Hoya home care, diseases and pests

Ficuses and orchids are known to everyone, but the hoya flower remains not very famous. Its distinctive feature is that, looking at the leaves, it seems that they were waxed. Than this beautiful copy is still good - the answer below.

Hoya: home care

The plant belongs to the Kutrov family, the subfamily Lastovnyh. The climate zone of China or India is excellent for the plant. Often a flower grows in South Korea and on some islands. Despite this, the hoya is not very whimsical to care for.

Hoya flower

How to care for Hoya

Caring for a meaty hoya flower at home is not complicated. This plant is most often used as a pet. For him and for other species of these beautiful plants, some requirements must be observed:

• monitor the quality and frequency of watering. The plant loves water, so you need to water the flower as the soil dries in the pot. In summer, the amount of water increases, decreasing only in November. The rarest watering in winter. After irrigation, you need to wait until the top soil layer dries;
• watering should not be done with cold water. She settles in advance on the windowsill;
• you need to choose a not very large pot for planting a flower. There are no special requirements for the choice of packaging material. Most importantly, it should not be toxic;

Pot for planting

• the plant requires drainage holes at the bottom of the pot and specially prepared soil mix;
• for cultivation, the eastern or western window is used, and in the cold time - the southern one;
• the flower should not be often moved from place to place;
• The ideal temperature for it is 20-30 ° C, but the room should be ventilated.

If you follow these simple rules, growing hoya will turn into a real pleasure.

Methods and features of planting home hoya

You can choose any pot, but it is better to take one in which drainage holes are provided. At the same time, it is necessary to consider what is more important - getting shoots or lush flowering. Based on this, buy either a large pot or a small one.

When planting in a large pot, shoot growth will be stimulated, in a small one it will be better to bloom. The difference between the old and new pots should be a few centimeters in diameter.

Propagation by cuttings

For planting, you should prepare a pot and clean tools for work, so the latter should be sanitized first. Drainage should also be prepared. It is laid as the base of the pot with the first layer so that the roots of the plant do not stagnate in water.

As a rule, turf, humus and peat are used as soil in a ratio of 3: 2: 2. You can add a layer of moss for better moisture. Soil acidity should not be higher than 6.5.

When planting, the shoot part is placed in the soil and fixed. To do this, you can use something like a wire. It is necessary to wait for the formation of roots and only then break the connection with the main vine.

For propagation by cuttings you need a twig that has several pairs of leaves. Sections must be disinfected. The handle is placed in warm water. After the appearance of strong roots, it is planted in the ground. Flowering with this method will come a little later (in a few years).

Hoya Pruning

Hoya ivy does not need a lot of scraps. If the branches are too long, they should be shortened a little, and the extra leaves are pinched from above. Flower-bearing parts must not be removed. For trimming, special machined tools are used.

Fertilizers

When planting or transplanting, a small amount of coal is added to the substrate. Woody will do.

Top dressing is made 2 times a month. In winter, this is not worth it.

If there are doubts about the amount needed to fertilize the plants, it is better to use small concentrations. It is impossible to exceed the norm. When feeding fertilizer is used for orchids.

The main nutrient deficiencies for the plant are phosphorus, nitrogen, and potassium. Top dressing for indoor flowering plants maintain the ratio of these elements. Fertilizing should be regular.

Lighting

Flowering directly depends on the light, but at the same time direct sunlight should not fall on the pot. Having received too much light, the plant may get burned. With a small amount of light, it will discard peduncles and will not bloom after rest.

Lighting option

Watering

Watering should be uniform. The flower does not tolerate drought or excess moisture. The main guarantee of success is the regularity of watering, but you should not stick to a specific schedule. Watering is done when the soil on top becomes dry.

Why do the leaves of a flower turn yellow

If hoya leaves turn yellow, urgently need to help the plant. For this, the cause of yellowing is first established, which may be several:

• Being in peak hours in hot, direct sunlight causes yellowing of the leaf plate. Brown spots are formed over the entire area. For some varieties, spots may be reddish. To eliminate, you need to create a partial shade for this period of time;
• yellowing of the leaves can also be caused by too much watering. Especially if it is produced after a dry period. After the leaf wilted and turned yellow, it will fall away. You can save the plant only by transplantation. The root system is cleaned, the roots are transplanted only after treatment in a weak solution of potassium permanganate;
• dried leaves indicate that the air temperature is too high. However, it may be normal, but the air is dry. You should not water the plant too often, it should be sprayed out of the spray gun. For hoya, the optimum temperature is 20 ° C;
• if the leaves fall off, there may be several reasons: open windows in cool weather, lack or insufficient feeding, and a small amount of sunlight. A large amount of moisture can also affect the change of care conditions (for example, lighting or temperature has changed);
• pests can start on the flower. In this case, various spots will form. Resuscitation methods will depend on the disease or type of parasite.

Hoya: diseases and pests

Indoor flowers hoya susceptible to diseases and pests, like all plants:

• withering. Occurs due to bacteria that trap moisture. The disease originates from the top of the plant, gradually going down. The treatment will help treatment with insecticides;
• spotting. Bacteria are also a source of formation. Foliage dies, and before that, small spots form on it. The spot area increases, gradually the leaf turns yellow. The stain may resemble glass, have an oil texture. A too humid environment will exacerbate the problem. As in the first case, insecticides will help;
• rot. The source of rot - broken care rules. It spreads very quickly. Ailment cannot be cured;
• anthracnose. Leaves are the first to be affected. The disease manifests itself in the form of spots of a yellowish tint. At the initial stage, this is a small point, invisible to the naked eye. As the disease develops and the fungus multiplies, the spots will grow, and holes will form in their place. Excess moisture in warm air is the source. It is also possible that the plant was sprayed, but the excess water was not removed from the leaves. Fertilizers with mineral elements will help correct the situation;

Root rot

• gray rot. A white coating forms on the leaves and stems. Usually has a gray (sometimes greenish) tint. The source of parasite ingestion is untreated wounds. As the rot spreads, the plant dies. There is no cure;
• powdery mildew. It arises as a result of excessive air humidity. The disease begins with spots, which gradually increase in size. Spots may disappear, but appear again. If you respond promptly, there is a chance to get by rubbing the diseased leaves. In more advanced cases, you will have to use special drugs;
• stroma. Black spots affecting the leaves. They have a convex shape and characteristic luster. The cause of the disease is a violation of care. Their appearance may be affected by improper illumination, humidity or temperature violations. For treatment, you need to use drugs designed specifically for all types of hoya.