can these 2 hoyas be in the same pot?

11 years ago

Hi all, hope your week is going better than mine is-- :)

I have 2 hoyas that I would like to put in the same pot, a Krimson Princess and a Carnosa. The Princess is smaller thant the Carnosa but both are only one plant.

I'm not so worried about blooms this year, haven't had them for even a year yet, so blooms won't be an issue for a while, if i understand Hoyas that don't bloom for at least 2-4 yrs..

The reason I am asking is because somewhere I read that hoyas don't like other kind of hoyas. They like to be with thier own kind. But with both being just one plant, I was wanting to do this. The caring, feeding, watering and soil are all the same.

Would this be a good combination for these? or not.. I would like any information, input and personal experince with this. I am begining to have a great fondness of Hoyas anymore. Hope to find some more this year. :) I just want to do right by them..

Marjie-- still learning :)

This post was edited by Lamora on Tue, Mar 12, 13 at 16:35

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pirate_girl

11 years ago

Hi Lamora,

Well I've never heard this & I'm here since this Hoya Forum began. Do you remember where you read this? I'm not so quick to believe everything I read.

So how would that work in the wild, in nature? You think the first Hoyas gonna see a 2nd one & think 'Oh no, I better stop growing, I'm near another Hoya'?

Nonsense, certainly the Hoyas won't know the difference.

I don't mix different Hoyas together, but that's abt personal taste & I do some swapping, so I'd rather not mix up types of Hoyas together. If you're not planning on swapping, or maybe space is an issue, go ahead & combine them. It certainly wouldn't hurt them or their growing (I think).

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cpawl
11 years ago
Hi Marjie
I have also not heard this about hoyas.
I say go a head and put the 2 together if you want.I have had to put different lucanosa together in the same pot just to save on space.I have way to many hoyas and not enough room.

Cindy
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Denise
11 years ago
Lamora,

There are some species that have different needs, but the two you're thinking of are actually so closely related that they take the exact same care, so go ahead and grow them together.

Denise in Omaha
Lamora
Original Author
11 years ago
:) thanks. Just wanted to make sure they would like each other. They will be potted when it gets a bit warmer and STAYS warmer. When I can put them outside afterwords.

Now I know what pot I want, where to put it, and see what happens.. can hardly wait! lol

I told them today that they were going to live together, I swear they smiled... ok, i'm tired.. lol

But that does make me feel better, I feel like I am getting to know plants better.. still a lot to learn tho, but if something seeps in and stays there.. im ok with that.. :)

Thanks again
Marjie

p/s not sure where I seen that they don't like being together, some site I was looking at on them, and I look at a lot of sites... but it was on the computer..
mdahms1979
11 years ago
Also just so you understand, your Hoya Krimson Princess is just a horticultural variety of Hoya carnosa. Think of it as Hoya carnosa's red headed sister.
You can grow plants together but they often do best on their own because they do not have to directly compete for water or nutrition.

Mike
greedygh0st
11 years ago
Good luck, Marjie! Idk if your plants were smiling or not, but you made me smile when I read that line.
greentoe357
10 years ago
Bringing this conversation back from the dead...

You know how all-green carnosa vines grow faster than the variegated ones? Do roots grow faster as well? (I would think so - to match and support the growth above-ground.) So then wouldn't the all-green carnosa roots "bully" and suppress the variegated one's over time?

I have one tiny lacunosa growing, and I was considering combining them if I get others. Even though they need the same culture, but some are variegated and some are all-green.

I'll be careful to tag all the vines in the communal pot for future trade purposes.
Phoenix E
4 years ago
my grandmother left me a very large Hoya carnosa... I have another one that was originally a cutting from that plant, as well as a few more that I have adopted along the way .. when I was given the first plant, my aunt told me to keep it indoors because Hoyas can develop diseases from other Hoya plants within a certain radius (I know, sounds crazy)... but then I found this post where someone had the same question and now I am a little worried I may have brought harmful diseases into the home of my health Hoya carnosa.. are there any varieties of this plant I should be wary of ??
alldjs
3 years ago
I have considered putting some of my hoyas together in hanging baskets to free up space too. I would like to know if there are particular combos that work and look best. Also if anyone with cuttings or rooted I might be interested.