H. Eriostemma (Chocolate Flower) – I’m killing this one, too! – Carla's Hoya haven
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I’m so disappointed in this one. It had the softest, fuzziest leaves. I wanted to love this plant. It came out of the box ready to grow. That was back in April 2023. I had it up on a shelf under a grow light. The new leaves started to yellow. I watered less and the old leaves developed dark blotches that quickly spread. I tried repotting. I tried more water and less water. I moved it to a sunny window. Still it continued to lose leaves.
Eventually, all stems died back but one. I’m trying to root it but it keeps rotting at the bottom. The remaining stems in the pot are well rooted which is why I haven’t thrown it out, yet. I keep all of it in my grow tent up close to the light just to see if new stems will grow up out of the potting mix. Judging by the picture on the right I’d say it’s over. I’ll leave it in the grow tent until I need that space and if it hasn’t made a comeback by then it’s going into the trash.
Sorry, Steve’s Leaves! I just couldn’t keep H. eriostemma (chocolate flower) alive.
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