It is possible to grow a Hoya from a single leaf, just not easy. I'm afraid it may be too late for this one, but
I don't think it's your fault. These are sold as a valentine's gimmick... Has it began to put out a new vine?

Maybe I could sent you a proper cutting in the spring?

Laura is totally correct, although 'easy' might be a slightly misleading word to use. Basically many Hoya leaves go ahead and establish a root system when you stick them in the soil but only a small proportion of them go on to throw a new vine, no matter how loving your care is.

I think she is also right to say "it may be too late," as the glory days for this plant are very likely over. You don't have to give up if you don't want to, but even if you are able to stamp out the infection, the leaf will always be blemished and you are unlikely to see new growth replace it.

I'm glad you're being offered a true cutting. :) I think everyone who gets one of these kerrii leaves should be eligible to send off for a replacement vine. -_-

True, true, GG.
I think these single leaves are a heartbreak waiting to happen...
I've read a piece of main vine needs to be attached to the leaf, in order to come to anything...

Indeed the "not easy" statement was misleading, as leaves root easily enough... LUCK should have been the word choice! X-D

Hoya kerrii naturally grows in a seasonally dry habitat so be sure to let your plant dry out between watering, especially in winter. Very bright light is best and a combination of low light and too much water is often what causes problems with this Hoya.

Just some tips if your plant pulls through or for when you get another.

Mike

I purchased a couple of the single leaves at Valentines one year. I thought they would stay that way forever. However, after almost two years they produced a vine and started to grow. I have had them for seven or eight years and they have bloomed every year lately. I wasn't prepared for the blooms dripping sap. They make a mess!

Hoping someone can help? I've had my Hoya for about 6 years now but I think its dying, is there any chance of reviving it? The original leaves are turning yellow but there's baby leaves that look healthy. Should I cut the older yellow leaves off? This all started becasue we moved it from the kitchen to the porch which gets a lot hotter and receives more light. I'll add a photo so you can advise. Me and my partner's though was if we could keep it alive, were ready for kids, it's not boding well!

Can anyone help?!? Does this plant have a chance? It already lost 3 big leaves. They turned yellow and shriveled up.

Thanks in advance

Make the cinnamon water patse mentioned in the first reply and pray,

Albo marginata does this and then dies... short of being a level 18 druid i have no idea how to save it, hope your luckier than i was

Toss it and get yourself the inner variegated lol...this on is a hard one. A nursery near me used to have some large ones amd were growing well. They had them hanging in semi full sun. When i finally decided to go and buy a full basket, they had sold them all to another nursery....i do have a couple of small ones but dont know for how long before they feel like declining again.

Boohoo. I’m so sad because I absolutely love the look of this hoya. I would trash this and get a new one but I’ve not been able to find another. Thanks for the advice !!

Could be rotting. You might have to cut it and reroot....I've seen some varie kerrii on ebay.

Thanks Lydia. I think it is slowly recovering. The leaves seem to be plumping up just a tad since the weather has been warmer

im wondering the same with mine. I put together this “cactus garden“ and I just want the reassurance that it’s doing okay. I water it maybe once a month when the dirt is dry. Although I’m worry about my hoya Kerrii turning yellow. (I’m not an expert at all) please help. I keep this garden in my office. I keep the lights on for them every day even if I’m off during the weekends.

Hi Ines. May I suggest you start a new thread and provide a pic of your plant? First, a lot of people won't scroll to the bottom of an old post like this. Second, it would be helpful to see what you're growing together, Hoyas, though I call them semi-succulents, really shouldn't be grown with true cacti, so it would be helpful to see what's growing with it.

Denise in Omaha

mine is yellowing also ☹

Judy, is this the plant you also posted abt on the other thread?

Sorry, but this is a gimmick & an unfortunate scam that this will grow into a plant. 99% of the time, they don't. Sorry it's yellowing, there's no reversing that.

For me the most important thing when you bury a kerrii leaf is that it must have at least a small portion of the stem incorporated into the petiole (tail of the leaf). I have a post written on my blog talking about this topic. If anyone is interested, please feel free to tell me. Thank you.

I know this is a super old thread now but I shared a picture of my plant three years ago as it was yellowing and I thought it would die, but it's gone from strength to strength ever since! A couple of months back this long stem started randomly shooting out of the top of it though. Not sure what to do with it, should it be cut?

At the end of the stem a peduncle is seen and later a blooming umbel will be seen. The stems of the hoya kerrii are very hard and difficult to guide. If you want to cut it is not a problem.

Hi Ian,

Had you ever changed the earlier mix? That may have been a problem there too. It certainly looks much better, great save.

Pardon me, but why would you want to cut this stem? Especially since Pepe says he can see a peduncle on its tip (which I can't see from here). Wouldn't you want to give that a chance to bloom? I know I would.

I have found these long, crazy Kerrii stems are pliable when young & can be lightly curled, say around a trellis or wire hoop. Tho' that may cause it to bleed white sap, looks like Elmer's glue. A spray of water will stop the white sap from leaking out further.

Thanks for the tips. I had increased the pot size, but thankfully the newer plants survived and lived on. I didn't necessarily want to cut it, it's just so long it didn't look right, but I'm going to let it do its thing. I'm thankful I've got one of the lucky ones whos Ikea plant thrived. Could I remove one of the new growths and repot that?

Pls answer my question abt did you change the mix. Can you pls say what kind of mix you're growing it in? Am trying to understand how you saved it.

What do you mean pls abt removing some of the new growths? Are you talk abt cutting off a branch? May I pls ask why, what are you trying to accomplish?

I didn't change the mix, it had always just been in Ikea's soil mix (ODLA Growing media). The leaves that had gone yellow eventually died and fell off but thankfully, the new leaves lived on.

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