Hoya Iris Marie – Carla's Hoya haven
A Blog About Hoyas & Other Houseplants
I purchased Hoya Iris Marie from Steve’s Leaves in October, 2022. She’s grown a bit but has been mostly dormant over the winter. She prefers a spot in front of a West facing window rather than the grow tent.
A good video tour of Steve’s Leaves can be found here. I love tours with growers and serious collectors. They know the plants better than I ever will.
In this particular video the grower mentions that H. Iris Marie likes a lot of water. I was keeping it more on the dry side. Now that I started watering more the plant has grown numerous growth points and is starting to grow new leaves.
I don’t know what the stringy stuff is but I have seen it on many Hoyas when growing new leaves. They look a bit like fibers so it could be part of the growth process. They don’t seem to hurt the plant so I’m not going to worry about it.
H. Iris Marie is a lovely plant with thick, dark green leaves. It doesn’t require a lot of attention. It does prefer a good deal of sun and water. The stems are quite stiff so I don’t have a trellis plan for this one other than plant stakes. I look forward to getting some good growth out of this one this year.
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