Second Hoya Haul of 2023 – Carla’s Hoya Haven

New plants from The Planted Veteran on Etsy

Another fantastic day for me with more new plants arriving in the mail. This time I ordered from The Planted Veteran on Etsy. I’ve wanted to order from this seller for a while now.

There are so many lovely little plants on The Planted Veteran site. I had to give it a try. First, the box arrived in good condition and items inside were well packaged and labeled. The plants themselves were packed in cardboard tubes.

Some quilt batting helped hold the plants in place and protect them from being bumped about inside the box. All three plants arrived in great shape. These are thicker leaved varieties that hold up well during shipping. In back I have H. meliflua and H. fungii. In front is H. merrilli.

They’re all in coconut husk which I prefer. I set them in a west facing window with a sheer curtain. I gave them some water with Miracle Gro Azalea fertilizer, 1/4 tsp per gallon of water.

After a couple days in the sunlight they’re already adjusting to their new home. The leaves thickened back up. The vines are reaching toward the grow light on H. merrilli and H. fungii. I look forward to seeing these plants thrive over the summer months and I’ll be ordering from The Planted Veteran again. I’m very happy with my purchase.

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