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Houseplant, told it as an Ahoya plant and it was chinese
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thejoneswoman
Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:23 pm Post subject: Houseplant, told it as an Ahoya plant and it was chinese |
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i have a house plant and was told it's name was an AHOYA plant and it was chinese ...but i cannot seem to find anything abour it ..except i was told to water it from the bottom...it has oval leves that seem to like a succulent and grows long vines ....does anyone know anything about this little fellow and how to deal with it ???any help would be appreciated.....
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muddybob
WA st.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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Try HOYA instead of AHOYA
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muddybob
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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I had run across the second website before and followed all the advice but I had been holding off on repotting. I just went out to the deck to see what size pot I would need. I looked down at the long vines dangling over the railing and saw BLOOMS and more are on the way! I've had this plant five years and this is the first time it has bloomed.
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eileen
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Scotland
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:29 am Post subject: |
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Maybe it actually likes to be a bit potbound Muddy. Quite a few plants won't produce flowers until the roots are a bit constricted. Any chance of a piccie pleae?
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muddybob
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:11 am Post subject: |
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I will not be repotting it any time soon
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glendann
Texas
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 5:15 am Post subject: |
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That is a really pretty plant,Muddy . Jubabe has one of those in a hanging basket on her front porch .I don't think it has a red center.She calls it a wax plant.
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eileen
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:26 am Post subject: |
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Neither wonder you've decided NOT to repot it Muddy. Those flowers are really lovely and I can see why Julie calls it a wax plant - they do look waxy. 
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thejoneswoman
Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:08 am Post subject: |
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thank you all so much for the help...it most certainly is a hoya plant and from the sounds of it ...i think it may be trying to bloom!!!!the pic of the blooming one is so pretty...i can hardly wait now!!!!i will send pics if i get blooms....this seems like a great site for people who love plants ...which i do!!!!i like to buy them from my local farmers market as little ones and watch them grow...make me feel soooo good to see that!!!
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eileen
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Farmers markets are great fun aren't they? We have an organic chap that sells outdoor plants at the one in Edinburgh so I feel happy to add them to my garden and watch them mature.
***(TJW - just to explain - I've had an organic garden for the last twenty + years.)***
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jubabe296
south central Texas
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| Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:09 am Post subject: |
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Muddybob your pic is way better than mine!! I love this plant!! Mine has two flower spikes (don't know exactly what you call them!) blooming and will bloom probably at least 5 more!! I got a cutting from my sister about 3 or 4 years ago and last year was the first time it bloomed!! The flowers look and feel like little pieces of wax! It's an extraordinary plant!!
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Polly
Michigan
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| Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:19 am Post subject: |
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We have one of those. It was doing nothing so about a year ago we repotted it. Early in the summer it started to bloom and has had several blossoms. It is in the west window of our bathroom. Seems to like it there.
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jubabe296
south central Texas
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Mine stays out on the front porch until it gets cold then it comes inside in front of the dining room window. When it warms up again it goes back out and it is happy as can be as well!!LOL!! I don't think you can really do anything bad to this plant except putting it in sun or letting it get cold oh yeah or repotting it!!
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phredrum
CA
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Just wanted to share a pic of our Hoya (we, too, thot it was Ahoya). It get good sun several hours per day in Northern CA, it’s in a fairly small ceramic pot and has been for yrs, I water it 2x/wk and it is blossoming for the 3rd time this yr...
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Frank
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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That is beautiful indeed Phredrum. Thanks for taking the time to post it. Now that you're here maybe pop on over to the Welcome to GardenStew forum and introduce yourself
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