Ok, I'm having trouble posting pictures, as soon as I figure it out, I will put some up.

Pictures would help a lot. What do you mean by moving it? Did you move it to a completely different location in terms of more/less sun or more/less draft...or did you just move it from point A to point B with no changes in conditions?

Are you watering it correctly? If you have yellowing leaves, you are probably overwatering or underwatering. Most hoyas like to be watered when dry - do you know what kind of hoya it is? If not, again a picture would help. Try a search here on how to post a picture. I use photobucket.com (a free online album), upload the picture/s to the album, copy the HTML code of the picture, then paste it on the post. You'll see the picture when you preview the post.

I hate to say it, but you may have a lost cause with the yellow/brown leaves. Not sure why they are also brown, but that can't be good - it could be a fungus or bug. I wouldn't tell you to cut anything off yet...not without seeing the plant. As far as plant food goes, that's not going to cure the plant.

Good luck,
Gabi

I moved it from the top of the bookcase to the top of the TV stand. I think there wasn't enough light on the top of the TV stand but it was only there for about a week while we rearranged stuff in the living room.

Here should be pictures:

Wow. That's too far gone to do anything about it. I'd cut off those dead leaves and stems now, and take a few healthy cuttings in case the rest of the plant doesn't make it.

It doesn't make sense that all that damage would happen from insufficent light, so I'm guessing that's not the reason. The brown you described just seems like dead leaves, by the way. Yellow leaves are usually a sign of over- or underwatering, but I would be shocked if that would cause that kind of damage in a week. So my question is this...even though you noticed the damage a week after moving the plant, how long have you had the plant? You might have been slowly killing it without knowing it.

Gabi

I have had the plant for about 8 months. Before I had to move it, there was new growth on it with new leaves and new stems.

The bookcase is on an interior wall whereas the tv stand is in the corner of two exterior walls. Did it maybe get too cold since it is winter here in Wyoming?

allbre, Did you maybe put it inline with a heat vent, that wouldn't be good.

Yes, it could be that it got too cold. Maybe it got too cold but you continued the same watering schedule, which would mean that the soil wouldn't have much of a chance to get dry. I'm really sorry this happened - I'm sure you want to save it for your SIL. I really wish there was something else you could do, but I think the only thing is to take off all that dead stuff, take some healthy cuttings and root them, and then figure out what you can do for the rest of the plant to make sure you don't lose it. I'd make sure you give it as much sun/light as possible (can you maybe use artificial lighting as a supplement to sunlight?), water only when dry, and keep it away from cold drafts. When is your SIL coming back?

Gabi

No, it wasn't inline with a heat vent.

My SIL comes back in October, so I have a few months. I cut off all the dead last night and I'm going to take some cuttings this weekend. Do you think I can give plant food to the reminding plant to try and save it?

Thanks for all your help on this. I tried reading books about the hoya and I didn't really find any help, so these responses have been extremely helpful.

What kind of plant food do you have? If you are referring to regular fertilizer, that won't save the plant. Fertilizer is meant for healthy growing plants. The one thing that *may* help is Eleanor's VF-11 (but if the plant is too far gone I don't think it will make a difference...it can't hurt though). If you don't want to wait to find Eleanor's (which could be tough to find, unless you order it online - I use reedsgreenhouse.com or charley's greenhouse), you might want to look into other plant foods that have minerals and hormones and such - maybe Superthrive? Let's see if anyone has other advice on the fertilizer question, but I really don't think it will do anything to help...at least at this point. Just try and do the best you can for it now. I really hope the hoya pulls through.

Oh, one more question. How long has your SIL had the plant? I'm just wondering if maybe it could benefit from a change in soil. Just a thought. Is the soil very "muddy", or is it loose and chunky? The latter is better. But if it's too much to worry about right now, then just leave it alone. I'm just thinking of other things you could do to help revive it. Sometimes a repotting will give a good boost.

Gabi