Hoya is waxy ivy. Maintenance, care, transplantation

Hoya (wax ivy) is a flowering liana, though it does not grow very fast. The flower growers love it, first, for their unpretentiousness, and secondly, for the magnificent flowers that seem to be made of plastic or wax, and also smell very strong and fragrant (therefore, some can even cause a headache). It was for the flowers and partly for the dense leaves that the hoya got its second name.

Young wax ivy is transplanted annually, and an adult is not more often than once in 3 years, but it is even less common when the plant literally "jumps out" of the pot. In winter, the air temperature should not fall below +16, in summer - +22-25 degrees. Watering hoyu in hot weather should be quite abundant and often, you can spray it. However, it is impossible to fill in any way, therefore it is necessary to ensure good drainage. With the stagnation of water in the pot, the plant will first start to discard the leaves, and then may completely die. Unlike some indoor flowers, hoya light loves and can grow in the sunniest place in the apartment. It is a sufficient amount of light - a pledge of frequent and prolonged flowering of the plant.

By the way, after the appearance of buds to touch the flower or rearrange it is highly not recommended. During this period hoya (wax ivy) becomes quite capricious. After it is blossoming, it is not necessary to touch flower stalks: flowers may appear again later. This is a plant called hoya.

Wax ivy is most often propagated by cuttings or leaves, they are rooted fairly easily. In order not to wait for flowering too long, it is also possible to propagate it with stem cords. To plant branched, you need to regularly pinch shoots and plant in one pot on 3-4 cuttings.

There are quite a lot of interesting varieties of this plant, differing from each other in the shape and color of the leaves, flowers, and in some cases also in the temperature of the contents. To such, for example, the hoya is fleshy, blooming even at a temperature of +13. But the most common species, perhaps, is hoya beautiful or lanceolate. Her native land is Burma, the leaves of the plant are small, but thick. It is considered a hawaii hawaii. With proper care, it blooms for a long time.

Recently it has become a popular gift of hoya "kerry". Especially often it is presented to each other by lovers, because the leaf of this species resembles a heart. One such leaf in a pot can stand up to a year and a half without any changes, and then start a rapid growth, but usually it happens earlier. More and more often exhibitions are organized where proud flower growers show the results of their labors. Usually at such exhibitions you can buy a favorite copy or a stalk from it. Such a popular plant is hoya.

Wax ivy is most often grown as an ampel or climbing plant. In both cases, care is the same and extremely simple, as you can already see. You can decorate this creeper with a creeper or hang it in a pot under the ceiling. Only with proper care and sufficient amount of attention will please these indoor flowers. Hoya will certainly thank the owner of the fragrance and beauty.