Hoya Australis Lisa vs Krimson Princess

It’s pretty common for Hoya Australis Lisa (do you know, it’s only the second time I’ve typed that and I’m already sick of it) to be sold as a Hoya Carnosa Krimson Princess so I thought I’d do a little comparison. By common, I mean that I’ve never actually seen a Krimson Princess baby being …

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You’re Not Imagining It – Hoya Move On Their Own

A lot of different plants can move, the most famous probably being prayer plants, which fold their leaves up at night. Hoya probably do move their leaves, but they do it in such a way that you barely notice, and you certainly wouldn’t be freaked out by it. It’s the vines that like to move. …

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Watering Requirements For Hoya

There’s quite a lot of confusion about how often to water Hoya. There are two camps: one that rarely water, and the other that waters frequently. In my opinion, Hoya do best if they’re kept in very airy soil and water frequently BUT they do totally fine in denser soil if left to dry out …

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How to Care For Hoya

I’m trying to get into making videos (it’s super hard and I’m a very slow learner) so I thought I’d start with adding my hoya collection video to my Hoya care guide. TURNS OUT I HAVEN’T WRITTEN ONE. So that’s what this is. Where do hoya come from? Hoya are native to several Asian countries, …

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