The wax flower has a clear idea of the ideal life. Whoever gives her what she expects will be rewarded with star-shaped flowers. You should not deviate from care that is precisely tailored to your needs. That's why we go into detail.
The Hoya kerrii should not have wet feet
pour
Two things should be observed when watering the heart plant, as this plant is also called: never wet roots and always cold water!
Permeable substrate makes it easier to drain excess water. In addition, every Hoya kerrii should get a drainage layer, whether it is in the garden or in a pot.
Finally, only use the watering can again when the soil has dried. In the garden, Hoya kerrii should be watered as needed every evening on dry, hot days.
spray
Spraying is just as important as watering. Outdoors, the rain tends to wash off the leaves. Indoors, you need to do this with the spray bottle at least once a week.
Fertilize
Once the wax flower has been planted in the garden, fertilizing is no longer necessary. Even a pot specimen does not require excessive nutrient additions. However, you can thank this tropical plant for its flowers twice a month during the growing season with a commercial liquid fertilizer.
To cut
The Hoya kerrii tolerates pruning. The timing of the measure is irrelevant to her. However, the cut should be made about 1 to 3 mm above a leaf node. The use of scissors makes sense in the following cases:
- necessary corrections of tendrils
- Removing diseased, stunted and dry shoots
- Thinning out if the growth is too dense
- prevents bareness in the inner area
- Plucking off faded flowers
- this encourages rebloom
tips
You can take cuttings from cut off, healthy tendrils and thus propagate the heart flower cheaply at home.
hibernate
Hoya kerrii is not frost tolerant. Planted wax flowers must be covered so well that they cannot freeze to death. The root area must not be neglected. Container plants, on the other hand, are mobile and should be wintered dry, light and at 10 to 14 °C.
Even a pure houseplant likes to take a break in winter. At this time, the room temperature should not be more than 18 °C. Try to find such a location right away, because this climbing plant does not like to change places too often.
During the winter break, only modest watering is used and no fertilizer is used at all.
repot
Since Hoyakerry grows slowly, changing the pot and substrate every 2 to 3 years is sufficient:
- ideal time is February or March
- the new pot is slightly larger
- Create a drainage layer at the bottom of the pot