Hoya kerrii
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Comments (5)This plant climbs, it's too heavy to trail. One needs to give it some support, a trellis of some kind. I happen to grow mine Hydro (in water, not soil). These stems thicken in time & this plant leaks white sap looking like Elmer's glue. Normal, but can be messy. Another reason to consider what type of support as it's harder to bend as it gets older (& it can leak while bending). Will show another kind of Hoya next so you can see the support I made is from a wire hanger. Paul is right that as long as the bare stem looks healthy, it's fine. One doesn't generally cut back Hoya vines/stems even when bare, unless deliberately trying to prune / shape. Your plant looks good from here. You may wish to secure it w/ a couple of large rocks at its base until you decide what support to give it....See MoreHoya kerrii, last year vs now.
Comments (1)Very nice! What kind of sun did it get when you had it outside?...See MoreWhy does my Hoya Kerrii’s baby leaf look shriveled up?
Comments (15)When it comes to vegetative propagation, more specifically - leaf cuttings, a few plants have preformed primary meristems on the leaves, often referred to as 'foliar embryos' - like Bryophyllum pinnatum. These embryos are already a complete plant with root initials and a stem or shoot bud. Other plants which can be cloned by leaf cuttings, like Begonia, form wound-induced secondary meristems that arise from the process of dedifferentiation of groups of cells and their redifferentiation into a meristematic region which can then give rise to any of the plant's organ tissues. If you know something about the ability of human stem cells to be guided to differentiate into healthy cells which can then be used to replace diseased cells of specific organs, it might help you with the concept of dedifferentiation and redifferentiation. Or, think of potters clay. When wet, it can be molded into a large bowl and allowed to dry until it holds it's shape; or, it could be rewetted and molded into a figurine. If the plant has neither of the 2 capabilities I outlined, it would be necessary to include at least 1 meristem from the stem the leaf is attached to. Many plants are capable of growing roots on the leaf petiole (leaf stem), a 'blind' cutting, but w/o a meristem along for the ride, no shoot can form, no matter how long you wait. Before I was aware of this, I tried starting a leaf from a schefflera. It rooted within a couple of weeks, but after 3 years and a quart of roots - no stem developed. I'm a curious guy, so I went looking for answers so I could answer the question when it arises, as it does from time to time. If May (the OP) is still around: It's quite normal, not at all unusual, for the first 2-3 or 4 leaves on any new branch or stem to be very small and internodes between these leaves very short. Each consecutive leaf will be larger and each internode will be longer as the branch extends (within the limitations imposed by other cultural factors - light, temperature, nutrient resources ..... until by the 5th leaf or so the leaves are capable of reaching full size. Some of these tiny leaves grow no larger than 1/5 the size of a mature leaf. Al...See MoreHoya Kerrii & Obovata - Do They Benefit From a Totem?
Comments (8)Those are GORGEOUS! Wow! Thanks for taking the time to share those. That's so coincidental because just today I saw a compacta like the one in your pic, on a totem. I had never seen one growing that way before! It was a bit smaller than that one and they were asking $60. I have a compacta as well, hmmm...so many possibilities! I am going to make a totem with a pvc pipe (Home Depot will even cut it for you for free), I may use some moss, and coconut coir. I've seen many for sale online (search "plant totem"), but they weren't exactly what I wanted. There are also a lot of online tutorials. I wonder if nursery supply places might have the post type we see in nursery plants? I can't seem to find them yet. I like the hoya in hanging pots because of space, but I'm thinking about maybe trying one of them on a totem....See MoreCrazyPlantLady1
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