When to plant Hoya bella cutting

[Colm Osiris]

i had four lovely Hoya bella plants, but sadly, only one of them is left. but that one is doing really well, so i really hope it can survive the winter. i also have a little cutting, which fell off when i was moving the plants off of the windowsill. it is doing really well, with lots of roots.

is it strong enough to pot up? if so, are there any special things i need to consider? light, heat, water, the usual stuff. thank you.

 

[cpp gardener]

Just the usual recommendations.
Use a gritty soil with pumice and/or perlite. Something like a cactus mix.

The roots are very delicate since they were grown in water. Most will break somewhere, but they will grow new ones. Expect a lull in new leafy growth as it concentrates on regrowing roots.

Keep it warm, above 60 is best.

Being a Hoya, it prefers to be just moist and never soggy.

Also prefers very bright light.

 

[oneeye]

i had four lovely Hoya bella plants, but sadly, only one of them is left. but that one is doing really well, so i really hope it can survive the winter. i also have a little cutting, which fell off when i was moving the plants off of the windowsill. it is doing really well, with lots of roots.

is it strong enough to pot up? if so, are there any special things i need to consider? light, heat, water, the usual stuff. thank you.

You did well friend. I like to pot my cuttings when I just start getting new white roots. You can get by with 2 or 3 white single-root hairs on a cutting. When the roots start turning brown its an indication they are sick.

If your cutting roots are turning brown, it most likely indicates root rot. google

 

[Colm Osiris]

Just the usual recommendations.
Use a gritty soil with pumice and/or perlite. Something like a cactus mix.

The roots are very delicate since they were grown in water. Most will break somewhere, but they will grow new ones. Expect a lull in new leafy growth as it concentrates on regrowing roots.

Keep it warm, above 60 is best.

Being a Hoya, it prefers to be just moist and never soggy.

Also prefers very bright light.

thanks. after reading your message on the other Hoya question of mine, i'm moving the plant into a warmer brighter room, and i'll put the new plant there too. i've previously used 50% compost, 25% perlite, and 25% orchid bark. i've not come across pumice, other than the rocks.

 

[Colm Osiris]

You did well friend. I like to pot my cuttings when I just start getting new white roots. You can get by with 2 or 3 white single-root hairs on a cutting. When the roots start turning brown its an indication they are sick.

If your cutting roots are turning brown, it most likely indicates root rot. google

thanks. they're still green, so i think they're fine then, no thanks to me! but i'll be potting it up tomorrow.