Hoya Kerrii Leaves Turining Yellow
I got my girlfriend these for Valentine's Day. One of the leaves is starting to turn yellow near the bottom on the one side of the leaf. I noticed two small white dots on the leaf as well. Any idea what this could be? Thanks.
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Sans2014
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoRelated Discussions
variegated hoya kerrii leaves looking . . . ugly
Comments (28)The ugly markings that I get on mine, remind me that I seriously sunburned nearly all my plants when I brought them over here... I am mixed about what I think of this. Some of you will remember that I put two rooted plain green cuttings into a self-water pot, BEFORE I read that most of you keep this one significantly dryer. It is receiving less sun than before, but is out in the elements all the time, with wind and wild critters. I am pretty excited as one of my sleeping peduncles (which all this time I thought were air roots!) is developing and I should have a bloom in three or four weeks, if the creek don't rise, and I hold my mouth just so! I tend to do a lot of misting under the tree. I have epies, and mostly hoyas out there. The Epi society recommends daily misting to deal with heat, so I crank up the wand, and spray everything in sight! Two days after I made sure to get the Kerrie, two leaves up and showed black markings, like following veins. I backed off a bit spraying, the marks are still there, but not spreading. I am wondering if the 'orginal' environment does not have something like mountain elevation with lots of sun, and humitidy that could be tough to replicate. In the gallery there are awesome shots of blooming Kerriis... makes me really grumpy that this one is soooo tough to figure out. My v. Kerrii cutting spent the winter nearly dry to the bone, teeny cutting, potted up, behind someone else. Emptying the plant room in Spring, and Surprise! Poor thing. Still alive, still two leaves. No sign of three showing up any time soon. All I can offer is that it is a plant that can get seriously ugly!...See MoreHoya Kerrii Turning Yellow
Comments (26)Hi Ian, Had you ever changed the earlier mix? That may have been a problem there too. It certainly looks much better, great save. Pardon me, but why would you want to cut this stem? Especially since Pepe says he can see a peduncle on its tip (which I can't see from here). Wouldn't you want to give that a chance to bloom? I know I would. I have found these long, crazy Kerrii stems are pliable when young & can be lightly curled, say around a trellis or wire hoop. Tho' that may cause it to bleed white sap, looks like Elmer's glue. A spray of water will stop the white sap from leaking out further....See MoreYellowing leaves......advice please
Comments (24)I used to buy it 4 gallons at a time from Eleanor, which ended up costing me around $20/bottle. But you can get one gallon from Charley's Greenhouse Supply for $24.95 + $8.95 shipping which makes it 26 cents/ounce. Buying one of those 16 ounce bottles ends up costing $15.30 w/shipping, which makes it almost a buck an ounce. My sister now carries it at her nursery about 30 miles from here, so I get it from her by the gallon these days. If you have a lot of plants and use it all the time, it goes fast. I go through about 2 gallons a year. One suggestion though... Pouring out of those big gallon jugs is a hassle and sloppy. I keep an old dishwashing soap bottle full of it along with a shot glass on a shelf in the GH so it's handy to put in my water every time. Anyway, here's a link to Charley's. Denise in Omaha Here is a link that might be useful: VF-11 at Charley's...See MoreHoya kerrii
Comments (20)Denise, I have never tried really to propagate my variegated kerrii (other than sticking leaves that fell off when moving it inside to outside in soil, and then just tossing them out later when they started to look bad), but I think I would like to try. My kerrii has grown a lot this summer on the porch (FINALLY after years of just hanging on) so it can probably spare a few leaves and nodes. Since we know the novelty leaf-in-a-pot method really isn't the best way to do that, what would be the BEST way to propagate kerrii? It is a little bit of a different plant that my other hoyas, whose vines are a little more pliable. My kerrii has vines of STEEL, stiff and resistant to molding in any way but their own....See MoreDanielle Rose
8 years agoBob Baetz
8 years ago
nomen_nudum
8 years agoAs mentioned single leaf to a bigger size vine type plant is going to be a bit trying to difficult and will certainly test anyone's patents ( see pic below)
There is a Hoya forum on houzz full of helpful information from some experienced people there as well You may want to ask about ( and read more ) soil ideas/ lighting situations and climatic indoor outdoor conditions info as all of these have a influence on how much and when to water your/her Hoya.
I don't think yours is variegated like this one but it took nearly five years to get this from a single varigated hoya leaf, the mother leaf is no longer a part of the plant though and hasn't been for a while
Pic of yours shows the same hoya non variegated in a soil that I don't use for any of my Hoya. Meaning it could very well be over watered but understanding that root rot can occur when soils stay to damp to long and also by an indirect/direct impact on other indoor growing conditions.
Just to rehash the Hoya forum has better info than I can offer with some good people there with lots more ideas ( and maybe the patents ) for you as well.Bob Baetz
8 years ago
lmontestella