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My new plants!

10 years ago

Hello,

I got impatient waiting for my cuttings to root (or die). So I got some plants. They are from Gardino Nursery. I am so happy. Squeee!

I'd appreciate any tips on keeping them happy.

I was going to wait to repot since I may move again, and I won't find out for a couple of weeks if I will. But DS-70 is in shallower 3" pot and it's toppling over. Should I put it in a 4" pot now? I only have Hydroton at the moment, and I was going to try to make some mix in the near future.

H. sp. DS-70

H. memoria

H. obovata

H. rotundiflora

H. fitchii

Comments (14)

  • 10 years ago

    They all look beautiful. I've been wanting to get a H. Fitchii myself. Gardino's looks to have nice sized healthy plants.

  • 10 years ago

    I didnt know gardinos sold the ds-70 in a 3 inch pot.

    The fitchii and obovata are so pretty.

  • 10 years ago

    Thanks, Monica! I love fitchii. That and rotundiflora are my favorites.

    tlbean, my DS-70 is supposed to be the variegated kind, but they told me it's pretty much just green. I wanted the regular green one, so I'm happy about that. But the leaves are not fuzzy as I thought they would be. I wonder that's because it's a reverted variegated plant. I've never seen a regular DS-70, so I don't know. DS-70 was out of stock online, and I emailed and ask if they had any. Maybe that's why it's in a 3" pot. It was the same price as 4-5". But it is big enough to put in 4", I think.

  • 10 years ago

    The leaves of ds-70 are not really fuzzy as they are soft and pubescent.

  • 10 years ago

    Doesn't pubescent mean hairy or fuzzy? The leaves of my DS-70 aren't soft at all, actually they get rather stiff & a bit thick at times.

  • 10 years ago
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    Thanks, lmontestella. I think I'm going to check the roots of my DS-70 when I get my mix ready, in case it needs repotting. The long vine is looped around and rooted in the middle, and the pot cannot stay upright because the vines are too heavy.

    Pubescent means any kind of hairiness. My DS-70 is pubescent, but the hairs are not long enough to be the kind of fuzziness I was thinking the leaves would have. Maybe I need to get thomsonii :)

  • 10 years ago

    You're welcome, not sure for what, but OK. Sorry, but your answer confused me further, my sense is it's either hairy or not, period. Isn't somewhat hairy a bit like a little pregnant?

  • 10 years ago

    I meant thanks for your advice on repotting, and also saying my plants are gorgeous, lmontestella!

    "a little pregnant" lol. DS-70 has hairs (or trichomes) on its leaves. But the hairs are so very short I can barely feel them. I guess I was expecting longer hairs.

  • 10 years ago

    Those are some nice looking plants.

  • 10 years ago

    Yes, the hairs are indeed very short. And the leaves get very stiff as they age.

  • 10 years ago

    They like bright indirect light and not being overwatered. The pots they are in look plenty big. It is winter here in Montana so I water my Hoya every 10 to 14 days depending on size. Let top of soil become visibly dry. I have my humidifier set to 40 and occasionally mist leaves when I remember. Hope that helps.

  • 10 years ago

    Those all look great! I love Gardino's so much.

  • 10 years ago

    Thanks, Danielle. I'm going to leave my DS-70 in the same pot for now.

    I love Gardino too, Tawny!!!

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