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Hoyas
lalla62

hoya picta

13 years ago

goodnight my dear hoya friends...

today i need your help for my hoya picta

i do not understand it..

if i put water, rots leafs

if i let it dry leaves curl...

why?

what do i wrong?

grazie to all, is along time i miss from here..and sorry for my english..

lalla.

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  • 13 years ago

    Hi

    I do not grow this one but it intrigued my interest to take a look at its picture. Have you read what Doug at Vermont Hoyas has to say about how to grow it? He does a very nice job growing a number of different species.

    He says "Do not overwater, but it does like warm mist of water daily.". You may want to google it and read entire thread.

    Hope this helps!

    Comments (6)

    • 13 years ago

      Lalla,

      Don't fret. We all have problem Hoyas and picta has been one of mine, too. I don't usually give up on a Hoya until I've killed at least four or five. So far, picta has only been murdered by me twice, so I'll be trying it a few more times. Right now, I'm on my 4th hellwigiana - a cutting I got from Joni. And it has new growth!!!!! I'm very excited - this could be the time I get it right!
      Just keep adjusting your care until you either kill it or get it right. If you kill it, think of it as a learning experience and commit to try again down the road. It's been a few years since I grew picta, and your post has made me crave it again... It's a sweet little Hoya...

      Denise in Omaha

    • 13 years ago

      I'm sorry you're having trouble with your picta, lalla :( (It's nice to hear from you again, btw.)

      I am not sure what advice to give you. I have not had problems with my picta. I have mine in a medium of bark, perlite, and potting soil. I tend to underwater, so mine dries out almost completely before I water it again. It like being watered like this. I haven't ever had leaves curl, though, so maybe you let it get a little too dry. Probably in Italy a plant can quickly go from "just the right amount dry" to "way too dry." :X (Or are you in the north?)

      Or maybe when you rooted your plant, the root system just never was that great. Do you have a big enough plant that you can take a cutting and start a new plant? Sometimes a new root system is all it takes to turn a struggling plant around.

      Good luck!

      This post was edited by greedyghost on Thu, Jul 11, 13 at 22:33

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    • 13 years ago

      hello denise and thank you ..
      I also expect to lose 2 or 3 hoye before giving up ..
      this is 'my second and hopefully last picta!
      the poor has also tried to bloom for 2 times but can not do it!
      test and test at the end i will understand something '
      kisses and kisses from Italy

    • 13 years ago

      ciao greedy, i am happy you remember me!
      thank you for yours advices
      i live in south italy, in a city on sea...here is high umidity and i am very carefull before giving water..

      i think this hoya difficul to groove, but really leaves curled indicate little water...

      i will try slowly increase water and see if it improves...
      this is a so cute hoya, !!

      grazie, sono contenta di avervi ritrovati,
      thank you , i am very happy to find youuu!

      ciao ciao.

    • 13 years ago

      yes teisa, grazie, i know dug and his blog!

      i often read his advices .

      for picta he recommended alittle water and i trust him!

      thank you for your interesting,
      kisses ..lalla.

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