Hoya - a beautiful houseplant, which with proper care will behave gratefully and periodically bloom. It is an evergreen vine, also called wax ivy or "hoya fleshy". In nature, this plant is found in Southeast Asia and Australia, and here it has perfectly taken root as a decorative flower. In the room, it blossoms well and grows well, and lianopodobnye shoots can decorate the interior, creating a kind of live curtain or obvit any object. During the flowering period (from May to November), the plant will delight you with white waxy flowers with a reddish middle.
Care for the Hoya: Answers to Questions
Why does not the hoya blossom?
This plant with proper care necessarily bloom. If the time has passed and the inflorescences do not rush to appear, consider whether you have organized the right care factors such as watering, fertilizing and the location of the flower.
How to water hoyu?
Watering hoyu in the heat should be as often and more abundantly, up to five times a week. Also spray the leaves with water from a special spray. Do not forget to pour excess water out of the sump to avoid decaying the roots.
What kind of lighting do you need?
Indoor flower hoya loves light and warmth, however it is necessary to protect a whimsical plant from direct sunlight. Arrange the flower so that it is in the light, but the sun does not heat it. It is extremely important to ventilate the room as often as possible, and in winter it is optimal to contain hoyu at a temperature of 12-14 degrees, in order to get rich flowering in time.
Hoyi dressing
Hoya, like no other flower, needs fertilizer. In the summer, the flower should be fed every two weeks, alternating with mineral and organic fertilizers. As for the winter, if the hoya hibernates at the optimum temperature for it, soil should not be fertilized. In addition, in winter, the watering of the flower is significantly reduced.
Hoyi transplantation
A young plant needs an annual transplant and transports it well. Flowers of "older age" can be transplanted no more often than once every three years.
Possible problems
The indoor flower of hoya is prone to some common problems. Aphids and other parasites attack an attractive flower, but getting rid of them can be quite simple. You need a soap-kerosene mixture. The plant is treated with cotton wool with such a solution (make sure that the composition does not fall on the soil - for this, tighten it with a film). In a day, wash with hoyu water and pests will disappear.
Bear in mind that hoyu should not be moved from one place to another, because in that case it can stop blooming.
If the leaves of the plant wrinkled and the roots began to rot, this indicates that you are over-watering the flower. Keep water soaked in all soil, but do not forget to drain it.
You can occasionally bathe hoyu under the shower - the plant loves this procedure, since it recalls the natural habitat.