I had mistaken this for a dischidia but actually it is a Hoya species. The leaves are thin and elogated - more like of a succulent appearance of (Strings of Banana) but this is much hardier and water abuse tolerant.
I must say - that I'm not so much of a fan of Hoya but this one intrigue me especially the non-uniform Hoya types - this one is very much like of a miniature variation.
Just like any other Hoya variety - the Care & Needs are very much similar.
Medium:
This require a fast draining medium - something like orchid medium mix. It does well with a mixture of perlite, sphagnum moss, cocopeat & bark mix. It should not be a strong drainage mix where it doesn't hold any moisture at all but it should not be holding water too where the roots and stem can rot too. The balance of both is ideal.
Watering:
I water daily and twice during the hot dry days. They can go without water for few days to a week and perhaps you have to take note on how the foliage appearance - if it appears withered than watering is mandatory. The downside of watering will cost the leaves to turn yellow and start rotting - therefore - the right balance is necessary.
Sun:
Hoya is not a totally shade loving plant but you can place them in bright indoors area. I for one had experience where when it is placed in dark areas - they rarely bloom and the growth appears to be very leggy (the leaves nodes along the stem appear to phase out far apart and it is very unsightly especially when you prefer to have a compact foliage plants)
Another thing about Hoya is they only bloom when they receive good sun.
Without it - it may not bloom.
Hoya is a trailing plant and more on the wild side. The seemed to do well in most unforgiving conditions but at times - just barely surviving and it is indeed a slow growing plant - so don't expect much if you received a small cuttings and looking forward for new growth - It may take many months to actually notice anything.
I for one, just place them in their ideal spot and consider that done there and routinely water them on daily basis and weekly spray flowering fertilizer on them hoping them to bloom. Otherwise, it's another trailing green foliage plant that I'm contented with.
Other Factors:
1) Do not dead-head the dried flower buds as the new flowers blooms from the previous dried flower spike.
2) Do take effort to foliar fertilizer on them to induce new growth or else it will remain in that same size for months.
3) It's a trailing plant - so do allow space for it to grow and trail heavy, it will climb and vine everywhere - so do take note on that garden space in place them permanently as once it captured and coiled within the garden space - it will be difficult to remove them without cause damage to the vine or foliage.
4) This plant does produce aerial roots and may start off new shoots hence a new plant from a different location where it had rooted.
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on their Care and Cultivation on each plant types and their characteristics.
Different Types of Hoya - Names & Images
Hoya is a trailing plant and more on the wild side. The seemed to do well in most unforgiving conditions but at times - just barely surviving and it is indeed a slow growing plant - so don't expect much if you received a small cuttings and looking forward for new growth - It may take many months to actually notice anything.
I for one, just place them in their ideal spot and consider that done there and routinely water them on daily basis and weekly spray flowering fertilizer on them hoping them to bloom. Otherwise, it's another trailing green foliage plant that I'm contented with.
Other Factors:
1) Do not dead-head the dried flower buds as the new flowers blooms from the previous dried flower spike.
2) Do take effort to foliar fertilizer on them to induce new growth or else it will remain in that same size for months.
3) It's a trailing plant - so do allow space for it to grow and trail heavy, it will climb and vine everywhere - so do take note on that garden space in place them permanently as once it captured and coiled within the garden space - it will be difficult to remove them without cause damage to the vine or foliage.
4) This plant does produce aerial roots and may start off new shoots hence a new plant from a different location where it had rooted.
on their Care and Cultivation on each plant types and their characteristics.
Different Types of Hoya - Names & Images
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