant!! I love this guy! His positive attitude, content and alllll of his plants!! 💚🌿

Sounds like you re-pot FAR too often. I have had hoyas for 20 years. I re-potted them the moment they came home. That was 17 years ago. The originals are still in their pots and they bloom. Every year (May to Oct) They will not flower if you keep disrupting their home. When it comes to amending the soil, I have simply left the OG's in their pots and scraped out what soil I could and added new soil. There are 3 that I have repotted as they are huge and out grown their original pot. They still flowered that year because I repotted then in the down season so they had time to get used to their new homes.

Yes you have a pedunkel on the H. mathilde :-). My first Hoya was a H. carnosa, I got her as a little leaf :-)... and now we have spent over 40 years together :-)

I do love the continuity of your white pots, Christian. Your eye goes to the plants and not the containers. You just made my Sunday morning. Coffee, you and your hoyas! Thank you my friend. Darryl

I was amazed and stunned when I saw a Hoya carnosa compacta in my local plant shop. She was quite expensive, but I had to have her. Her name is Mabel and she has been living with me for 10 or so years. I would put a photo on if I could. Love and hugs, stay safe xxx

Thanks for just.... talking about plants. This is the content I need to de-stress with everything going on in the world.

Just like Pokémon 😂😂😂😂 I’m going to start giving each of my Hoya a Pokémon character name!!

Yes, your Hoya Matilde Splash is certainly giving you it's bloom. Well done.

I love Hoyas, I have about 30 my oldest being about 15 years old. I find them easy as long as you don't over water

My first hoya is the Krimson queen! Love how they’re pet-friendly to my cats! Now I’m addicted to your collection 😍

I love hoyas!!!! Krimson queen was my first! I have a krimson princess and australius coming in the mail soon! As of right now my favorite in is the linearis i got from planterina, it’s amazing!

My first Hoyas is the same as your first. Love' your collection.

My twin brother has an amazing hoya that climbs about 8 feet in his living room. It's stunning. I have a baby from it but it will never compare to his. (I guess that's what you get for being 3 minutes younger!)

I love Hoyas, they are beautiful! Thanks for sharing yours.

I just started to plant at home and i have no idea of what I’m doing. Your videos help a lot. Thank you.

I am obsessed with the jade scindapsus pictus on your shelf!! It is beyond perfect

I always had plants my whole life and thought I knew a lot , but since this quarantine I ventured into more unusual plants and have learned so much , my biggest lesson , watering too much ! This is how I killed my variegated string of hearts but got a new one .

So true! Hoyas are addictive! I bought my first one which was a pubicalyx around 3 months ago and now I have 12 and getting more tomorrow! I just think they are such beautiful plants and I definitely go by leaves and not the flowers.

I definitely think that there's SOME hoyas that are great for beginners like Hoya obovata, pubicalyx, and carnosa krimson queen. But there's plenty of hoyas that require extra attention, and care that makes them finicky.

Yesterday was my first time seeing a hoya and I had to get it ... my first hoya krison princess 👸💖

I just recently know Hoya when I search indoor plants in Pinterest. Then I realise Hoya Carnosa are growing everywhere together with our coffee trees in our little farm in the Philiipines😂😂😂. When they’re in bloom and coffee flowers also in season. I’m addicted 😅 Now I know about it I try to propagate more. Thanks for the care tips. 👍👍👍

Hoya newbie here! I went from 0 to 4 hoyas this week LOL and probably adding another today. Could you please do a hoya update video on what you have now & care tips you've learned along the way 😊

The kerrii, obovata and macrophylla can withstand more light than the others. I have mine on my south window. Don‘t be afraid to move them.

you have the happiest rubber trees i've ever seen! just gorgeous

No better way to wind up my weekend than watching @crazy plant guy Video. Love your channel!

I just got my first hoya today! Pubicalyx splash! Watching as many videos as possible to make sure she thrives 😃

Love your Hoya collection!!! I’m getting little Hoya crazy lately!! My first Hoya was Krimson Queen!!

Love your video. I just got the princess... well I got two. Two years ago I decided to learn about plants and I found your video.... thanks for the information

I got a hoya cutting from a friend's mom and she has had it for 25 years in the same pot! Blooms 3 times a year, many Blooms. If you get a bigger pot they will concentrate on the roots instead of leaves and flowers. Same with all her plants. She has had even older plants in the same pot and they love being root bound! She has also had weird Blooms like sanseveria (I did not know it bloomed). But do trim them sometimes. I'm a plant newbie but I learn from veterans 😁

Hi Crazy Plant Guy - im not so crazy plant lady just starting my houseplants. I love the Hoya xxxx particularly the one with the tight curly wurly leaves !! Your contents are very informative and I’m checking out all your videos!! A new subscriber here !!

Yes, I’m sure by now that you have blossom. I have a Hoya carnosa that includes cutting from cutting from plants my mother got in 1961. They do like to be root bound and not over watered.

I just bought my first Hoya. The Krimson Princess. She’s so pretty!!!!!! I’m about to go back to work to my office from working at home so I’m excited to bring some new plant babies with me.

You are such an enabler,lol just bought my first Hoya princess 👸 plus watching you I got a string of hearts and very happy 😊 thanks for all your information.

Tq so much. U r the only one who really mentioned about how long I need to wait in between watering

I still haven’t jumped on the Hoya train...I just don’t get the appeal 😂 but they are cool and yours look great!

My first Hoya was a publicalyx, and it bloomed for me after three years. I think the more root-bound they are, the more they want to bloom. But we’ll see. My collection keeps growing. I think I have around 20 different plants now, mostly different species.

I'm with you Christian, once you get one Hoya, you have to keep getting more. My first Hoya was a Carnosa, from a two leaf cutting my Mom gave me over 20 years ago, and I ended up propagating it and the new plant is going crazy with all of it's new growth, they are so easy to water propagate, at least it was for me. I have 9 so far, but probably 6 of the ones you have are on my wish list. I think if you have the right lighting conditions for them they would be an easy houseplant to start with. Thanks so much for this video and I hope you stay safe and I look forward to your next video, XOXO, bye for now.

I'm new to houseplants, but got my first hoya just a few days ago! Hoya wayetii started my obsession, and now I've got my own Krimson Princess :) can't wait to collect more!! I love the hoya kerrii...

I have a Crimson Queen and just got my #1 Wishlist Hoya, Fishtail Hoya, this past week!

I love to buy the “basic,” more common Hoya that are considered more “beginner” plants because they like to dry out and don’t act dramatic once I find a spot in the house they like. Because they’re slower growers for me, I’d rather pay a little more and get a bigger one than get the tiny ones. I do use the spray orchid fertilizer, too.

Haha so funny, and I do want to collect them all like pokemon! 🌿

Your the best! I love watching you, enjoy your lovely plants. Keep up the amazing information you give us!

wow so nice and beautiful ... i love it here new friend for waiting your next vedio

My first hoya was hoya bella. You must get one of these. Mine bloom frequently and smell heavenly. They're in a southeast facing window. I now have 6 hoyas in total and will be getting more when I see the right ones. My last one is a hoya hindu rope. It looks like it will be the slowest grower. I have many houseplants and succulents, but I think that hoyas are a good beginner plant. Succulents, on the other hand, I find are quite difficult to grow. I enjoyed your video. Thanks.

Now I have to hunt for Hoya Philippines 😳 Thanks Christian! 🍃💚

Yep that's a bloom coming. I have two on mine now.

That could be a puduncle. Will have to show us if it does flower. Have you thought of a hoya multifloral? Mine blooms more than four times a year. The flowers are more of a firework of shooting stars. Real cool.

It's a bloom peduncle - beautiful! A great collection which enjoys good care.💐

Thank you for this video. I am just getting into Hoya's, they are so intriguing!

I think it was carnosa crimson princess. It was many years ago, and I hung it out side the window and it bloomed. Sadly it was left behind in a move. I'm trying again I purchased cuttings of krinkle 8 and a very nice princess carnosa in hanging basket at home depot. I've been wanting to repot it. Thank you for sharing.

I just bought my first hoya... a Krimson Princess from walmart...😍

I love your humour, these videos are such a great help!

I’m addicted to Hoyas! I just got my first and want so many!

I love your videos! Informative and entertaining. Just recently started to get into Hoyas and I feel an obsession coming on 🤣 Thank you!

I own about 45+ different species and cultivars of Hoya and I must say most have similar care but some does require a little bit more humidity and can be more fussy than most. Other than that, I’d say the more common Carnosas are the easiest and are definitely a good beginner Hoya for those who are still unfamiliar and would like to expand their collection. For the more rare Hoya, I would definitely do my research first as they do get quite pricey depending on your location. Lastly, I believe my first ever Hoya was Carnosa Tricolor aka Krimson Queen. Ever since then, I was hooked!

This is so true! Once I got my first Hoya I was HOOKED! I want every kind now! Lol krimson princess was my first and I still admire her every day!

I'm a total beginner, and just bought a Hoya Indian Rope ... I just love love love the look of it!!

I would think so. I have a Hoya Publicalyx, and she is a GEM!!!! 🙂 Beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing your collection.

I'm in a really good hoya group on Facebook. People asked all sorts of questions and instantly people are answering. There's so much knowledge there it's amazing! If you have a lot of Hoya questions you should definitely join that group.

I looove them so much, I have about 15. I love them for the foliage so much I don’t even get mad if they haven’t bloomed yet. I have many small babies and about five larger sized plants. The macrophylla has been my most fussy one so far but I think I have it dialed in.

I was an orchid collector for 30 yrs ( only store bought phalaenopsis, mostly to collect different colored flowers) and a lot of other houseplants I can keep in Ontario Canada weather...then last year, i just felt bored with my orchids collection as they were getting some scales infestation that wont clear up after treatments so i just threw them all out ...and a year ago i started to get interested in hoyas so i bought 2 first, a Compacta/h Hindu Rope and a Krinkle 8, just to try my hands on them... I bought them in the middle of winter here in January and I trelissed both of them from the start as im not a fan of trailing or hanging plants ( l like the look but I dont like the work of going up a height to water them or check their soil as im older and have artbritis and i dont want to have a fall) So these 2 hoyas grew okay steadily over 12 months to about 18" tall from a 2 inch tall cuttings, and no growth for the winter months of Dec Jan and Feb...so since March which is spring month, i started to fertilize them every 2 weeks to wake them up from their dormancy...and instantly they started getting active growth points on their vine tips, having 2 peduncles on each hoya appeared, had flowered after a month aftwr the peduncles showed up...theyre so beautiful!!! Soooo exciting! Guess what? After the success of these 2 hoyas, l keep going to my nursery and have been so crazy buying 6 of them at a time, so now i added 20 more hoyas to my first 2. Yeah its an addiction for sure! But i also love plants so much that when I look back over the years, whenever i have a hard time looking for them and finally find them, I buy them in multiples of 6 to 8 pots, so i can expetience them all. Theyre not created equal for sure....I did this with rex begonias, alocasias, phalaenopsis, philodendrons, euphorbias, and some cacti...its like hoarding 😂😂😂 but plants always makes me happy...its better than collecting clothes, shoes, watches, handbags or jeweleries because i did all those before...and plants are so much affordable ! ❤❤❤

I love your video! I makes me excited about your hoyas. I have about 12 but they are striving hanging outside in a shaded non-bearing tree. I was suppose to be completing a stand for inside & making a half greenhouse for my other plants but became ill! Hence they are still catching shade & rainfall but growing like crazy. Only one had a tiny puduncle (flower) I have propogated about 6 of them inside & they took off like a jet too & they are outside too.

Bonjour Christian !You have a magnificent Hoya collection !I have Only one for the Time being...the Australis.I dare to propagate it in water and it is beautiful...lots of roots and even new stems and tiny leaves !!And today I repot it,I put all the stems in a Terra Cotta pot,with perlite and potting mix plus I water it...I cross my fingers,it was my 1st Time.... Thanks for the vid and see You on The next one 😉🌿🌱🍃🍀🌿

You need to check out Hoya Shooting Star. I have one that has been blooming continuously for the last year. The blooms are incredible!

Loving your shirt! Hindu rope is on my wish list....but now I have to change that to a variegated! Love the video 👍🏻🌱

“Just like Pokémon’s!” Lol You crack me up! Thx for another informative video! Your knowledge is very much appreciated. 😊☀️

I started collecting plants because of your videos 😁 love from the Philippines

I just got a Hoya Australis lisa. My first I’m sure if this one does well, there will be more😊

0:15 "my name is Christian and I'm a plant "

That is a padunkle. You are going to get a bloom! 😎

I just got a Hoya princess and I’m so excited to see how she does. I’m still a newbie I have tons of pothos . I think I’ll have her near my south facing window I’m hoping that’s a good spot for her.

0:15 those ficus trees are handsome. I got myself some ficus last week. I never tried ficus elastica until I watched Crazy Plant Guy's ficus videos.

Oh Hoya are popular in my home!! I have 11 and more coming in the mail! Lol 😂 I just got H. Rebecca and H. Krohnian Super Eskimo and YES that is a bloom!

Hey Christian, love your Vids and all your House plants. keep up the good work. you're very encouraging.

Well Christian. I just got my first Hoya carnosa Variegata. You inspired me , all your fault. And I’m looking at many years of joy with this plant. Greetings from New York! 🌱

I recently purchased my first Hoya and now have four of them. Lol. This is the first informative video I have found on here! Very useful! I currently have two krimson queens, bilobata and a wayetti (I think).

I just got bit by the hoya bug. I didn't really get the hype but I decided to give them a try. I currently have a retusa and Hindu Rope, with a lacunosa and longafolia as well as my first dischidia coming this week

Hey Christian! I don’t have a Hoya plant yet ? For some reason they intimidate me . I’m afraid of killing one ! But , maybe some day when I’m brave , I’ll take on the challenge. Thanks for sharing! Greetings from New York! 🌺

Will you make a video about your jasmine plant ? And the care involved

Yaaaaaas you keep your hoyas in plastic pots just like me.🙌🏼 I converted the last of my hoyas into a plastic pot a couple fo weeks ago and they're all so much happier with firmer leaves. Also, that looks like a peduncle on your hoya mathilde congrats! Doug over at VermontHoyas mentioned once that his hoyas have bloomed sitting in northern windows so I think these plants are very adaptable and constantly surprising. My Hoya Wayetii is shoved right up in a south-west facing window and growing like wildfire now.

The Hoya Matithe is soo pretty...😍

My first Hoya is carnosa. Now I have a hundred of them! I just bought a hoya linearis and can't wait get it!

My macrophylla was super dormant since I got it back in...September, I think, then all of a sudden EXPLODED with new leaves. Then all my other hoyas started up. Spring is the best! New growth everywhere!

I absolutely hoyas since I saw them on your channel. I would love to have a Hoya Compacta and a Hoya Sweetheart. They are both so cute!

Best channel ever 🙋

Yes I love hoyas too. Thank you for the video. Love your channel. ❤️

I have hoya with thick leaves, i got it from Albay Bicol just at the foot of Mt Mayon. I love it

Beautiful collection Christian! And that Hoya sp DaNang Vietnam is stunning. I missed the boat on that one for sure!!! 😍

Hoya rotundifolia and retusa are on my wishlist.

Hoya can be a beginners plant if you buy it and only water it when the leaves get soft. When they are hydrated the leaves will be hard. Although different ones can slightly differ in watering times, but the most popular ones that they sell in the big box stores can be easy if you simply water when the leaves get soft! Then leave it alone until they soften again.

Enjoyed your video, nice collection of hoyas. Amy

Hi Christain........will you please do an update on these Hoyas? Did your Matilde bloom in the summer? Have you re-potted any of these? How did they handle being fertilized? I'm so curious about how your Hoyas are doing! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful day!!

Your rubber plants make me feel some kinda way 🥴😍

Oh my gosh I totally agree once you start you’re gonna want them all!!! My first one was the Hindu rope (non variegated) then the tri-color crimson queen, next the obovata, kerrii and one not sure on the name the last is two that I ordered awhile ago but haven’t received yet the wayetti and the multiflora shooting star 🤩. Can’t wait to get them! Love your collection!!! 🌱❤️

I am hoping the following fall going towards summer that I'll be able to get the Hoyas I would like to get all of them but if I can get a good portion of them that be great lol!

Yes, it looks like that peduncle is forming some flower buds. Hopefully the buds make it all the way and you get to see some flowers. Good luck!

Christian, thanks for sharing the variety of Hoya's you have. You've inspired me to get others ;-) My first, and only one ,so far, is a Carnosa Krimson Queen, and I have to say it is very easy to take care of. I live in San Francisco so I have it in an east facing window so it does get about 2 hours of direct sunlight and seems to be thriving. Too much so perhaps. It has two very long ( leafless) vines and I was going to ask if i can cut them back to make the plant grow more from the base? I like to have plants trail but it's making one that is 3 feet long Thanks again for sharing all of your plants and how you care for them with us

Actually the correct way to write is Hoya sp. 'Philippines' and it means that the plant is an unknown species yet. sp. meaning species and the county name is just where it was found :) usually in the cases of unknown species you can have sp. or spp. and combination of letters and numbers too, sellers who know a little bit of botany will give you the full correct name. And then when a plant gets published it gets a species name. Also to correctly write the scientific names of plants the first word (Genus) is written with a capital and the 2nd (species) with small letters :) like - Hoya carnosa and then if it's a cultivar usually it's written within single quotes like Hoya carnosa 'compacta' or Hoya 'Mathilde" lol haha sorry couldn't help it :D Your H. 'Mathilde' is developing a peduncle yes which will bear the flowers in the future if all goes well :) I've been into Hoyas since maybe 2007 and there are definitely very easy species but there also are very tricky ones. So not all of them are beginners. For the H. kerrii and H. obovata I think they need a lot of light to keep their shape tight and nice and not get distorted.

Your hoyas are beautiful! Just bought a couple and will see how they fare.