Getting closer!

Cool! How long have you had the plant?

I've had it about a year. It was an Exotic Angel basket-o'-cuttings when I got it from Home Depot. The longest vine was about foot then, now its longest vine is 2+ feet.

I bought one of these Exotic Angel plants from Walmart this spring. It now has 7 vines or stems, I don't know the wording for this. I can't hardly keep it watered, once a week isn't enough, I have an old one, at least 36 years in the same pot. I took cuttings , and they are sprouting roots. How many roots do they need before I plant them?I know its time to dump the old one, no soil left in the pot, its all roots. I just put a handful of compost in once a year, but no bloom this year, although its making new vines. I hate to give the poor thing up, Its over 5 ft long.

Beautiful! This is how I started, with one beautiful carnosa and the surprise blooms. They were so perfect I thought I had overlooked some fake plastic flowers the Big Box Store had stuck in there. Watch out; this is only the beginning of your hoya addiction!

flowergirl, carnosas are pretty happy and forgiving hoyas - you can plant them with one root, or even with none.

Whatever you take as a cutting, scratch (fingernails work) anything that looks like a little hard bump on the stem, or make a little scratch on the stem around the bottom leaves. Then dip everything up to the bottom of the first leaves in a little rooting hormone (powder or liquid) and stick it in your potting mix. When I started five years ago, I used nothing but cactus and succulent mix, and that worked fine. Unless you live in an incredibly dry/cool climate, it should put out some roots, even in September.

You don't have to dump the 36 year old - it's still making new growth, so it's still relatively happy even if it isn't blooming. My more knowledgeable hoyabuddies can weigh in on the that. But any hoya that's survived that long as nothing but roots in a pot is a hardy trooper, and 36 could be the new 16. Where there is life, there is life!

Oh yes, Les Morgan! I already have six Hoyas!

I'm going to see if I can possibly get it into a bigger pot . I've had it so long I can hardly bear to throw it.

Don't throw it out, It might surprise you.

I have the worst time throwing away plants. I cleaned out my greenhouse this weekend and took those I wasn't fond of to school. They all found new homes already. Now I have room for those on my love list!

It opened! I know this is a really common and maybe boring variety, but I'm just so thrilled that I bloomed a Hoya. I love how the flowers look fuzzy.

That is fantastic, Gives me hope mine will bloom someday.

Beautiful! NEVER boring :-)....nice photos too...

lovely photos!

I have 6 cuttings with roots, can I put them all in 1 pot?

Are they all the same variety? Lots of people plant multiple cuttings of one type of plant together to make a fuller looking plant...If they're all different types, then you have to at least make sure they all share the same requirements---same amount of light, same temps, same watering needs....

They are all the same, wondering how big the pot should be?

Ah, I remember my first buds. I believe my plant was almost 10 years old. It was an exciting moment!

Flower girl, go with a smaller pot, 4 to 6 inches. fill it with a mix of regular potting soil and orchid bark. Use all the same type of cuttings per pot. Hoyas, in order to bloom, generally like to be pot bound.

I found two more itty bitty peduncles starting today! This plant is so happy out on my deck.

Well, here's another stupid question, Do I just cover the roots or can they be planted deeper?

My compacta also bloomed this year for the first time. I bought it as just a starter plant with one or two cuttings, and it still only took 3 years to bloom! And I did the same thing you did and took pictures at every stage. :)