Hoya wax plants are fantastic indoor plants with many different flower colors, sizes and many are fragrant too. While hoya plants can grow outdoors in USDA Hardiness Zones 9 to 11 they are most commonly grown indoors in indirect sunlight. Choose hoya wax plant with small, large, veined, variegated and even heart shape leaves. Most hoyas are easy to grow and provide balls of flowers.
Giving Your Hoya Wax Plant Light and Water
Indoors: Fine a bright spot for you Hoya an east- or west-facing window if possible to give longer hours of light. Hoyas plants prefer long hours of indirect sunlight. if your Hoya has variegated leaves then give it more light for more variegation. if you have a south facing windows then give the hoya some space from the window to avoid direct sunlight all day. A few hours of direct light is ok but not all day long!
Hoya plants do need sunlight to bloom so you may need to adjust the location they find a happy place!
Outdoors: Make sure the hoya does not get too much direct sunlight! They do best in about 60% light (pool screen is 90% light). If you have an overhang that is protected from direct sunlight then that would be a good location.
Water Hoya plants when the potting soil becomes almost completely dry. Use room-temperature water that has been “aged” or left sitting in an open container for at least 24 to 36 hours. Hoya plants are tropical plants that could be stressed by cold tap water. If you can let water sit for 24 to 48 hours so the chlorine and other chemicals in tap water dissipate.
AdeniumRose Company waters hoyas in the early morning: The soil should allow for good drainage. Stay away from too much moss in your soil. Use plenty of perlite to allow air circulation in the soil.
Seasons: Just like other plants hoyas have a main growing season. Expect the most growth from spring through late summer. During this time water more often. They do grow ear round if they receive proper sunlight but during winter they slow down.
Fertilize your Hoya Wax Plants to optimal Growth
Use fertilizer such as Dyna-Gro Grow once a month. If you are having blooming problems use Dyna-Gro Bloom. AdeniumRose Company does not use time released fertilizer on Hoyas.
Pale leaf color could be caused by poor nutrients in the soil. if you see light leaves give fertilizer twice a month. Also, give the plant a bit more sunlight during this time.
Flower blooms – Do not cut off the stems after they flower or crop the vines. Hoya will produce more flowers for the same vines/stems. If you want to promote branches then crop/prune right above leaves.
special note: AdeniumRose Company Inc. uses the same soil for hoyas as we do for Adeniums. The soil coir holds a bit o moisture while the perlite lets air in and help prevent root problems.
I can’t help to notice how specific you are when it comes to the time release fertilizer to be used on adenium plants. I certainly don’t disagree with your reasons for using 7-7-7 time release fertilizer.
So I figure what’s good for the professional grower ought to be good for me, the little bit beyond the hobbyist grower. I checked your product listing for the 7-7-7 time release fertilizer and wish to order this, but when reading the information about the product, I see the following: “Ratio: 6-6-10 or 7-7-7 depending upon stock.”
If the 7-7-7 time release fertilizer is so important for the adenium plant, then why would you substitute 6-6-10 if out of the 7-7-7?
I would be interested in your reply before I place an order, Thanks…..Bob
the stock we haev in is the 7-7-7. We need to update the description on the item. The last time we had 6-6-10 was 3 yrs ago when 7-7-7 was in short supply.