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Hoya Kerrii issues, advice needed!

10 years ago

Does anyone know what is going on with my sweetheart hoya?

I recently bought it from a nursery, it's in an orchid bark mixture and supported with bamboo sticks and clips.

Am I doing something wrong? What can I do to make it not look like this? I've removed quite a few leaves (well they fell off really) and they all had weird spots on them.

Comments (8)

  • 10 years ago

    Maybe you are watering too much. Looks like it is rotting. I had a hoya obovata that did the same thing and it eventually died.

    Courtney Sound thanked tlbean2004
  • 10 years ago

    I've actually only watered it once, I've had it for a little over a month. I wonder if somehow it got overwatered before I got it. I did grab it right out of the shipping box at the nursery before they even had it out on the floor though, and I doubt the growers would overwater. Perhaps they gave it a super good soak before sending it out.

    Thank you!

  • 10 years ago

    Hmmm, i dont know then. Maybe someone else will chime in.

  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    It's not from overwatering & it IS abnormal.

    While I don't grow this Kerrii, I grow several others. This is NOT normal behavior for Hoyas, nor Kerrii. Off hand I'd suggest it's fungal or bacterial. I very much doubt it's from overwatering.

    If it were mine, I'd collect the remaining damaged leaves & take the plant back to the Vendor for a refund, especially since it was a nursery. For having had it one month that's way too many problems & far too much leaf loss. Suggests to me this plant was ailing long before you got it.

    Overwatering doesn't cause results which look like that. I'd expect to see mushy or soggy & maybe foul smelling, not spots like that which looks pretty fungal to me.

    Let's see what other long-time Kerrii growers have to say.

    I'd particularly keep an eye for opinions by advanced growers here like Denise (from Omaha) or Aurora, both of whom have years of growing experience. I do as well, but haven't grown the diverse assortment they have, nor have I experienced fungus or bacterial problems personally (thank G_D). They likely have seen it, given the breadth of their experience.

    Probably a few others folks would likely know too, but these two ladies come to mind.

    Courtney Sound thanked Karen S. (7b, NYC)
  • 10 years ago

    Wow, that's a shame - it's a beautiful, large plant. I suspect fungal or bacterial is right. I haven't had this issue, fortunately, so I can't add anything except to say that I agree that I would definitely restart a healthy part of the plant in case you lose the rest.

    Denise in Omaha

    Courtney Sound thanked Denise
  • 10 years ago

    You may want to spray any plants that were near this one. Disease can spread. I'm sorry this happened on such a lovely Hoya. It's happened to me too, where I purchased what seemed like a healthy plant only to die shortly after to no fault of mine (that I could ever tell)

    Courtney Sound thanked Monica bf N. Carolina zone 7B
  • 8 years ago

    Wondering if your plant was able to recover? It is gorgeous and also such a large specimen!!

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