January 2024

A Blog About Hoyas & Other Houseplants

H. crassipetiolata is a wonderful easy going plant with lovely veining and a few speckles. I purchased this plant from Land of Alice around September, 2022. It’s one of the more reasonably priced Hoyas. After unboxing I set it under the GE Seeds & Greens grow light. It was quick to grow long twining vines but went a bit dormant before I got the grow tent set up. This is another plant that does just fine with average winter household temperatures and humidity so the grow tent didn’t help it much. It grew a few new leaves that yellowed and fell off and a few that stuck around. I was only watering once every two weeks.

I pulled it out the grow tent and set it on a shelf in front of a West facing window with a sheer. As the days get longer and we have occasional sunshine this plant has sprouted numerous growth points and several new leaves. I have this potted in ABG/coconut husk mix and I water once a week with lightly fertilized water. Right now I’m using Miracle-Gro Water Soluble Azalea, Camellia, Rhododendron feed. I add 1/4 tsp per gallon of water and that seems to be fine.

I assembled a SuperTrellis tower for this one. I can fit five towers on a 3′ shelf. I can still add two more levels to four of the towers. My plants have plenty of room to grow.

Overall, H. crassipetiolata is a excellent plant for any collection. It’s easy to care for and has lovely leaves. I look forward to getting flowers from this one someday.

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