I don't know if it applies to all hoyas, but i get new growth all the time from where I take cuttings, along with new growth down at the base of the plant or under the soil. The new growth that comes from where the cutting was taken seems to happen overnight in some cases. I doubt your plant is buried to deep, and even if it were, I get new shoots coming up out of the soil all the time, more so in some varieties. I have also heard that if you remove leaves from a node, new leaves will not replace them, and I have several plants that have done just that! So who knows where the rules come from.

Some plants just take their time as far as growing is concerned....and it also depends on the time of year. If the plant is getting good light, and you are not underwatering - meaning you should water as soon as the plant starts to feel mostly dry, then it is just a matter of being patient. Do you fertilize at all? I wouldn't recommmend fertilizing heavily, but maybe a very weak solution with each watering will help.

It can be frustrating, but some plants are like this - wait and see, one day it will start putting out new growth and it won't stop.

I agree w/ Ines, I think the person who told you new growth on Hoyas that have been cut back comes from the down near roots is mistaken.

I've got abt 25-30 Hoyas, abt 20 diff. ones & often cut them back. Most of them grow new vines or another pair of leaves from fairly near the cut. Only once in a while do I get new growth from down below the mix & when I do it seems unrelated to whether I cut back the plant or not.

I think she meant well but is misinformed.

A big caveat, Hoyas grow at their own rates, not the rates we might wish. They are know to pout sometimes, that is to say spend a long time doing absolutely nothing (I have found this esp. true w/ Carnosas & older wood Krimson Queens).

Well, that's reassuring. I assume if I were doing something *really* wrong, I'd have dead and dying leaves, and not only do I not have any, I haven't had any since I bought the plant. So okay. Pouting. Fine.

I don't think I've fertilized any (I don't keep very good records on fertilization, alas). If I have, it would have been half-strength. I might try watering with quarter-strength next time around, or something like that. It's less that I care whether or not they're growing right this second as that I care whether or not they have been permanently stopped from growing. As long as they *can*, I'm fine.

Though in fairness it *would* be nice to see some growth eventually.

you know, I used to never fertilize any of my tropicals, or did it sporadically and it didn't seem to matter.. but now that I do, I have to admit I do get more growth, especially from the "pouters". So it is worth a try, for sure!

Now that the growing season is winding down and the plants come inside, alot of them will be getting much lower light, and on some growth slows waaay down. We all hibernate together for the winter, I barely glance at them a few times a week, and water just enough to keep everyone alive.
Too much water or fertilizer when the plants don't need it is just an invitation for trouble, especially root rot.

Good luck with your plant!

I agree with the above. Hoyas are known for sitting there doing a fake plant imitation for what is sometimes an agonizing amount of time. In fact, I wouldn't be at all surprised if your plant sat there doing nothing until early spring. The good news is that when it does take off, it will probably make up for lost time.

I think what they're really doing is working on root growth. So if you did think about a fertilizer, I'd make sure it's something that helps root growth and *not* top growth for now (in other words, it should be low on nitrogen or the first number when it's not actively growing). At least that's what makes sense to me, but I hope the scientists among you will correct me if I'm wrong.
'Mare

I would agree with Mare. A "bloom" fertilzer also is a good "root" fertilizer. But going into fall, I probably wouldn't hit it more than once with a conventional fertilizer, whether all-purpose or bloom. Eleanor's VF-11 is good for any time of year...

Mr. S - we all have those Hoyas that don't want to do diddley. I got a parviflora cutting (rooted) I from a friend in Nov. '05. Spring of '06 comes around and it had done exactly zip. So when I ordered some Hoyas from Hawaii, I ordered a parviflora, too, because I really liked it and WANTED to have one that grew. I got that nice little plant in May '06 and - guess what? It's done absolutely zip, too! They're both still alive and well in the same pot, but I have not had even a hint of new growth. There's nothing that will douse your ego faster as you look in self-admiration at your good growers than a stubborn one that refuses to grow but teases you with not dieing, either! "I'm here," it taunts, "and I'm quite alive, but you're not giving me what I need to grow... na-na-na!"

Denise in Omaha

I haven't fertilized yet, because neither pot dries very quickly and there hasn't been an opportunity. There is, though, maybe, a new leaf on the cuttings. Just one leaf, in a six-inch pot that's packed pretty full of cuttings (maybe 10-15 cuttings, and one is maybe growing), and I can't be *sure* that it's new, but even so, I'm stocking up on champagne and stuff, on the off chance that it's going to start.

The plants are presently about a foot away from a partly-obstructed west window: I have the option of moving them to a south window, where I grew a 'Krimson Queen' last winter. The west window will be less obstructed in about a month, when the leaves drop on the trees outside, so it'll get more light anyway. Is it worth trying to move them? Would they benefit? Part of the motivation is that there's a couple Euphorbias in the south window that got slightly sunburned (I think) last winter, and I was looking to move them somewhere slightly less intense. But if the Hoya wouldn't benefit, I'll ask around: I'm sure *somebody* would be interested in housesitting for the Euphorbias for a few months.