Just beautiful

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Colynette!

I emailed Costa farms and they told me they're no longer growing this. Ugh. I'm so disappointed.

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

4 жыл бұрын

It is too bad. They probably discontinued it, because it is not the easiest plant for people to grow once they get it home.

very nice! thanks, Paul

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul!

@PaulSchwartzJr

7 жыл бұрын

Doug, you mentioned potting media mix in your video. I looked back, but wasn't sure which one. A hint please. Thanks, Paul

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

7 жыл бұрын

Any peat-based potting soil with lots of added perlite and bark chunks so that it is loose and airy would work fine.

Lmao you could buy a car with this today. Hoyas are quickly becoming a commodity.

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

4 жыл бұрын

You're not kidding!!

This hoya is absolutely massive Doug! I bought a small cutting from an online plant shop from Toronto and it has grown and I've propagated it into a larger plant. Nowhere near the size of yours lol

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t take all the credit. Many of the big box stores around here a few years ago used to sell these full-size plants for around $12 a pot. Now you can’t even buy a single leaf for that price.

@EverythingPlants

2 жыл бұрын

@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas It is crazy how the markets change and depend, along with price, goes up and down. Big fan of your channel. I have many hoyas as well and plan on doing a hoya tour soon. Take care!

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

2 жыл бұрын

@@EverythingPlants Looking forward to your Hoya tour!

This one is becoming very popular right now just for the interesting leaves

Hey just wanted to say thanks for all of the Hoya videos and extremely helpful info on your website. I am slowly developing a fondness for Hoyas, so learning as much as I can is paramount. Currently starting off with some cuttings of h. Kerrii and carnosa compacta. Do you have any advice on locations to purchase cuttings/plants from? Thanks again!

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind comment! Some small starter Hoyas can be purchased online at Logees, and the Violet Barn. Gardinos is good for slightly larger plants. Ebay is a good place to purchase many different Hoyas from hobbyists and some other commercial growers. Until you get more experienced I don't recommend the overseas dealers as there is always a big risk when ordering from places like Thailand. Hope this helps! Doug

@perpetualwandrer

7 жыл бұрын

Doug Chamberlain this has helped a great deal. Thank you very much! Last year I looked into over seas dealings for some other plants and it's too much for me to want to mess with. I'll be sure to check out those sellers you mentioned. I look forward to learning more.

Hi Doug great video. I have ordered a Polyneura and can't wait to receive it. Just wondering if you always let this plant completely dry out between watering or do you keep soil more on the moist side in the growing season?

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

4 жыл бұрын

I kept it moister during the growing season. This was never a plant that I could keep happy long term. It always suffered during the long winter months. I wish you great success with your plant Caroline!

Hi Doug, I was wondering if you had any tips for propagation from cuttings? A friend has a large plant that needs a trim (also I’m in the Southern Hemisphere so it’s early spring) I’m guessing my options are soil propagating, semi hydro or just water? And do you use any rooting hormone? Cheers, Jon

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Jon, Truth be told, I don't think that I have ever propagated this particular Hoya before as I have been able to buy substantial plants for very little money. I would try water rooting first as I have had very good luck with that on 95% of everything that I have tried it on. I add a couple of drops of a product called KLN Concentrate, which has some hormone in it. I would also think that it would readily root in soil especially in your neck of the woods - Cheers, Doug

Thanks Doug, Any suggestion which brand name or where to look? Have the rest on hand just lacking the potting soil. Paul

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

7 жыл бұрын

Paul, I use Promix BX, but there are many others that would work well, even Miracle-grow will work fine.

Wow, one of my favorites this one was really impressive. Do you remember how to grow it?

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

6 ай бұрын

You really like the cool growing species that I have always struggled with. Hoya polyneura prefers high humidity, and temperatures that are a little bit cool with bright filtered sunshine. I was never able to keep this one happy in the long term. I always grew it in soil in the past, but perhaps in would like my current medium of coir chips better. I think I always lost them to root rot in the past.

When you buy a hoya from a box store do you repot it immediately? What is your expierance?

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

6 жыл бұрын

I know that a lot of people do re-pot the box store Hoyas, but I don't and have always made out pretty well with them.

Hello doug I come across your videos which i like watching I was just wondering if you sell clippings of your Hoyas since it’s so big beautiful and full plants?

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

2 жыл бұрын

I used to sell clippings, but it got out of hand with hundreds of requests that I could not fulfill so I had to give it up. As far as the polyneura in this video, they used to sell full baskets like this in the box stores for $15. Those days are long gone!

Hi! Could you please tell me if polyneura keeps its peduncle after blooming or drops it like multiflora does? Thank you!

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

3 жыл бұрын

I don't keep the plant any longer, but I'm 90% sure that it loses its peduncle.

@anamariaconstantin23

3 жыл бұрын

@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas thank you!

Hi Doug, could you please tell me what EA potting mix means and what the components of the mix are. I saw that word EA on your website.

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

2 жыл бұрын

EA stands for Exotic Angel Houseplants which are put out by Costa Farms in Florida. They supply houseplants to thousands of big box stores across the country. They use a very water retentive soil comprised mostly of peat or coir. No one knows for sure what they use as it may be proprietary.

@dr.sreedevirao2339

2 жыл бұрын

@@DougChamberlainVTHoyasok. Noted. Thank you so much for taking out time to reply. I really appreciate it. Have a great day ahead

Hi Doug, i know you don't repot your hoyas whe you buy them, but i am always worried about overwatering them, i feel the urge of repot them on terracotta, my question to you is , do you advise to repot on a Same size pot or a little bigger!? I feel that when you buy a hoya, has already many years on That plastic pot anyways and is time to repot!? Am correct!? Please advise.. i thank you in advance.

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

5 жыл бұрын

First most people avoid terracotta pots for Hoyas as they dry out the sides of the roots too much. I like the looks of them but have never had good luck with terracotta. When I repot, I always move up to a slightly larger pot.

@patriciamaqueda2782

5 жыл бұрын

@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas thank you so much for taking the time and reply.. 😊🙏🌱

Do you keep it outdoors ?? I just got a small plant for 60 $ I don’t want to kill it

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

5 жыл бұрын

A couple of years ago you could not give this plant away on eBay; now it going for that kind of money! Hoya polyneura is not the easiest plant to keep happy. It does not like to be hot and dry. It would love cool and humid, which is not the easiest condition to supply. My plant always did best outside during the summer and I would have to nurse it through the winter indoors. I hate to say it, but three years ago you could buy a full hanging basket of the plant for $13 at Home Depot and Lowes, but the supplier no longer grows it.

@hangtru0812

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I was going to say, I live in FL (tampa bay area) and it's super hard to find these! 😭

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

4 жыл бұрын

@@hangtru0812 Wait another year or two and they could be back in the box stores. Sometimes it is surprising what shows up there. I just found huge baskets of Dischidia pectinoides in Lowes of all places. This is another plant that was going for huge prices on eBay a couple of years ago.

@hangtru0812

4 жыл бұрын

@@DougChamberlainVTHoyas Ooooh, I'll keep my fingers crossed! 🤞I was luck enough to have gotten a cutting from a trade recently 😁.

@shilpag74

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Doug for your suggestions

where can I get a basket like this (or just a cutting?) without paying $$$$$$ ?

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

3 жыл бұрын

Good question, this plant used to be available at most of the big box stores. A basket would sell for about $15; now a two leaf cutting costs close to $50. It is ridiculous, but I guess that is the law of supply and demand. I don't keep the plant any longer myself as it is quite fussy.

Would you sell a cutting and ship it inside USA? I would love to buy some!

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

4 жыл бұрын

I would, but I got rid of this Hoya a long time ago. I have kept H. polyneura on two different occasions, and I find it difficult to keep happy. I wish you good luck with finding it!

I can’t find it anywhere besides very tiny two or three leaf rooted cuttings for sale online. Nobody is selling them on eBay or Etsy either, just Facebook plant groups. Why did growers stop selling them?

@DougChamberlainVTHoyas

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew the answer to that question. You didn't used to be able to give this plant away as there were so many of them, now tiny cuttings are going for crazy prices. I believe the reason that the big growers don't mess with Hoyas much is because they grow too slowly, and require more specialized care than other plants that they can turn around much quicker.