seaecho,
Congratultions on your purchase of
Wax Plant (Hoya pubicalyx 'Pink Silver') and
Wax Plant (Hoya pubicalyx 'Royal Hawaiian Purple') Please share photos when your new babies arrive!
I have two Hoya pubicalyx plants grown from cuttings that I received in trade @ 2008. H. pubicalyx seems to be one of the easier ones for me. I live in Florida and both of my plants stay outside all year, one on the screened porch and one hanging in a backyard tree. Both are in locations where they get bright, filtered light but no direct sun. I have grown them in direct sun and the leaves will turn a pretty red color but I ended up frying one plant when I left it in too much intense sun for too long so they are now in areas where they only receive filtered light.
Hoyas prefer a well draining potting medium and I grow my hoyas (and every other plant I own) in a mixture of a good grade of potting soil, to which I incorporate a lot of orchid bark mix. This makes for a chunky, fast draining medium which works for my conditions. I'm really bad about watering my plants on a regular basis but we have fairly high year-round humidity here in Florida so all the moisture in the air helps. You can raise the humidity around your plants by misting regularly or placing the pots on trays containing moist pebbles.
All Hoya pubicalyx plants
http://garden.org/plants/searc... would require the same type of care. Hopefully someone in your area who grows Hoyas will be able to offer tips that would fit your growing conditions.
Member
@tarev lives in Ca. and although she may not live in the same part of the state as you, she grows a few Hoyas and hopefully will pop in with some advice.
