For the last few weeks, I have been popping in all my local charity shops to find planters in white/cream for my living room. I thought it would take forever to find planters I liked on such a tight budget but I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly it all came together.


With so many cuttings and baby succulents all over the place, I needed a way to save some space and display them so they are pleasing to the eye.


This was also a way for me to protect a few prized plants from the snow and intense cold weather we had in Feb/March, having a few of each plant in different locations around the home/garden for me gives peace of mind.

Common name Waxplant, Waxflower, Waxvine     
Botanical name: Hoya Carnosa.

I have just been given a small rooted Hoya and I've been looking online how to care for this little beauty.

Below are some tips and facts I have picked up along the way.

Hoya carnosa - wax plant - grows with long, slender vines which are covered with thick, green leathery leaves. The leaves are sometimes flecked with silvery or creamy white. The wax plant will produce parachute clusters of star-shaped, flowers with five-point centers, very variable in colour. The flowers are so intricately detailed, uniformly shaped and shiny and therefore also called porcelain flower.

Hoyas prefer morning sun. If they get too much shade they won’t flower. Full sun, however, will turn them yellow and they’ll not be happy



Cuttings.

Encouraging the cutting to develop roots. Place it in a glass of water and wait until it develops roots, around 5-10 cm long. The cuttings need to be constantly damp to develop roots.




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