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Posted by luvofroses So Ut (My Page) on Sat, Oct 31, 09 at 14:04
I feel like it is Christmas. I got a package from Kelly (Kellyknits) yesterday. In my package was an 8" potted Snow Caps, and cuttings from 4 of her hoyas that I didn't have. I got cuttings from Iris Marie, Nummuluroides, DS-70 and Brevialata. The snow caps are hanging in my kitchen window (need to add a little more soil since I think it got turned upside down on it's trip) and the cuttings I potted up and place in my bedroom for some good light. It was so sweet of Kelly to send me these. I had been looking for a snow cap. I am so excited about my presents. Does anyone have any tidbits of info to add to heip my plants live successfully? Thank you so much Kelly for your thoughtfullness.
Ann in So Ut |
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| I got one of the EA 'Sno Caps' (after getting a start from Kelly myself and falling in love with it!) and it was quite a challenge to keep from losing it all! I find lacunosa to be a little tricky when it comes to major changes, so keep a close eye on it. The one I bought was in an 8" pot, and I got it early this year. Well, it faltered and so many of the leaves/stems became dehydrated, I took several cuttings and had a couple pieces that looked ok, managed to baby some of it back to health and now I have a small 5" hanging potfull that looks pretty good. And I just wanted to suggest, too, that you keep the cuttings out of any direct sun until they're rooted. A good bright, warm spot is ideal, but direct sun can just be too much for plants trying to root. Congrats on all your new babies - sounds like Kelly was very generous! Denise in Omaha |
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| I'm not sure if H.lacunosa "sno caps" is the problem, or if it's the potting medium of the EA plants. I find with the EA "sno caps" that overwatering will spell certain death...even if the plants' leaves look dehydrated, I've learned not to water until the hanging basket feels light. In my brief experience (16 months), the EA soil is too compact, and over-watering may cause the "sno caps" to start dying...which I took to mean it needed water...not! I've learned to wait until the pot is very light and then to water til it feels somewhat heavy...but, to avoid as much water as you would with a hoya planted in an appropriate planting medium...which EA plants are not. My "sno caps" hasn't bloomed, but neither have any of the EA plants I have!! However, long story made short, my "sno caps" seems to be thriving and putting on tons of new growth...it seems to reward me by neglecting it...but, again, it's the lousy potting medium. BTW, I water the "sno caps" about once every 10 days, whereas the other hoyas are watered a couple times each week...big difference. Also, I'd never even attempt to repot an EA plant...LOL !! Just sharing my own experience, Patrick |
RE: Christmas in Ut
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I need to ask Kelly what kind of soil it has in the basket. If it is the original soil that it was bought in then I will be changing it soon. It will be a mess to repot but I did ok with my Wayettii and boy has it taken off. It is in a larger hanging pot also. What about my cuttings? Anyone have these? Denise I have them in front of a window that has blinds and a sheer curtain. lots of bright light. How often do cuttings get watered? when they are dry like big ones or should they be damp a good part of the time. These are in small pots with soil that my others are planted in, soil with no peat, orchid bark and perlite. Drains very well. I have only rooted one from a cutting that was an old carnosa on an old woody vine. It finally rooted and has grown two new leaves. I did not bag that one or have I bagged the new ones. Send advice so my knowledge can grow along with my hoyas
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| Ann, They may well root just fine where they are, no bagging. I'd just watch very closely for any dehydrating. If they seem the least bit dehydrated, I would consider the "bagging" method to help raise humidity. Don't let cuttings dry out too much. I water them before they're very dry, but I do NOT let them sit in the tray with water. I take them to my kitchen, water so it runs through, then take them back to their spot, so there's no chance for them to sit in a little saucer of water. I can't tell you how many hours a week I spend doing this (not with just cuttings, but other plants that like to be watered often but not SIT in water...) It's worth the trouble! EA soil is icky, no doubt, but I don't think 'Sno Caps' is any more tricky than the standard lacunosa, and my biggest grows fine in the icky stuff. You just have to know how to water it. With lacunosa, IMO, don't let it get too dry. I don't even know what to say about Patrick's suggestion that it should be watered less than others... All of our growing conditions are different, and maybe that's it. I find it's one that needs to stay a bit moister than others, though not quite as much so as multiflora/javanica. And now that we've totally confused you!!... In the end, it really comes down to trial and error. You may have to try the same plant a few times to get it right. Don't feel bad about that!! It happens to the best of us! Denise in Omaha |
RE: Christmas in Ut
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Thank you Denise and Patrick. Too bad I can't get you or Kelly to come visit me until they root just to hold my hand (lol!)I live near the north rim of the Grand Canyon and Zion National Park will that intice you? I'm sure something will root. The carnosa that I rooted took forever but I was confident that since the leaves had not died it was still hanging in there and then I was rewarded by new leaves so I will wait and try not to watch too closeley.
Thanks for taking the time to answer and encourgae me. I have now whittled all my plants down to mostly violets and hoyas and I really enjoy these. Can only take care of so much so I really need to love what I have.
Ann in So UT |
RE: Christmas in Ut
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Hey, Ann!
That is the original EA soil. I kept mine in the EA soil and like Denise I find this one prefers not to dry out.
I wish you well with it!
Kelly |
RE: Christmas in Ut
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Thanks Kelly, I will keep an eye on it as far a water. Iris Marie got a hoop trellis for her small pot. Her vines were so long that my husband fashioned a hoop out a clothes hanger so that she didn't get knocked around by accident. She looks so nice with her dragonfly clips. I just love all my cuttings. Does anyone grow any of these in a hanging basket or do they all get trellis' and sit on a shelf, table or floor.Just thinking ahead. My sno caps are already in a nice hanging pot what about the others?
Thanks
Ann in So Ut |
RE: Christmas in Ut
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| Hi Ann, Congrats on all your new hoyas...Kelly also shared some of her cuttings with me(she is very nice and generous) and mine are doing very well. I am waiting for some blooms...hopefully soon. I did want to share a picture of some cuttings of Brevialata that I received from her almost a year and a half ago...this one bloomed for me a few weeks ago for the first time. Thanks Kelly! As far as growing them...you can do either one, trellis or hanging. Sometimes you will have to experiment and see which one works better for you. I have some of each! Enjoy them and good luck!
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RE: Christmas in Ut
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| That is a very pretty brevialata. My cutting (started in April, received from someone else) is doing alright. I accidentally let it dry out too much recently and lost some baby leaves, but it still looks good overall. Can't wait til mine resembles yours! |
RE: Christmas in Ut
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Oh Pug, that is the cutest hoya I have seen! I do love the leaves I hope my will get that that full and lush! What size pot is it in? It looks like it may be one I have to have two of.
Ann in So Ut |
RE: Christmas in Ut
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| Thanks so much for the kind compliments! Hi Quinn, I'm sure yours will just fine. I have mine in a fast draining mix...and this one I let dry just slightly before I water it well. Hi Ann, it is in a 4" pot...it did take several months to put out new growth at first. I think it was working on roots at first, but this spring its grown a lot. Good luck with yours! |
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