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other plants l-r are h. fungii, h. wayetii, h. crassipetiolata splash, h. curtisii, h. rosita, h. tenuipes, b. my special angel, b. maculata

first new leaf in my care 🥰

she is beauty, she is grace, she is high potential for root rot ✨ she lives in a south facing window and will be getting potted up soon to join my other 28582 hoya.

i’ve been growing hoya for about 5 years now (currently have 63), and i’ve noticed they all massively upsize their leaves once they come under my care. all of the smallest leaves on the pictured example plants are the oldest (minus the newest baby leaves just growing in), regardless of their location on the vine

l-r: sulawesi gps-8867, nicholsoniae, calli. vena, calli. kalimantan ut-158

for years i thought this was a good thing but as i’m seeing my callistophyllas all change form - they’ve gone from the cute, fat, rounded older leaves to the larger, more elongated new leaves - i’m worried it means they’re actually not getting enough light? i use sansi bulbs and barrina strips, fertilize lightly at every watering march-september, and several have flowered in my care.

does increase leaf size always mean looking for more light, or can it mean they’re just really happy?

the best pictures i could get, rolled it onto a lint roller. i thought it was pollen from my hoyas blooming but i think its some kind of pest and now i’m scared for my plants. they’re tiny hard grains, not squishy/organic. there appear to be wings on some. idk what these are, or if they’re eggs of some sort of bug. they’re not thrips and not aphid husks (familiar with both sadly). can anyone help identify this? geographical location is eastern US but i get plants shipped from all over the country so could be from anywhere.

my first time needing help with an ID! i picked this unlabeled hoya up at lowe’s, it’s in an urban jungle pot. leaves seem to be almost textured with visible veining and what looks to be some sunstressing. new growth is burgundy and growth pattern is straight upright like my australis lisa. who is she?

this is my only anthurium, i’m a hoya person (iykyk 🤣) i got her as a freebie 2-leaf rooted plug with a purchase on etsy - the last picture is the most baby picture i have of her. it’s been so nice watching her throw bigger and bigger leaves! she’s been so easy to grow (and holy eff, the root system on these things is wild) and does make me want more anthurium 🥰

beautiful. easy. fast grower. huge variegated leaves. this is my promo for australis lisa. ✨

h. patella (pink), h. thompsonii (pink), h. caudata sumatra 💕

a few other new arrivals are in the photo including dekeyeae x chicken farm, rintzii borneo, and minibelle silver splash

got this cute little rooted heuschkeliana var cutting rooted in fluval, i’m not familiar with it. is it essentially the same as using perlite to root?

also not familiar with having one with a lid on, how do i acclimate it to my ambient humidity? just remove lid a little at a time?

what would yall do once she grows more roots?

i love her, that is all.