I have a 7" cutting I recieved in May and it has already branched out in 3 places. Sounds like you are doing all the right things, mine gets AM sun and rooted easily from a stem cutting. I water when dry, like the rest of my hoyas.

Have u ever seen a full pot of this one? Gorgeous!

Thanks ines!

Just what I wanted to hear! It sounds like a really good grower. Not crazy about the more fussy, slower ones.

No, I have never seen a full pot, only pictures of mostly close-ups online, so I can't wait until this one fills out more.Yes, I'm sure it WILL be just gorgeous!!!

Yours sounds like it's VERY happy!

Billy Rae

I keep mine in dappled sun/shade. It likes cool temps (or at least a night-time temp drop), so I leave mine outside as long as I can. That was late Sept. last year, and it bloomed up a storm in late fall/early winter.

I have a few cuttings from May that are just getting to the repotting point, polynuera being one of them. I wondered when I got them how they would ever possibly grow into a full plant, and it may take some time with some varieties, but polynuera, bella and curtisii have all branched out, so I figure they will not take as long as I had thought.

Right after getting the polynuera cutting, I saw a full hanging basket of it from Exotic Angel growers at my local garden center - it took ALOT of willpower not to buy it, but now I am glad I didn't. it is alot more rewarding to grow from cuttings. Why do you bring yours back inside at night? It will probably be fine spending the night outdoors- unless you live on the North Pole or somewhere like that!

Ok, I guess the light it's now getting is good!

I bring my plants in (just some, rest in house) because I like to keep control of the watering. I don't want them getting rained on for four days, plus, when there is a rain storm, there is usually wind, and anymore it's stronger than it used to be years back, we have gotten between 30-50 mph winds or more with rain, you should see our poor weeping willow! A few plants would certainly go flying!
Also, there are the nighttime slugs that might do some munching.
The plants are on a picnic table on the deck, and some on a lightweight folding table, but those slimmers can climb, I have seem some halfway up the side of the house come mornings.
I wouldn't want any to get stolen either, you just never know.
Anyway, I don't mind moving them around.

Now, aren't you glad you asked? :>)
Billy Rae

Yes I am glad, find it very interesting. I see what you mean, I am just a zone south of you near Philadephia. Luckily I have some my plants in sheltered areas where they are protected from the rain and most wind. As for the ones that aren't, I keep an eye on the weather and USUALLY get them moved out of harms way if wind or rain is on it's way.
You are right about the rain messing with the watering schedule! Not many slugs in my yard though, and the few that there are stay busy on the bigger floor plants I have on the ground.

I have also worried about someone stealing my plants - though I live in a good area, you really don't know! I think though, in my area, someone would have to be a very serious and determined plant theif to go to the trouble, there is no foot traffic around here, we have a large property, it's not like someone would be walking by on their way to somewhere else and steal one on impulse. If someone wanted to go through the hassle of getting to my plants, they would probably be the type to take care of them! I guess I could live with that.

Oh yeah, your not that far away from me.

I live minutes from the Pennsylvania border.
This is a nice quiet area as well, foot traffic is mostly someone walking their dog, or a jogger now and then with lots of trees around, but when someone is a thief, (anything not nailed down kind) they might just go thru the trouble if they know there are plants out and they like plants, so I'd rather be safe than sorry and avoid waving a carrot, but the truth be known, this reason is the least of my worries, it's mostly the weather.

The slugs here can be terrible, especially after a rain at night, my poor bare feet could tell ya horror stories, squash, squash, so gross!

You don't know how many times it was supposed to be nice and sunny out, weathermen forecasting is questionable.By the time I was done running with the plants in the pouring rain to the garage, trying not to slip on the wet deck, ahh, drowned rat mean anything???

Good luck with your fishtail!
Billy Rae

I have heard of plants being stolen, especially back in my apartment days, they were always being taken from first floor patios. I would be very upset if someone stole a plant that I nurtured from a cutting or one that was difficult/expensive to get.

Squishy slugs between your toes? I think certain areas, even within an area, have slugs worse than others. I grew up in a town not far from where I am living now and we had a pool, which meant alot of being in the back yard, even at night. I know the "stepping on slugs" feeling very well, those big slimy grayish tan ones with the black or brown markings. My mother would try to trap them all with saucers of beer. The only big difference between that area and where we live now is that the soil here is much, much sandier (pine barrens) Maybe slugs don't like the sandier areas.

Good Luck with your plant too, my cutting has been planted about 7 weeks, and started showing some branching about 2 weeks ago, so yours should do the same. The only thing I do that others may not is mist several times a day, especially indoors.

Hi there

I noticed that my polyneura is getting yellowing of some leaves. I worry about it a bit as I love it's delicacy and of course you don't want to see a plant you've had for several months just die for no reason!

In the last month (or so) I have repotted it into a better draining mixture, it has got colder (well, for me anyway) with average nightly temperatures down to 10 degrees C (52F) and the plants are quite close to the window. Is this too cold? The publicalyx is doing fine, but i guess it's better at cold!

Oh dear, I think I'm going to have to turn the heating up just for the plants.... eek!

hmmm.... I have killed plants that I left on cold windowsills, even with the windows closed. I think pubicalyx, carnosa and fungii are some of the more cold tolerant hoyas - never heard the same about polynuera so if I were you i'd find another spot for it.

Yellow leaves are usually a sign of over or underwatering though. I would rule those out first, but moving the plant to another spot or back a foot or two couldn't hurt.

You are probably just overwatering it. polyneura likes to stay dry a bit longer than some. It also likes cool temps and shade. 52 is not too cool for it. Mine stays outside all winter (lows in low 40s at night) and it does fine.
Marcy