Mine I bought only 3 months ago and it's already growing. Is yours inside in cold airconditioning? Can't think why it wouldn't grow for you.

No not in air con. Just the window with bright light.

I'm near Darwin and the temperatures here are 35C - 36C but it's the dry season so humidity is low. I've given mine a little bit of blood and bone meal and also very weak general fertiliser. Have you fertilised yours?

I have a variegated one (came labeled as carnosa compacta) and mine doesnt grow much either so any tips would be great

No air con, indirect west light

I have some slow released fertilizer and once awhile liquid fertilizer.

I have several variegated and non variegated potted up together. They grow slowly, but the normals have grown quite a lot in a year (maybe a foot) The variegated grow much slower, but are still growing...

I own a variegated hoya carnosa crispa & i had extremely slow growth until i moved it from mostly shade into partial light - 1-2 hrs a day to 4-5 hrs. it has since taken off.

Oh..my. that fast. Mine After a year only 2 leaves. It like not doing any thing, plant look ok, not dried out, should I check the roots?

so on average does hindu rope like more light than carnosa?

They both like bright light (never full or direct sun). The variegated varieties might enjoy slightly higer light intensities (to help compensate for any less chlorophyll production due to variegated leaves), but both should do fine in a bright area (again, no full sun, and no direct sun).

Hoya compacta is a mealybug magnet, so be sure to check every single part of each leaf as part of your routine plant maintenance and health checks.

Ycloh1, if your compacta has not grown at least 6 inches in the past year, I'd unpot and check the roots. If the roots look okay, repot and water more often (your mix looks great, but it is a bit on the super chunky side), perhaps once every week for a 2 weeks, as a trial.

It might be beneficial to add some #3 perlite or some other type of light water retaining media into your mix, if you are having issues with your media drying out too quickly. Perhaps a few chunks of coconut husk chips or expanded, fired clay balls (LECA/Hydroton)? Just make sure whatever you add is aroud the same size as your other ingredients.

Also, depending on how long ago you put your slow release fertilizer into the pot, it may be time to add more. Check your fertilizer instructions. Other than that, looking at yours, it at least looks healthy.

Staci, I'd need to see your plant before giving any suggestions, as potting mix and the way the plant looks will help me and others determine the right advice.

Aurorowa,

Yes I unroot it ti check. When bought the plant media was a piece of coconut husk.

Here is image.

There are some white roots. The fine fibers are coconut fiber.

It actually looks good! I am surprised that it is not growing! You might want to remove the coconut husk from around the root stem, to see if that might be the issue, though. Many plants I receive from Thailand have the coconut husk wrapped around the root stem. I find that if I do not remove it, the plant sulks or slowly declines, or sometimes even gets root rot. You can remove it by soaking in warm water for about 5 minutes, then gently peel it off in small sections. It's okay if a root or two breaks.

Aurorawa, thanks for the advice. The farm sell by growing it in a husk chunk and than stuff it in a snail's shell. Drill a few holes in the shell for hanging wire.

It will take a while to removed the husk. It bind to it.

this is mine, havent checked the roots yet

That's an EA (Exotic Angels/Costa Farms/Plantmart) basket, if I am not mistaken. For most of us hoya growers, the EA soil mix is more hazardous than beneficial. A repot into a soil-less mix might help.

Disregard, if it is in a soil-less mix. Check the roots for issuse, and try giving it brighter light and make sure you are feeding it regularly. It looks healthy, at least!

Got it from a nursery labeled carnosa compacta... they also labeled my australis as carnosa... will put it in more light and if no improvement by the time i get back will look into repotting

Aurora, that basket does not look like any of the EA plants i have, and i have many. They are smooth all the way around, the hanger has textured and there are 3 angel emblems around the pot. It looks like the pots Susan and other ebayers use. Giving it more light will help.

Not going to argue about pots. Costa Farms (they own the EA "brand", as well as the Plantsmart brand) has many types of pots, and their brand availability and pots vary from nursery/store to nursery/store. I, too have MANY CF plants, 5 of which are Hoya species, and I can tell you that I only have ONE brown EA basket with the EA logo. I have some white ones, one brown one with no EA logo, some smooth, plain green ones, and some green ones that are identical to the pot above. Each is from Costa Farms. Not all carry the EA brand name, but all are Costa Farms plants.

Sure, it may NOT be a Costa Farms plant, but I already stated that, and I already suggested higher light. I still stand firmly behind my assertation that if it is in a soil mix, regardless of what nursery grew it, the mix should be changed to a more well-draining mix.

I am glad YOU like Costa Farms/EA/Plantsmart potting mix, and glad it works for you, but for most of us, the plants decline, if left in the EA mix.

Hi aurorawa(8B),

What's the Plantsmart brand? I'm not familiar with that one?

Thanks,

Justin

Justin, I was wondering the same thing! I thought maybe it was a regional brand that costa farms did not have here in Arkansas.

Aurora, There is definitely no intent to argue. I was just saying.....You know how i am lol.

I have though seen hoyas sold in a 6 inch pot that was different than the one i pictured above but it was not EA brand just the regular costa farms. I was also very inexpensive compared to the EA brand. It was sold at walmart for 5.95 i think... I have since lost the plant. lol here was a pic of it. Notice the different pot.

Aurorawa, I have removed the husk chunk, look like the roots is press by the husk and restricted growth.

Repotted it with well drain mix. Hope it will start growing.

Oops...Plantsmart is not owned by Costa Farms! It is a Nursery in OR that supplies our Lowes up here, along with Costa Farms and EA. Had to do some research. The Plantsmart pot I received (with a Costa Farms sticker planted firmly on the bottom...wonder if I overpaid?) was one of my white baskets, containing a peperomia.

aurorawa(8B): I wonder if Plantsmart is the local Lowe's grower for your area. What happens with some of these growers is that they'll buy plants from us, then sell them to their retail customers. I know there are some scenarios like that around the country. Regardless of whether it had a Costa Farms UPC, the Lowe's price should be the same. So no need to worry if Lowe's had overcharged you. Remember, it's the retailer who sets prices, not the wholesale grower.

tlbean2004(Z7): I haven't seen any hoyas being grown here in Miami for a while now, so I suspect we may have consolidated them all to our Exotic Angel® Plants collection in Apopka, Florida.

---Justin, Costa Farms Horticulturist

Hi, I have a quick follow up question about the comments about the soil being used. I have found many different suggestions online for soil type for this plant and originally potted it in a mixture of happy frog potting soil, perlite and sand. Now I am considering repotting it so that it is 1:1 happy frog soil:SuperMoss orchid bark. The environment here is humid (San Francisco with no dehumidifier) and I use ceramic pots. Will this do? I'm planning to use the same mixture for repotting my bromeliads as well.

Happy Frog is a good soil made by FoxFarm the same company that makes Ocean Forest potting soil. Both are very high quality potting soils. For most of my plants, I use 1/3 potting soil (Ocean Forest mostly or Black Gold), 1/3 smaller chunk orchid bark, 1/3 perlite. If I happen to have the larger chunk orchid bark, I just break up the chunks into more manageable size like no more than 1/2". I happen to like the larger size perlite which is readily available in states like California and Colorado.

I would not recommend sand.

Hoyas can be grown in any type of pot. There are quite a few people who swear by terra cotta and just as many who swear by plastic. I tend to use plastic a lot because I like to be able to lift the pot and know when the plant is completely dry. I also happen to like decorative cachepots. But I also have some hoyas in terra cotta. I also grow some in leca. Do what works for you.

Thanks both for responding right away. Regarding pots, I'm confused about the plastic pots thing. I read online that plastic pots keep water in and are not great to use if you have problems with root rot. My apartment is so humid that when plants come from the nursery in soil that's heavy in peat, I have to repot right away because a single watering sometimes leads to root rot (despite drainage hole of course). I would greatly prefer to use plastic pots because they are much cheaper, lighter and less breakable, but I thought they were no good for plants that need lots of drainage? Only reason I am not using terracotta is bc I can't find white terracotta pots for cheap, so I figured the glazed ceramic was a compromise.. Any extra information would help. I'm pretty new to actually taking my houseplant hobby seriously.

Regarding the perlite, I'm assuming it is dangerous to inhale the fumes. Should I wear some special sort of mask while handling it?

I didn't know that about sand. I couldn't find a good succulent soil for my succulents, so I made a mix of 2:2:1 happy frog:sand:perlite. The sand is maybe medium level coarseness.

This is the perlite I have been using: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CND4WV9/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_IDimFb7ND3EQ0

This is the sand I have been using to mix in for standard succulents: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QGNRR6/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_wEimFbX4T62J4

Is it bad enough that I should repot the things that I used sand with?

I read a lot of answers , but no real help, this plant is green and appears to be alive, however, absolutly no growth.

Ive had my HinduRope for a year a d therehas been no growth. what am i doing wrong? its green and appears to be healthy.