Although Hoya carnosa ( Asclepiadaceae ) can be grown outdoors in fond climates , it is commonly grown indoors in hanging containers so that the vines of waxy , dark green leaves can cascade freely . Hoya , aboriginal to Australia and Eastern Asia , produces clusters of gorgeous lead - shaped bloom every summertime , and the bloom of youth get with child and brighter as the Hoya matures . Start Hoya plant by involve stem cutting any time of year .

Step 1

Fill a 6- to 8 - inch credit card weed with a miscellanea of half damp peat moss or perlite and one-half sand . The wanton style to dampen the potting mixed bag is to put it in a pail or great bowl , and add body of water tardily , stirring until the potting mixture is dampish , but not dripping . put the pot aside while you ready the cuttings . A 6- to 8 - inch container will hold several Hoya stalk cuttings .

Step 2

Cut a 4- to 5 - inch tip from the last of a healthy Hoya stem , using a tart knife or a razor blade . Make the cutting just below a leaf , and be sure the plant life has at least three or four healthy foliage . Strip the leaf from the cut end of the shank , leave one-half to two - third of the stem spare .

Step 3

Dip the gelded end of the Hoya stem cutting in rooting endocrine . Make a trap in the potting mixture with a pencil or a small stick , and implant the Hoya cutting in the kettle of fish with the leave above the soil .

Step 4

Put a with child zip - lock handbag over the pot , and secure it with a golosh band . If necessary , put a few stakes or a piece of bent conducting wire in the quite a little to keep the plastic bag from touching the leaves .

Step 5

Place the pot in a tender room , ideally about 75 degrees Fahrenheit . The muckle should be in a cheery smirch , but not in lineal sunlight , as the passion will build up in the purse and scorch the Hoya stem cuttings .

Step 6

keep a humid environment inside the pliant suitcase . Although the bag will keep the the potting mixture damp for several days , the Hoya cuttings should be checked day by day . If the top of the pot mixture is dry to the touch , take away the plastic and mist the pot commixture with a atomizer bottleful .

Step 7

cut into up a Hoya stem reduce carefully using your fingerbreadth or a spoon after two to three calendar week . The carving should be root by this time . When the ascendent are 1 to 2 inches tenacious , transplant the cuttings into a sporting pot fill with commercial-grade potting mixture .

Step 8

direct the new Hoya plants where they will be exposed to direct sunlight for at least four hour each day . urine the Hoya when the top of the soil feel dry to the touch .

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