plantladylin said:I can't tell for certain; originally I thought it was peduncle with buds forming but it may just be a new stem emerging ... still a good thing!
plantladylin said:From what I can tell in the photo, the stem appears normal. Newer growth is sometimes pale green in color. The protuberance near the top of that stem in your latest photo looks like a new stem but I see another little growth midway on the stem that I think looks like a possible peduncle ... time will tell! I hope you will keep us updated with additional photos as your plant grows and matures. I see that you are in Canada, so you might not see much growth during the winter months but next summer it should really take off!
Most Hoyas are vines and climbers (Hoya kerrii included) and they will shoot out new stems and eventually adventitious roots in search of a tree or other structure to climb. Many people grow their Hoyas on trellises or moss totems, allowing them to climb, while others grow them in hanging baskets, letting them dangle over the sides of the pot.
Here in hot, humid Florida, my Hoyas have stems shooting out all over and I tend to just wind them around each other, sometimes using small orchid clips to attach them together to keep them from getting in my way. These are a few of my plants with stems that go wild.
DaisyI said:Hoya kerrii Is a big growing plant - that little stem may grow for a year and gain another 8 ft before its done. In my experience, first it will grow a long bare stem, then peduncles will grow from the stem and eventually leaves. Hoya don't really twine, you will have to do that. They grip porous things like tree trunks (or in my case, the stucco on my house wall) with those tiny roots along the stems. If you look at Lin's photos closely, you will see she has twined the stems back into and around the plant. What she has done is really the easiest way to keep them unless you have a huge wall to give over to your Hoya.
What size pot is your Hoya in? If its a 6 inch pot, leave it but if something smaller, think about an up-pot while you can still handle it. I don't know what size pot Lin's are in but my largest is 6 inches. As Hoya are epiphytic, the pot and growing medium is more for support so doesn't have to grow with the plant.
The original leaf may yellow and die now that its decided to be a real plant.
Trenton_ said:
@plantladylin This is the progress from the last image, do you have a clear idea of what it is now? Thanks
sedumzz said:
You are SOOOOOO lucky!!
Fun fact: Many of those shops who sell those singles leaves only take off the leaf -- so the leaft slowly dies because it can make roots but no new leaves.
Yours has a bit of the stem, so it is growing a stem to continue it's life!! And it's also giving you blooms , most likely a sign it is enjoying it's life.
tarev said:Love the photo growth progress Trenton! Thanks for sharing it!
It is indeed a happy looking vine growth with new leaves forming at the nodes.
Hoya kerrii is quite a robust vining succulent, so while it is still young and vine still pliable, try to find a good circular trellis or whichever type of trellis you want. That vine once it matures some more, becomes rather stiff and will be harder to wind around your trellis of choice.
This is my Hoya kerrii variegata..I got this years ago in that circular trellis. Thankfully the plant has a resting period here come winter time, so it is not outgrowing the trellis yet.
Please continue to update your thread..I would love to see how it goes..happy growing!