Mystery Hoya needs ID. Part 1

7 years ago

Hi, I have a couple of mystery Hoyas that I'm not sure what they are. One is unlabeled, the other two have labels but don't look like what they are named, well, at least not to me. There could be different regional varieties? ( I'm in Australia if that helps)

First up, Unlabeled.

Currently hanging but the new grown wants to climb. The new growth is a soft bronze colour and the older leaves get a faint burgundy tint in the sun. When I got it the leaves were like this below. About 10cm long and smooth and kinda dull.

The new leaves are larger and shiney but get dull as they mature.

So... any ideas? I originally thought a form of H. Pottsii but now I'm not so sure...

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triffidmoss
Original Author

7 years ago

So the plan was that come Winter I'd repot this hoya into a climbing trellis thing instead of letting it hang. However today in the very early hours of the morning a certain family member decided to save me from the Evil Green Tentacle Monster and Mystery Hoya was pulled to the ground and unpotted. I really hope repotting in Summer wont kill it?? The fall broke two leaves, one was (I'm not kidding!) 4mms long, lol. How the heck can a plant take a 1.5m drop and break a leaf the size of my fingernail!!?? There are also a few crushed new shoots that may or may not come good. Anyway, It's now repotted and tied up away from big creamy paws.

This is my gardening helper. He likes helping me unpot things... sigh....

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aurorawa
7 years ago
It is definitely in the pottsii complex, I would say. The pottsii complex is large and has many types in it, ranging from acuta to wibergiae, and including MANY pottsii types.

Suffice to say, you aren't going going to get a definitive ID on this beauty.
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triffidmoss
Original Author
7 years ago
acuta is in the pottsii group? That might actually explain it! I thought it's older leaves looked a bit like my acuta, but not quite. So... How can I make this plant happy? Happier? I'm in Tasmania, Aus. It gets cold. This plant lives in my front room with the hoyas I think need more sun and warmth and no frost. It gets enough sun to make some leaves turn burgundy so I assume it's enough. So far it's in a hanging pot but lately it's shooting out tendrils upwards and I'm thinking it may want a climbing trellis instead...

I've seen several identical plants to this one in the same nursery since I bought it. Maybe I should ask where they get their stock from? Would that help narrow it down? Would they tell me?
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I keep mine in direct sun, but I have it in an east-facing window. I wouldn't recommend direct sun in a south-facing window. It's supposed to get indirect but bright light. This hoya likes to stay more moist than others, you were right on about that. Feed only during the growing months (not in winter)...full strength is fine if you're fertilizing once a month, or you can dilute it to maybe 1/4 the recommended dosage if you want to fertilize with every watering. I think these flower in the warmer months, but hoyas can surprise you at anytime with blooms! Not sure what the "official" bloom time for these are, if there is one. I find this one to be a tough one to get blooms (or even grow!). There is a listing on ebay for good hoya-sized hanging pots (it's 10 6" pots)...I wouldn't go much larger than that. Depending on the size of the plant, if you can fit it in an even smaller basket (4") that would be even better (they like to be potbound to bloom). I put a link to the ebay auction below. Also, on another forum, someone mentioned that Logees has inexpensive hanging pots (www.logees.com). Good luck with it, Gabi Here is a link that might be useful: hanging pots
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mairzy_dotes
7 years ago
I think they might tell you unless they figured you would stop buying theirs and go straight to the source. Or at least they might inquire for you any questions. If you can get the plant to bloom, you could get ID easier. Maybe try bloom fertilizer.
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aurorawa
7 years ago
Repotting in the summer is actually ideal, as is rooting cuttings. It should do just fine.

Your garden helper is gorgeous. I, too, have a few mischevious house panthers. And many a hoya has been sampled/trampled by them.

Don't worry about the fall. A few lost leaves and crunched vines is par for the course, but new leaves and vines will replace what was lost.
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triffidmoss
Original Author
7 years ago
It is looking great actually! No shock at all. Lost a tip of a vine, think it was crushed or chewed but the plant seems to have no ill side effects. Glad repotting in Summer is good, I have a couple getting unruly (fungii, I'm looking at you!!) and I was thinking of potting them up with something to climb. I have been tempted to pot hoya cinnamomifolia and purpureofusca together in the same pot to save space because I have been reading that they are varieties of the same thing?
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Lydia Kennedy
7 years ago
Ha poor fungii! It is a very rambunctious Hoya. Mine has 4 vines grabbing on to my greenhouse metal pannels already!!
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triffidmoss
Original Author
7 years ago
I keep reading about how awesome fungii is! Mine is pretty new but has been shooting up up up! I want to trellis it up a bit but I'm hoping to get another plant so I can pot them both up in the same pot.
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Lydia Kennedy
7 years ago
Diversifolia is another fast grower. I would like it on a trellis also.
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triffidmoss
Original Author
7 years ago
Aurorawa, I haven't heard the term "house panthers" before :D I won't tell Flansy, it will go to his (already fat) head! Flansy (Flansburgh) has helped to un pot quite a few plants, the helpful thing...
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frankielynnsie
7 years ago
Flansy looks huge and fuzzy soft. How much does he weigh?
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triffidmoss
Original Author
7 years ago
9 kilos :D He's a big boy! But so were his Mum and Dad.
frankielynnsie
7 years ago
Wow! That's 19.8 lbs. He is a big boy. My dog weighs 5 lbs and the boys-our 2 cats weigh 13 lbs each and I have always thought they were huge compared to her. But her little 5 lbs is still the boss and they know it.
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triffidmoss
Original Author
7 years ago
Flansy is a British Shorthair, they are big heavy lumps :D The other one (Squishy) is only around 6 kilos.

aaaaannnnnd back to plant. :D
aurorawa
7 years ago
Cinnamomifolia and pupureofusca will both do great (and look outstanding if you can get them to bloom at the same time) in a shared pot.

I regularly make community pots. Some of my more interesting ones are:

aff. diversifolia and sp. UT-005

waymaniae and sp. EPC 620 (both prefer drier media)

lithophytica, carmelae, lucardenasiana, sp. NS-05-240, and sp. IR-26 (prefer slightly damp media)
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