Beautifully flowering houseplant - hoya or ivy wax surprises with a variety of colors and aromas. The little stars produce sweet nectar, the droplets of which make the flowers even more beautiful, and as the sun goes down, the room in which the hoya grows is filled with aroma in its own species.
Sometimes the aroma is felt during the day and differs from the night aroma. Thus, hoya lacunosa smells of carnation during the day and incense at night, but all this is possible only if the plant receives the right care and under adverse conditions hoya cannot bloom.
Why does not bloom at home?
- How to make a plant to bloom?
- The plant does not need a large pot, in nature hoyi are satisfied with a small one, they need only a small amount of humus.
- Fertilizing with complex fertilizer can be carried out in spring and summer, and with frequent transplantation and changing the substrate fertilizing is not required.
- Watering the plants by the fall is reduced, and in the winter they do not water at all, sometimes you can sprinkle dusty leaves.
- Winter temperatures for hoya are very important, the plant is resting, enough is +18 - + 20 degrees, it is possible to lower the temperature to +12 - +15.
- In spring, the temperature regime is changed to warmer - +22 - +27 degrees.
- Plants are placed as close to light as possible, avoiding direct sunlight.
- Watering, spraying and a warm shower will help you quickly get out of the state of rest.
- You can resume feeding, but in moderation.
- Trim hoy is not needed, only sanitary is possible. Flowers are formed on young shoots and shoots of two, three, four-year growth.
With proper care the plant can bloom in the third year of life, the entry into the flowering period depends on the hoi species - each species has its own growth power and the period of the flowering period, the flowers, depending on the species, are varied in shape and color, but are necessarily gathered in florets from 10-20 flowers to 50 and have a characteristic in the center meaty "star".
When does it start to bloom?
Hoyks usually bloom in May-June, the flowering period of the inflorescence is about five days, but simultaneous flowering, to our satisfaction, does not occur, flowering is delayed, and its duration depends on the size of the plant, the number of flower stalks.
Carefully water the plant in buds or flowers, and the shower and completely abolish, flowers and buds with careless handling are easily showered. They can fall off when changing the direction of lighting, so you should not move or turn the pot.
If in your opinion, the plant is rather weak, feed it with complex fertilizer for indoor plants, but no more than 2 times a month.
It must be remembered that hoya is a inhabitant of humid subtropical forests, and the higher the air temperature, the more moisture the plant needs.
In the second half of September you need to start preparing the plant for winter rest, reduce watering, do not apply fertilizer, and then move the hoya to the wintering area, it can be warm balconies and loggias, rooms on the north side of the house, stop watering, regularly inspect the plants, have there been any pests and wait patiently for a new spring flowering.
Wax ivy or hoi there are more and more fans, the variety of types pushes for collecting, flower growers - people are sympathetic and generous, they are happy to exchange, sell cheaply, or simply donate cuttings, leaflets and young plants, if there are too many of them. How nice to know that an amazing plant, thanks to you, pleases someone else's soul.
A photo
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