Hi Monica,

Sorry to hear of your little crash; sadly I think many of us have been there & done that, ackkkk. The good news its it IS salvageable. I do water rooting of many Hoyas & think you could accomplish it either way. I'd remove 2-4 leaves off that lower node & if into mix, bury that node in the mix. I think I see some aerial roots on that bit of stem, they should facilitate the rooting; either way, it should be fine, take heart.

Pls remember it's winter so it may take a bit of time. I wouldn't water it much until I see new growth (assuming you for for mix, not water rooting).

Lena

Thank you so much for the reassurance. I think I will water root this one so I can keep my eyes on any new forming roots.

Ive tipped over plants before but this is the first time I actually did some damage. I'm glad all is not lost. :-)

That looks like diptera. I think it grows pretty fast.

Also, in reference to your other post, i have a variegated carnosa that was grow by costa farms that has a different tag than the usual plants. It was also cheaper and sold at walmart. But it has grew very well this past spring and summer.

Thanks tlbean. I hope mine does the same as yours. It was really sad looking.

Denise, thank you. When you say soil do you mean a potting soil or a 5-1-1 mix?

I'm not sure what 5-1-1 mix is... everyone has their own mix. You can use an all-purpose mix with added perlite. I use coir and perlite.

Denise in Omaha

lol 511 is a free draining mix. Monica, i would use what the potting soil with some perlite added for drainage.

Thanks Denise and tlbean. I asked because I successfully root my jade plants in the 511. Most of my Hoyas are in 511 (along with my citrus) unless it's an EA Hoya which I leave as I received lol

ps - tlbean sorry about your variegated tree. I lost one of mine (my most mature) this past fall. :-(

Looked up the 5-1-1 mix - sounds like a pain in the butt! LOL! Too many ingredients! I'm sure glad my simple mix works for me!

Denise in Omaha

lol Denise. It can be a pain but I mix a huge batch at a time so I always have some handy. The large perlite and peat are easy to find but I have a hard time finding the pine bark fines. Sometimes I buy Repti-bark but it gets very expensive or I go through the hassle of screening soil conditioner for the bark fines.

i might try the coir and perlite mix on some of my Hoyas I repot this spring. Thanks for the suggestion.