Lovely video. If an Alocasia is bowing its leaves like you describe, it usually means it’s getting too much light. Maybe farther away from the grow light would help
@luciansteph16 сағат бұрын
Taking notes ✍🏽because your Alocasia is breathtaking! 🤩. Thank you 😆🪴
@anawithplants17 сағат бұрын
omg that's so funny my variegated heuschkeliana is such an easy grower. 😂 although I am thinking about repotting her soon and not gonna lie, pretty nervous lol. it's so interesting to see the different hoya people struggle with!
@luciansteph9 сағат бұрын
Hehe ikr. I agree. I was thinking the same when I was watching your video and you mentioned your Latifolia. Mine is one of my best growers. I guess it happens like that sometimes. It sure keeps things interesting. Hope your repotting goes well. Happy growing!😆🪴
@msladyjune3285Күн бұрын
🪴Happy Planting🌿
@lucianstephКүн бұрын
Thanks. You too 😆🪴
@marleneprescod84942 күн бұрын
Thank you thank you i did gess the #1 most difficult hoya. I just got 2 very small plants and the little leaves are just dropping whether wet or dry and i only had them about 3 weeks now. The kronias silver i did had that same experience and lost a whole big mature plant but its true about the cuttings rooting easily so i still have it. Thanks for such an interesting and enlightened video. When we first start to collect hoyas we grab all the one that are different to add to the collection not knowing not all of them will thrive in our areas. Shouting you from Barbados keep up the good works.❤❤
@lucianstephКүн бұрын
🤭 good guess! You’re right. We collect first then learn along the way. That’s part of the fun I guess! Thanks for watching!! 😆🪴
@Miles_Hoffman2 күн бұрын
Thank you for showing off your problem hoya. May I ask, do you check your water PH? I discovered that using distilled water on my tricky hoya helps. Also your thirsty hoya will benefit as low ph dose not cause root rot, so lightly water daily. Also, do you know about flat mites? They are tiny and only sulfur kills them, I paint it dry with a brush on the entire plant. It smells, but works. I saw all my non-growing Hoya take off after a few treatments 😎
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Never checked my PH. I’ll keep that in mind though. 💡 Flat mites I know about and check my plants regularly. I also spray them once a week as a preventative measure. I use horticultural oil for pest control. Seems to be effective. Great tips! Thank you for watching and sharing tips! 😆🪴 Happy growing! 🪴🪴
@Miles_Hoffman2 күн бұрын
@@lucianstephif your not using sulfur your not controlling flat mites. They can only be seen with a microscope 😊 and as I watched and listen to you, I see/hear flat mites 😉
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
@Miles_Hoffman could be. But I don’t see any flat mite damage. I’ve used the tips from this video as a preventative measure. I guess time will tell. 🤷🏽♀️ kzfaq.infom96iKMQ3nw8?si=qza590eQ89F6HJ_g
@juliewagner98622 күн бұрын
I ordered a Krinkle 8 one time, and it came in the pot with a bunch of cuttings, with tiny roots. one of the cuttings didn't fit right in the pot, so I put it in a smaller pot alll alone, and it was 2 leaves, it took 1.5 years before it started growing! I almost gave up on it so many times, but I just left it, watered it ever week, as the 2 leaves were green and firm, it now has 6 leaves! my main plant has been a prolific grower like most carnosas just that one took forever.
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Your determination deserves a slow clap! 👏🏽 I think it also goes to show that sometimes the health of a cutting/plant could affect its growth. Thanks for sharing! Happy growing! 😆🪴
@litalfrenkel10242 күн бұрын
Hey love your channel. The waymaniea is hard one also grow very strange and ugly (when it decides to grow😂). I think if you gonna take the effort to grow it you can get a better claudy sky splash wise. Rb-dick can be a nice substituted to the Larisa, she's very slow. My difficult one is meridithii by far. I think there's no hard hoya, sometime it's the spefic cutting/starter plant that is bad and if you'll get another one from some plase else it may be better. The problem is that it's very expensive to buy a second plant so you struggle with what you have🤷♀️
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Hi! Thanks for watching! 😆 hehe yes, a splashier Waymaniae specimen would make the process more interesting. I think I lost the splashy cuttings in its rebellion. 😅 You’re right, the RB-dick is similar to the Larisa. 💯👏🏽agree with you. You’re at the mercy of the health of the cutting you got. Of course our care and conditions play a factor too. But not all plants of the same variety will grow the same. Happy growing! 😆🪴
@tamtrinh68832 күн бұрын
Hoyas hate being wet feet.
@marymorris94212 күн бұрын
I have a HoyaRebecca. I had it about 3 months-not problems. It is in the same medium and clear cup that I received it. It is outside on my deck. I do have problems with my It is dry difficult. I had lots of problems with my heuschkeliana. Hopefully your information will help me keep it alive. I a. Oh familiar with the other Hoyas in this video.
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Hope the tips are helpful. Happy growing! 😊🪴
@SuperPop092 күн бұрын
Loving your braids! 🥰
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
😆 thank you. 😊🪴
@planttherapy18602 күн бұрын
I'm surprised that your Rebecca is giving you a hard time. Mine has been easy peasy. Sun stressed and blooming. Sorry
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Yeah. It could be me. I feel like it should be easier but mine is so slow. But I’m hopeful. 😊
@planttherapy1860Күн бұрын
@luciansteph it might be the plant . I wish you were in the States. I have 2 newly rooted plants. I would love to send it to you.
@lucianstephКүн бұрын
@planttherapy1860 that’s so kind. I appreciate the thought, thank you. 😊
@lucianstephКүн бұрын
@planttherapy1860 aww. I appreciate the thought! 🤗🪴
@planttherapy18602 күн бұрын
I'm done with new guinea ghost 👻
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Ikr?! 😅 glad I’m not alone
@planttherapy18602 күн бұрын
I'm ready to chop my krohniana super silver.
@carolinebaines87352 күн бұрын
I have my Hoya Heuschkeliana Inner Variegated in a chunky aroid mix in no drainage with a lecca layer at the bottom so I can see the water level. She has done nothing but grow beautifully for me in the 8+ months I’ve had her. Everyone is always complaining about her but she’s been one of my least fussy Hoya…
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
That’s fantastic. Sounds like you’ve got great conditions and care! 👍🏽👍🏽
@marial9162 күн бұрын
My heuschkeliana is so easy in soil. I give it lots of light and water every 10 days. I agree with you on the krohniana silver though. That one definitely likes to rot😭
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
That’s fantastic! Keep up the good work! 😊🪴
@carolinebaines87352 күн бұрын
🌱
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Thank you! 😊🪴
@JuanellHopper2 күн бұрын
My hoya callistophylla is my worst. It has not grown at all since I got it. It put out a tiny leaf once and I thought it's finally growing. It must have sensed my happiness because that little leaf fell off. I have other hoya growing out of their pots and this one and the krohniana silver. I got both of these from the same place so I don't know. It's been at least a year and neither of them have grown.
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
😢oh no! Not the baby leaf. That’s the worst. 😢 Could be the plant itself too. But honestly I’ve heard many people talking about how challenging the Callistophylla is. Hope your other Hoya give you joy. Happy growing! 😊🪴
@kateolvera28739 сағат бұрын
I’m sorry but you crack me up at “it must have sense my happiness” 🤣 nah but seriously relatable!!! 😭
@luciansteph51 минут бұрын
@kateolvera2873 😅😅
@dianesheehan82252 күн бұрын
Yes. I use something like a shot glass size to prop hoyas
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
I can’t seem to find the perfect size in my area. I’ve been reusing cups from Hoya that I’ve bought. Where do you get yours?
@dianesheehan82252 күн бұрын
@@luciansteph Amazon. They are the kind my dentist would have, or a bathroom for tooth brushing.
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
@@dianesheehan8225 gotcha. I can only find the red solo cup kind at my dollar store. Amazon it is. Thank you. 😊🪴
@dianesheehan82252 күн бұрын
Sigilatis and V. Kerri for me are fussy. I want to trade them out. Your hair looks 🔥
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
I just got a Sigilatis and it immediately pushed out two new leaves so idk if it’s tough for just yet. The Kerri is one that I will not endeavour. 😅Hope they grow better for you soon. Thank you! 🤭
@dianesheehan82252 күн бұрын
@@luciansteph I think having a full plant would make a difference. This is cuttings. And a bunch of false starts.
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
@@dianesheehan8225 I agree! I’ve said that. With some plants you’re better off getting an actual plant rather than cuttings.
@xoxolaineyoxox2 күн бұрын
I’m on my 4th Krohniana super silver 😂. It’s sooo pretty I really want to have it in my collection but they seem to hate me. I’m just grateful that it’s not one of those super rare expensive Hoyas 😅
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Glad to know I’m not struggling alone. Khrohniana for you is like Heuchkeliana to me, except less expensive 😅Hope this is the one you get to grow beautifully. You can do it! 👍🏽🪴😆
@amyheckathorn71722 күн бұрын
Hi! This is my first time watching your channel. I love the vibe and you have a great voice! For Hoya, the Unsolicited Plant Talks channel and The Sober Plant Guy both grow in coco chips. They absorb water and the chunks leave lots of air pockets for the roots, since they are epiphytes. I’m all for keeping it simple. If you’re having root rot problems, you might try that. Just make sure to buy buffered coco chips; I did not and buffering them myself has been a chore. The Sober Plant Guy also has a big, beautiful Rebecca. And his video on supply basics and pest prevention are great. I now use his spray recipe to keep pests away and wash the plants. I really like it! You mentioned you didn’t know if Hoya Michele should be with one “l” or two “l.” The Hoya Michele is named after an Italian botanist and Hoya hunter Michele Rodda. So Michele, is the Italian version of the male name Michael: MEE-kay-lay. I know I was surprised to learn it wasn’t the common feminine name Michelle!
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
👋🏽Hi! Welcome! 😊 Thank you 😆 Great tips! Yes I enjoy Sober Plant Guy’s videos too. So glad the tips are working for you. Thanks for sharing. Buffered chips sound interesting. I’ll look into them when my existing chips run out. I’ve seen his Rebecca too! #goals hehe. Happy growing! 😆🪴
@amyheckathorn71722 күн бұрын
@@luciansteph I ended up going down a rabbit hole when my Plantonix coco chips said they should be buffered as directed on the package… then provided no directions on how to buffer them. Coco coir and chips are processed near ocean coasts and often use salty sea water to do it. These salts remain in the material (possibly even if they are washed) and the negatively charge salt ions will attract the positively charges calcium and magnesium ions in fertilizers, thus keeping it from your plants. There is very little information on how big a problem this is and how to buffer them, despite just about every source telling you they need to be buffered before using them. The best info I could find was for every 1.5 kg of rehydrated coco coir/chips soak it in a solution of 100g of calcium nitrate and 15 L of water for 36 hours. So you have to buy an extra product, do extra work, and wait 36 hours before you can use it. I was not anticipating the extra work.
@VictoriaPL2 күн бұрын
I only have one Hoya, I bought it about a month ago, because I thought I was “ready” to try a Hoya. I'm a newbie plant person, I’m about a year into my journey. It's a linearis. It's struggling. It came with three baby leaves and they have all dropped off. I keep telling myself to keep the faith, that’s its stress from the shipping and reacclimation… but….
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Oh dear. Sorry to hear about that. I’m not quite brave enough to try the linearis yet. It strikes me as one that has a bit of a learning curve. I have some pretty Hoya that I recommend to beginners and tips. You can find them here. Hope it helps: HOYA FOR BEGINNERS| TOP 5 (+1) COMMON & UNCOMMON HOYA & TOP 5 TIPS kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLB4nrl039bUcXU.html
@melg84752 күн бұрын
Lol you crack me up. "it has just made that decision" 😖
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
😅😅🤗🪴
@Plantlifewithnina2 күн бұрын
Yea my Super Silver is wrinkly. Will try the orchid spray. Thx
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Hope it works for you. 😊🪴
@roslynchandler70432 күн бұрын
Hi Step have you heard of a Hoya benguetensis I just got this Hoya this week . I just started getting into Hoya’s this year too .
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Hi! How exciting! 😆 I just looked it up! Looks lovely when sunstressed 😍. Happy growing! 🤗🪴
@roslynchandler70432 күн бұрын
Hi Step have you heard of a Hoya benguetensis I just got this Hoya this week . I just started getting into Hoya’s this year too .
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Ooo. How exciting! 😆I just looked it up. It’s pretty. Sunstresses nicely too. Happy growing! 🪴🤗
@jessicapetrin16552 күн бұрын
Is this the same as the Krohniana super silver?
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
They are so similar it's hard to tell the difference. Some leaves look like lacunosa and some look like Krohniana.
@vicky37922 күн бұрын
My super silver and heuschkeliana are doing well but I live in hot and humid Texas and they are outside. The heuschkeliana did fine through the winter last year. She’s a slow grower though. My most difficult one is Royal Flush, loses leaves, won’t grow. I’ve moved it to a shadier spot and then I moved it inside. The rest of my 40 Hoya are outside and doing well even my Thomsonii which I’ve heard can be tricky.
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Outside wow! I couldn't even dream of it. Sounds like you've got the most amazing conditions for Hoya. If that Royal Flush is giving you a hard time I will stay very far away from it hehe. Thanks for sharing. Happy growing!!
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
What are your most challenging Hoya? Also, any tips for me? Please share!
@roslynchandler70432 күн бұрын
@@luciansteph I really can’t say if I was I would say the krimson princess is cause this is the second time I purchased it this first time I repotted it and it died lol so I got it again and just left it alone and it is now doing good lol. I also have a Australias Lisa, wayetii, and burtoniae, I just leave them alone and water them and so far they are thriving will not try to repot no time soon. They are all on the back porch and growing but no blooms. If they are happy so am I.
@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
@roslynchandler7043 it’s funny you should say that. My Krimson Princess has been a little challenging for me. But I didn’t add it to the list since I think I need to adjust my care. But you’re right it’s not as straight forward as some other Hoya. Happy growing! 😆🪴
@VictoriaPL2 күн бұрын
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@luciansteph2 күн бұрын
Thank you! 🤗🪴
@VictoriaPL3 күн бұрын
My Florida Beauty Mint. I love it.
@luciansteph3 күн бұрын
It’s a stunner 🤩
@xoxolaineyoxox4 күн бұрын
🌿🌱🌾🌿
@luciansteph4 күн бұрын
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@RT1home4 күн бұрын
Philodendron Mayoi 💚 Not sure how uncommon it is these days!
@luciansteph4 күн бұрын
Still uncommon where I am. Love that plant! 😍
@mbivens67814 күн бұрын
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@luciansteph4 күн бұрын
😆🪴
@PNWEmeraldQueen4 күн бұрын
I bought my Florida Ghost the same size and had the same issue with the roots kind of rotting but I repotted it and it is thriving now I actually just up-potted it! Now it is increasing in size 🙌🏽
@luciansteph4 күн бұрын
Thank you for giving me hope! 😆🪴Hope it continues to grow beautifully for you. 🫶🏽
@Two2too4 күн бұрын
Why did you reuse the soil from the Florida Ghost if you saw "creepy crawlies" in it? I'd be scared thinking that's probably what messed up the roots.
@luciansteph4 күн бұрын
I tossed it and the soil in the cup was fresh from the bag of soil. I have also researched them before and online said they aren’t harmful but I still don’t like having them in the soil (just incase). 😊🪴
@Two2too4 күн бұрын
@@luciansteph 👍 I feel better about that now. I'm terrified of bugs being in my plants. I'll wash the whole plant off if I see one bug.
@luciansteph4 күн бұрын
Yeah you must really not like them. 😅
@Two2too4 күн бұрын
@luciansteph Lol no. Paranoid. I sterilize all of my soil before I use it.
@FrankieFraleyNana5 күн бұрын
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@luciansteph5 күн бұрын
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@Jadelifestyleplantenthusiast5 күн бұрын
Alocasia needs a small tall pot. Your white pot for that Frydek way too big. Alocasia needs tight snuggles roots to pot. I hope i make sense. My Alocasia species are pretty happy in pons substrate in drainage pots😊
@luciansteph5 күн бұрын
Thanks for the tip! I’ll look out for one for it in my next round of pot purchasing.
@ines45205 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed your video 🌿🌱💟
@luciansteph5 күн бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to watch. I appreciate that. 🫶🏽🪴
@Plantlifewithnina5 күн бұрын
Enjoyed your repot Stephanie. 🪴
@luciansteph5 күн бұрын
Thanks Nina 😊🪴
@lizzygee22135 күн бұрын
What are you feeding your Hoya in pon?
@luciansteph5 күн бұрын
I recently started using root farm. LOVE IT! I also find that the orchid spray helps promote bigger leaves and develops peduncles.
@lizzygee22135 күн бұрын
@@lucianstephI am very new to hoya. Recently bought an engleriana and it came in pon, which is not something I’ve used, though I’ve been thinking about it. I almost killed it by letting it dry out. Now I’m checking the water and it stopped dropping leaves. We’ll see.
@luciansteph5 күн бұрын
@lizzygee2213 yeah Pon is different. If possible make sure you get a cutting so you don’t lose the whole plant. That way you can restart it on your own terms in a substrate that you know well.
@luciansteph5 күн бұрын
Does your Alocasia leaves droop? Why do you think it happens?
@Nativecurls5 күн бұрын
Hey Lucian, New subbie here. Uhm I was wondering if propagation is doable with just one swiss cheese plant cutting. Thanks
@luciansteph5 күн бұрын
Hi! 👋🏽 welcome! As long as you have a node, propagation is possible. Although it’s quite risky since you only have one chance of success compared to if you had multiple nodes. I’d recommend water propagating . Hope that helps 😉👍🏽Happy growing! 🪴
@kathyjenkins40676 күн бұрын
The last hoya is stunning!❤😊
@luciansteph6 күн бұрын
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@dianesheehan82256 күн бұрын
I put a muticord onto the smart plug so I can get multiple lights from one plug. Your plants look gorgeous
@luciansteph6 күн бұрын
Hehe, yesterday my mom was just telling me that she did the same thing. Brilliant! 💡