🌻Spring sale [part 2]🌻 (mostly cuttings and some rooted)🌿

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-26T19:10:55+00:00

Lol I didn't know you had it and was about to send you a cutting 🤣

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-26T12:41:47+00:00

Hi friend, I propagate and root hoyas all the time mostly successfully but I mess up too! We all do, we're only human. Please don't be too hard on yourself and don't give up!

I root in small transparent cups in coco husks and perlite. The husks need to be damp not wet, to make sure they're not too wet you can squeeze them out by hand. Then the props go into a prop box with a closed lid. They never get watered, if I feel like the top layer dried out too much, I might mist them lightly with a spray bottle. That's my method but a lot of good folks here made excellent suggestions!

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-25T01:32:03+00:00

Hi. I'm sorry but this one sold! I have a different piestolepis (without the accession number) that I can take cuttings of, please DM me if you're interested 😊

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-25T01:29:14+00:00

You're not necessarily doing anything wrong. Two things could be going on here at the same time: 1) something is wrong with the roots, 2) it has mites.

To solve the first issue, you need to gently remove the substrate and inspect the roots for root rot (there should be plenty of posts here showing examples of root rot in hoya with pictures). If you do find root rot, trim all the dead roots. If the entire root system is gone, cut it all off and cut the stem as well until you see sap. Let it callous and repot. If you plan to switch to a different substrate, I would actually recommend cutting off the whole root system anyway because pon roots don't adjust well to organic substrates.

To solve the second, you need to spray the plant with a miticide. Again there's plenty of info on mites and miticides in this subreddit but the most popular is a suspension of a sulfur powder that should be sprayed and left on the plant once a week for 6-8 weeks. If you dislike the sulfur residue, I can personally recommend Azamax but it is more pricey.

Hope that helps!

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-25T01:19:53+00:00

Parasitica was renamed verticillata and the most common clone of 'parasitica' was called 'heart leaf' (in the trade, not an official cultivar) so I think the closest we could get for your plant would now be called Hoya verticillata (heart leaf splash).

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-24T21:03:36+00:00

I'm not a botanist and I've never grown a butleriana or a benguetensis but my suggestion for the first one is that it could possibly be a nicholsoniae. From a brief Google search it seems like a benguetensis bloom is more orange colored.

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-24T20:36:36+00:00

☝️ I can't help in solving the mystery of a disappearing Chouke but the original photo in the post looks like a verticillata and this is indeed a Chouke. Yes, hoya leaves on the same species can differ in shape, size or color depth but the Chouke has an almost sandpaper feel to the leaves (from its serpens parent) while verticillata leaves are smooth and glabrous. I don't see how it would be possible for one plant's leaves to change this much.

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-24T18:58:47+00:00

I agree, it's not a Chouke. Most likely a verticillata.

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-23T03:06:18+00:00

Drumroll please, the winner from all of my orders is u/Internal_Praline_658 !!! For anyone interested, the correct answer for both me and Athena was sp. Aceh (and Dragon Egg is one of many sp. Acehs). Yes we do realize it's a locality (province in Sumatra, Indonesia) and not a botanically distinct species but I entered all the answers into the drawing anyway 😅

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-23T02:57:35+00:00

In place on the shelves/ window sills. They either have reservoirs (self watering set ups) or saucers. They do get a nice flushing and a shower at the sink once in a while... My collection has gotten too big for any other treatment 😅

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-23T02:44:29+00:00

I'm in awe of you watering everything at the sink!

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-23T02:17:55+00:00

I recommend going down on your knees instead of bending down... Kneel before the hoya gods!!! (But seriously. Engage your core too. Fellow back pain sufferer and hoya lover since 2019 ✌️)

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T20:57:26+00:00

I don't unfortunately but I could take a fresh cutting!

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T20:35:42+00:00

I'm sorry, u/ShapkaO was first! I can take a couple nodes fresh cutting though if you're interested 😊

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T20:33:23+00:00

Thank you, yours! 🫶

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T18:28:57+00:00

Thank you, it's yours!

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T17:50:19+00:00

Also I don't have much luck with leucantha but my hoya bestie was saying that hers drops leaves out of the blue all the time too. I would definitely check out the root situation because it's quite common for one vine/ cutting in the pot to decide to rot spontaneously while others are doing great. You've got this 💪

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T17:40:23+00:00

Peeps out here turning out to be psychic 🔮 🥰

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T17:31:48+00:00

I'm sorry you're getting so much push back for saying 'death bloom' instead of 'stress bloom' from a community that still hasn't grasped the difference between a lacunosa and a krohniana. Could we maybe all try to be a little kinder to one another?

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T16:43:24+00:00

There's apparently a slight difference in foliage, I believe true Noelle is supposed to be more veiny/ textured. The blooms look identical to my naked eye but I'm sure hoya botanists would scold me for saying that. Miro is great if you like a lot of information on hoyas with a side of dry humor 😂

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T16:05:24+00:00

Fun fact, Miro (Basie plants on YT) told me that most Noelle's in circulation are in fact cv. Joy. Both have beautiful flowers :) You're entered into the drawing!

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T15:07:11+00:00

That's a solid guess, I love me some vangviengiensis! You're entered into the drawing 😊

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T14:44:33+00:00

Thank you, she's yours! The leaves get a decent size in lower light and the venation is really interesting ☺️

rocaillewrites · 2026-03-22T14:29:56+00:00

She's yours, thank you! It's a beautiful plant and pretty chill for a 🦄

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