Curtisii leaf thickness

5 years ago

I have two curtisii. One that I received as a cutting from my friend who owns a nursery.

And this one that I purchased from Lowe's (grown by Costa Farms).

I've always noted that the leaves on the one from my friend are much thicker than the other one. I saw some in his nursery yesterday that had very thick leaves. So I decided to mention this to him. I know his is from older stock so that may contribute to the difference. But he had another theory and I thought it was of interest. His theory is what he called "push fertilization". He said growers sometimes over-fertilize to get big growth on plants for sale. So these plants grow quickly but may not have quite the same characteristics of a plant that grows on its own timeframe.

I thought you all might find this as interesting as I did. I always learn so much from him! He's full of plant wisdom.

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Tika Land
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Thank you for sharing this!!! I have been wondering why my two are so different. I love your garden fairy trellis and pots.

this one from Logees has really thick leaves (2.5 in pot)

this one from Gardino’s has very thin leaves and the splashing is not as pretty (4 in pot)
popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
Original Author
5 years ago
Thanks for sharing, Tika! I think it's really interesting. Yours do look very different.

That fairy arbor came from Big Lots. I think they still have them if there is a Big Lots near you. It was really inexpensive. I got some other fairy garden trellises and arbors last year on a clearance sale at a local nursery, paid 10 cents each for them. I bought them with the full intention of using them for hoyas!
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Tika Land
5 years ago
Thank you!! I have the exact one in cream that I got from Hobby Lobby :) I will have to check out Big Lots. I love the fairy garden trellis!
Tika Land
5 years ago
I am going to save your pic of the way you trellised your curtisii for when mine gets bigger...goals!
popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
Original Author
5 years ago
I was just looking through some old threads and found one where you posted a curtisii that needed some love. What happened with this one?

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/6018208/curtisii-rescue-story#n=31

And here are some pics of mine when I got it. I'm glad I posted this because I can really see how much it has grown!

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/5975138/anyone-growing-hoya-curtisii-epiphyticly#n=7
Tika Land
5 years ago
Oh wow!!!! Its grown so much. Unfortunately, that one did not make it. So now I have three...lol
Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
5 years ago
Thank you!! He needs to be a part of this forum. Convince him, will you? Ha
popmama (Colorado, USDA z5)
Original Author
5 years ago
I gave what was left of my rescue one to a friend after growing it in leca for a while. She still has it and it's doing well for her.

Meyermike, I'd love to convince him to join but he's not a computer nerd. His specialty is rare cacti and succulents. Most of the stuff he tells me about, I don't understand at all. I posted a picture of one of his orchids in the orchid forum. He showed me this when I was there the other day. I didn't even know orchids could be this small!

https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/6137145/miniature-more-like-tiny-orchids#n=0

He is a super interesting guy!