I think the pot is probably too big for it. At one point, it was the perfect size, but my hoya had a rather embarassing accident last winter and it's just now recuperated enough that I feel comfortable repotting it into a better suited container.

What kind of containers do you guys prefer? Would you have a size recommendation for it?

Thanks for all your help! :)

Susan

My plants get pretty big before they graduate from the 4" pots. I tend to upgrade them when they start looking silly looped around the 36" hoops. That's just my personal measuring stick of maturity. I probably end up graduating large leafed species a little early and small leafed species a little late, but it works well enough.

I ended up potting it down to a smaller sized pot, and I believe it was a good move. The root system is still pretty small, and they were "drowning" in the big pot.

One question I have: my hoya never has branched out, I've always just taken cuttings from long stems and stuck them back in the dirt. When repotting, I then have several individual plants. Is there a way to make this mess stay together? Do I just need to wait until the roots are tangled?

Yeah, Hoyas do branch sometimes when you prune them, but it's definitely not consistent. Some species do it more readily than others. I wish I could figure out what gives them the urge to produce those knotty clusters of nodes, too. I have read old articles that recommend pruning Hoyas for bushier growth, but I think it's more reasonable to just expect a growth spurt.

Yeah, you pretty much just have to wait till the roots fill out the pot and interlock. I think you're doing everything you can do.