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Help!!Hoya compacta turning yellow and wrinkly

4 years ago

My Hoya compacta is turning yellow and the leaves are wrinkling and getting thin. The stems of where the leaves attac to the main stem are reddish instead of brown. What's wrong with my Hoya?

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Laurie (8A)

4 years ago

My Hoya get a branch that starts to look like that, when every other branch is fine. It took me a long time figure out what was going on. I learned to feel down to the roots of the branch. You could find the weight of the stem had pulled the roots out of the soil. The top growth of all my hoya is so dense I won't likely see this when it happens.

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User
4 years ago
That could be due to a number of reasons. Did you give it too much sun and/or too little water? Did you inspect the roots, are they rotted? Have you noticed any pests?
henricoffey
Original Author
4 years ago
I haven't seen any pests and haven't checked the roots. I had it about 6 feet back from a west window and I don't think I've been over watering but I could be wrong.
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I hate to give advice as I don't follow a lot of the things that are usually mentioned in these forums. However, what works for me...I use inexpensive potting soil either Promix or Schultz. I generally add a lot of perlite to the mix and that is it. I don't add all the gritty items that are discussed. I think the reason I may have success with this mix is because I don't water that often. I don't water on any sort of regimen, if I see leaves beginning to wilt or I think of it I will water. I would say I probably water once every three weeks or once a month. I do try to use rain water whenever I can. My experience with Hoya compacta they do not seem to like to be wet or have damp soil. This lackadaisical process works for me and might not work for others. Good luck with your plant. When I have bare stems, I will cut them off and push them into the soil beside the mother plant allowing it to root making my pot look fuller.
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Photo Synthesis
4 years ago
Over watered? It looks underwatered, to me. Being in that clay pot with that dry mix, my best guess is that it dries out way too fast and doesn't hold on to too much moisture whenever you do water it.

I have mine growing outside, hanging from my roof, where it gets plenty of bright indirect sunlight all day long, and I spray it down every evening when the sun sets. Not only is it growing like a weed, but it's currently blooming, too.
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henricoffey
Original Author
4 years ago
Should I move it into a ceramic pot then for better moisture control?
Karen S. (7b, NYC)
4 years ago
Sorry, but no, plastic pot is better for Hoyas, these aren't really succulents, tho' some folks say so. They're more epiphytes, growing up trees into the canopy & in semitropic / tropical areas that also means moisture.

I agree w/ Photo, the wrinkliness (?) looks to me like thirst. If yours is indoors, I'd put it on a pebble tray as I have all my Hoyas, helps w/ humidity.
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Staci Przybysz-Lawrence
4 years ago
Misting will help, its dehydrated, mine does that sometimes
henricoffey thanked Staci Przybysz-Lawrence
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
4 years ago
Mine does that if neglected for longer than it should be. So I would say lack of water rather than overwatering.
Karen S. (7b, NYC)
4 years ago
I rarely mist my Hoyas but would strongly suggest against it on this one 'cause of all of the nooks & crannies, which also makes me check mine for mealy bugs which like to hide in the nooks & crannies.

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