Hoya Linearis Care & Propagation Guide

Hoya linearis likes warmth and can endure dry conditions. Unlike other plants, Hoya linearis prefers high temperature, high humidity and semi overcast environment. In summer, autumn and autumn, Hoya linearis's living environment is best to maintain relatively high air temperature, but high temperature does not mean exposure to the sun. If exposed to the sun, The leaf color of Hoya linearis will turn yellow.

Hoya Linearis Quick Info

Botanical/Scientific Name	Hoya Linearis
Common Name	Wax Vine
Varieties	Hoya Carnosa,Hoya Pubicalyx,Hoya Kentiana,Hoya Kerrii
Uses	A great plant to grow as a houseplant
Origin	Himalayas
Light Care	Bright but indirect, filtered sunlight
Soil Care	Well draining soil
Temperature Care	60 to 85 degree Fahrenheit range
Humidity Care	50 to 70% Humidity
Watering	Water moderately during the growing season
Pruning Care	Cut back any dead or dried stems and leaves
Fertilizer Care	Using a balanced fertilizer in the growing season
Propagation	Rooting stem cuttings in either water or sphagnum moss
Toxic	Non-toxic

Hoya Linearis Care in Detail

Hoya Linearis Watering

Especially for Hoya linearis, Hoya linearis doesn't need you to water it all day like other plants, but it can be watered once when Hoya linearis is especially short of water. Once a month is about the same. However, due to the muggy weather in summer, the water evaporation of Hoya linearis will be very fast, so you can slightly increase the number of watering at this time, so it won't be short of water. However, in winter, the temperature is very low, so Hoya linearis needs less water, and almost rarely needs you to water. Therefore, as long as you master the watering amount of Hoya linearis, it can grow particularly vigorous.

Hoya Linearis Soil

First of all, you need to know more about the growth conditions of Hoya linearis. The most important thing is the soil. Hoya linearis soil is important. That is to find some fertile peat soil. Moreover, it can also be mixed with some organic fertilizer, so that the nutrition is more balanced. And I bought that breathable flowerpot. It can have a good drainage function at that time. Then put some stones in the basin before putting the soil. Plant the Hoya linearis plants we prepared in advance into the flower pot. Just flatten the soil by hand. In fact, the usual maintenance of Hoya linearis is relatively convenient and simple.

Hoya Linearis Light

As for the light required by Hoya linearis, it is relatively semi cloudy environment, and the plants grow best. Hoya linearis likes astigmatism, semi Yin environment, shade resistance and avoid direct sunlight. In summer, it is necessary to move to the shade to prevent the leaves from being burned by strong light, causing the leaves to lose green and turn yellow. In serious cases, the leaves will fall off and affect the viewing effect of Hoya linearis. If it is placed in the place with insufficient light for a long time, the leaf color will become lighter and the flowers will be less but not colourful.

Hoya Linearis Temperature

Hoya linearis clings to the tree, and high temperature and humidity are easy to make its stems grow air roots, which is convenient for attachment and increase the way of absorbing nutrients. Another fact you should know is that Hoya linearis belongs to the family Rosaceae, which is extremely drought resistant. If we use the substrate for potting, whether it is bark or bluestone, watering and spraying are to create an environment suitable for Hoya linearis; If you plant with soil like me, you can basically water it once a week, which is enough to permeate water, or two weeks; If Hoya linearis potted plants are large, it is OK not to water them for a month in the growing season; No watering for two or three months in winter does not affect its growth. Because wild bulbus grows on trees or rocks, its stems and petioles are easy to grow and take root. If we want the whole plant type to be more beautiful in potted plants, we don't spray water on Hoya linearis, so its stems grow very smooth and beautiful; If you don't care or want cutting to survive easily, you can spray water to make its stem grow and take root, so as to shorten the cutting time.

Hoya Linearis Humidity

What we need to pay special attention to is that there should be no ponding in the basin soil of Hoya linearis, otherwise the roots of Hoya linearis will be easy to get sick and rot, and you will not succeed in planting at that time. And usually pay more attention to the ambient temperature around Hoya linearis. Hoya linearis can grow well at a relatively mild temperature of 20 degrees. It can be placed indoors when the temperature is low. When it's muggy, you can shade it from the sun, and then lower the temperature. Another point is that Hoya linearis is also easy to breed some pests and germs. Therefore, we must observe it more at ordinary times, and we can't let it have the occurrence of diseases and pests, otherwise it will be difficult for it to produce more beautiful flowers.

Hoya Linearis Fertilizer

We can spray some pesticides on Hoya linearis in advance, so that it can be well prevented. Moreover, when Hoya linearis grows large, you must build a beautiful flower rack for Hoya linearis to climb, so that it will look more beautiful and interesting. You can also let Hoya linearis climb on the balcony. When it blooms like this, there are beautiful ball orchids on the balcony. How attractive it is! In fact, when you first planted Hoya linearis, you couldn't see the uniqueness of Hoya linearis. As long as you are patient and take good care of it, it will attract your love when it blooms.

Hoya Linearis Pruning

The first note of Hoya linearis pruning is that we should prune and topple a branch in time. If you don't prune a branch of Hoya linearis, it will directly grow very long. At the same time, it will often grow a flower branch between the leaf and the stem, and then bloom. In this way, the number of flowers growing on a branch is limited and there are not many flowers, And the whole plant shape is not good-looking. In the process of maintenance, for example, we should hang a few trees in a pot, which grow to about 20 cm, directly top Hoya linearis and trim its branches. It will grow side buds from the remaining leaves and stems, and gradually trim and trim it, so that Hoya linearis will have enough branches to bloom beautifully at that time, Moreover, it can achieve the effect of exploding pots and flourishing branches and leaves. At that time, how spectacular and beautiful it is to grow flower buds on each branch. The flowers of Hoya linearis are like big flower balls, very beautiful, and the faint fragrance is very good.
The second point of Hoya linearis pruning is to remember to keep the remaining flowers. The flowering performance of Hoya linearis is to constantly grow new buds. When the new buds grow a distance, a foil will grow between the leaf and the stem. Flowers will gradually grow on the foil to produce a flower ball, so we should trim Hoya linearis in time. While trimming, Don't cut off the stem of Hoya linearis after flowering. If it is cut off, the part above the flower branch will not bloom. The flowering skill of Hoya linearis is to bloom from the old stem in the second year, so it must be kept. If you cut it, your Hoya linearis will not bloom.
While Hoya linearis continues to grow new buds, when the new buds grow to a certain height, a pedicel will grow. Some of the pedicels may gradually age and do not bloom in the first year, but in the second year, the pedicel is bound to bloom. As long as there is a pedicel of bulbus, you don't cut it off and keep the pedicel of Hoya linearis. How many pedicels will you keep at that time, How many flowers does Hoya linearis have, and while constantly growing new branches, flower stems grow from the top of new branches to bloom again. Some people keep Hoya linearis for a year, which can open hundreds of large flower balls every spring.
When we raise Hoya linearis, we should pay attention to these two tips. Don't make mistakes. Trim it reasonably. Don't cut off the pedicel. Be sure to keep it. In this way, your bulbus can bloom from the old pedicel every year, and keep the old pedicel through our pruning. Hoya linearis will grow enough new buds and bloom directly in the pot at that time. It is also very simple to maintain it. Give it scattered light. Give it light for about two hours a day. Don't see strong light. Ensure good ventilation. When the soil surface dries for one or two centimeters, directly water it. It grows and blooms continuously in the growing season. In winter, keep the basin soil slightly wet. Don't use fertilizer and give it enough light, Hoya linearis can spend the winter safely, but the temperature must be above 10 degrees.

Hoya Linearis Repotting

Hoya linearis repotting is very important. Hoya linearis is different from other plants. If it wants to grow and bloom all the time, it must use a smaller pot. After you plant it in a large pot, it can grow branches, but there is a prerequisite that Hoya linearis can go out to bud while growing. In the early stage, the pot is relatively large, and it only grows vines and leaves, It doesn't bloom at all, and the growing leaves will be very small. We raise Hoya linearis to change the basin for it, and choose a smaller and shorter basin as far as possible, so that there will be no problem.
Changing the pot for Hoya linearis is inseparable from soil preparation. Generally, what we buy is loose and breathable soil, because no one uses garden soil to cultivate Hoya linearis, which is not easy to sell in the market. They are all cultivated with nutritious soil. If we prepare soil, we can prepare nutritious soil with the same nature and similar permeability, but we must remember, Don't add fertilizer to the nutrient soil, because Hoya linearis doesn't have too many capillary roots and its roots are relatively thick. If you use a little more fertilizer and use a little more, direct contact with the roots will lead to the burning of its newly grown root tip. If one root is burned at the root tip, it is easy to lead to the complete rot of the whole plant and finally dry to death, This is one of the most common problems in raising Hoya linearis. If we mix soil, we should configure one with better air permeability as much as possible, but do not add fertilizer inside. If you want to add it, you can add a little fermented sheep manure appropriately, so that there will be no problem, but we must use fermented sheep manure.
Can't be too wet? When changing pots, we can't say that the soil is very wet. It's wrong to directly change pots for Hoya linearis. All plants of Asclepiadaceae, including Hoya linearis, are drought resistant because their leaves are thick, their branches are thick, and their roots are thick. Therefore, if we want to change pots for Hoya linearis, we'd better let her pot soil dry completely, Even if the basin soil is completely dry, the branches and leaves will not wilt, and the roots will not die. Only when the basin soil is too dry, we can change the basin and fill the larger basin with soil, so that it can be watered directly. After watering, it is not easy to have problems, because it is too dry and directly grow roots when we see the humidity, If the root system grows directly into the new soil, it can adapt to the new soil and there will be no problem. If the basin soil is still very wet, you can directly change it to the basin for watering, which is very prone to rot. Because of the wet soil, it grows normally and suddenly touches new soil indirectly. If these roots do not adapt, it will lead to problems. It is most reliable to let it dry for a few days and then change the pot.
It's very easy to change the basin for Hoya linearis. Find a slightly larger basin, size 1 ~ 2. Don't use a deep basin. Use a shorter basin. Try to choose a tile basin or a red pottery basin with good air permeability. Wait until his basin soil is dry and dry for a day or two before changing it. When changing the basin, choose a sunny day instead of adding fertilizer, In this way, you can plant it directly, water it directly, put it in a well ventilated place, see the light and maintain it normally, and there will be no problem with your Hoya linearis. After raising it for ten days and a half months, he will quickly grow flower buds. Moreover, Hoya linearis has a characteristic that every leaf will bloom when his vine is growing, and if the flower thanks, The second spring will bloom again. Don't cut off the old pedicel.

Hoya Linearis Pest & Disease Control

Hoya linearis sometimes suffers from leaf spot and powdery mildew. In the early stage of onset, spray with 1000 times of carbendazim 50 wettable powder or 700 times of mancozeb 70 wettable powder. Insect pests are caused by scale insects, which can be sprayed with 25 thiazide wettable powder 1500 times.

Hoya Linearis Propagation

Hoya Linearis Cutting Propagation

For Hoya linearis cutting propagation, you can choose the robust leaves of Hoya linearis, especially the robust and thick leaves at the bottom of branches. You must not choose yellow leaves or leaves with fungal diseases. Don't choose too old leaves at the bottom of branches. Hoya linearis is a kind of succulent plants. Of course, you can choose to use leaf cutting for propagation. You should prepare some small seedling pots in advance, and there should be large and more drainage holes at the bottom. Generally, the soil is peat soil with perlite, with a ratio of 1:1. You can also choose vermiculite for cultivation.
Perlite and vermiculite are good materials for Hoya linearis cutting propagation, and their air permeability and water holding capacity are relatively good. You can insert the leaves of Hoya linearis obliquely into the soil. You only need to insert the moon petiole about two or three centimeters into the soil. Don't cut the leaves of Hoya linearis immediately after cutting them. You can put them in a ventilated and shaded place for two or three days, and then cut them in the soil. This is to avoid wound infection. Placing them for two or three days is to heal their wounds. If you want to improve the mechanism of rooting and germination, you can dip some rooting powder at the bottom of the petiole. During leaf cutting propagation, you should pay attention to keep Hoya linearis soil slightly moist without excessive frequent watering. In addition, you should pay attention to maintain a certain air humidity and avoid air drying. The temperature is between 20 ~ 25 degrees.

Hoya Linearis Division Propagation

Hoya linearis division propagation is generally carried out in late spring and early summer. The enriched stems and vines are slightly cut at the stem internodes, wrapped with water moss, wrapped with film externally, tied tightly, and cut the potted plants after rooting. You can also put the potted Hoya linearis on the border, bury the internodes under the soil, and cut the upper basin after rooting.

Hoya Linearis Propagation in Water

For Hoya linearis propagation in water, we can dig up the earth planted bulbus, wash it with clean water, cut off the dead leaves and pest leaves, and soak it in diluted flower nutrient solution for half a day. Then we can take the glass bottle or vase, move the treated bulb orchid seedlings into the vase river stone, unfold the roots, add clean water and place them indoors or in a cool place. Spray the leaves with clean water once a day and change the water every 15 days.
Hoya linearis likes astigmatism, semi Yin environment, shade resistance and avoid direct sunlight. In summer, it is necessary to move to the shade to prevent the leaves from being burned by strong light, causing the leaves to lose green and turn yellow. In serious cases, the leaves will fall off and affect the viewing effect.
If it is placed in a place with insufficient light for a long time, the color of Hoya linearis leaves will become lighter and the flowers will be less but not colourful. Bulb orchid is not cold resistant, and the suitable temperature for growth is 15 ~ 28 ℃. It grows well under high temperature conditions. It should sleep in cold and slightly dry environment in winter, and the overwintering temperature should be kept above 10 ℃. If it is lower than 5 ℃, it is vulnerable to cold damage, causing defoliation and even the death of the whole plant.

Hoya Linearis Varieties

• Hoya Carnosa
• Hoya Pubicalyx
• Hoya Kentiana
• Hoya Kerrii
• Hoya Lacunosa
• Hoya Australis
• Hoya Obovata
• Hoya Retusa

Hoya Linearis Benefits

Hoya linearis is a widely cultivated foliage and flower watching plant. Its stems, leaves and flowers are beautiful, with bright colors and strange flower shapes. At present, there are many varieties of Hoya linearis cultivated, with high ornamental value.
Hoya linearis is one of the plant varieties suitable for home decoration. It is arranged under the window, between corridors or on bookshelves. Its branches and leaves float in the air, making people feel relaxed and leisurely. In addition, Hoya linearis can also be shaped. The branches and tendrils of Hoya linearis are flexible and can make various forms of frames with personal hobbies, make them wrap and climb on it, grow into colorful images of animals and plants, and its hanging decoration hangs naturally, which has unexpected effects in home decoration.
Hoya linearis is an ornamental plant and can also be used for medicine. The stems and leaves of Hoya linearis contain 0.76%, and also contain sitosterol and fatty oil. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxification, expelling wind and dampness. It can be used for the treatment of epidemic encephalitis B, pneumonia, bronchitis, orchitis, rheumatoid arthritis, adverse urination, external use, carbuncle, swelling and sore, etc. it has a wide range of medicine.
Hoya linearis has a unique flower type, which can appreciate and beautify the environment. At the same time, it also has a wide range of medicinal value. It is a better flower plant.

Hoya Linearis Care Tips

The reasons for the slow growth of Hoya linearis may be: a. the flowerpot of Hoya linearis is too large: it shows that the plant stagnates and does not grow long or grows slowly; b. The basin soil of Hoya linearis has poor water permeability: the basin soil is too wet and not easy to dry, and the leaves have no luster, gradually become thinner and lighter in color; c. Air leakage of basin soil in Hoya linearis: all water flows out at the moment of watering (except bark bluestone matrix), and soil air leakage.
The new leaves and buds of Hoya linearis are curly and do not stretch. The reasons may be water shortage, insufficient soil fertility or insufficient light, or diseases and pests.
The reason why Hoya linearis leaves turn yellow may be that Hoya linearis basin soil is too wet for a long time due to poor water permeability; hypertrophy; Basin soil is too dry; Diseases and pests. It is common that the basin soil is too wet. Over drying usually leads to dry leaves, rarely yellow leaves.
Hoya linearis grows well and does not blossom. The possible reasons are: A. there is no change in temperature difference in the storage environment. Generally, the change in temperature difference can promote flower bud differentiation; b. High nitrogen content in soil leads to plant overgrowth and insufficient potassium fertilizer; c. Top advantage. Treatment method: A. It is best to place it where the temperature difference between day and night changes; b. Adjust the soil, change the soil or add an appropriate amount of fertilizer with high potassium; c. Timely sharpening to eliminate the top advantage. After Hoya linearis grows, we cut 1-2 branches to inhibit the growth trend, and generally flowers can be put on the next year. We can use the cut Hoya linearis branches for cutting without waste.

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