Hoya talk forum: White leaves and growth stop

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Mairzeedotes Sep 11, 2011 10:16 PM CST Name: Marcy S. Calif

Usually if my hoyas grow a white leaf...or 2 ...or 6...I just leave them alone as I think they are pretty. However, I have heard they are detrimental to the plant in some way. Now I have 2 plants that seem to have completely stopped growing as they grew white leaves at the the growing tips. The first one is this cute little H. australis 'variegata' The other one is a small plant of H. macrophylla 'variegata' After growing these white leaves, I have not noticed any other leaves being formed. I hate to cut them off. Do you think I sould just wait it out till next season & see...or get out the axe? Quote | Post #756872 (1)

threegardeners Sep 12, 2011 6:35 AM CST Name: Lee Anne Stark Ontario, Canada Perpetually happy!

I'd wait and see what happens. What IS that one on the left in the second picture?? Pets Cubit ** Hooked on Hoya **House Plants** Now Open! Stark's Corner Store Quote | Post #756941 (2)

propmaker Sep 12, 2011 8:39 AM CST Name: Dominic Murray Lanzarote, Canary Islands

I just leave mine Marcy. They normally devlop a little green, or fall off. I'v not found it detrimental to growth. Only when a variagated plant throws out shoots that have revereted to green, do I remove them as they are stronger and will take over http://www.dominicmurray.com Quote | Post #757016 (3)

goldenca Sep 12, 2011 8:55 AM CST Name: Lynn Langley, B.C.

I have a carnosa that has basically all new white leaves..... I have not noticed barely any green at all in the new leaves... (am I suppose to cut off all this new growth?) Quote | Post #757022 (4)

Mairzeedotes Sep 12, 2011 10:31 AM CST Name: Marcy S. Calif

Lee Ann--it is H. callistophylla that I got from Kartuz Nursery in 2007. I had it in a west window where sun shinned on the leaves all afternoon & they got that bright yellow. Notice the darker new leaves that have formed since I moved it outside in the spring to that shady spot it is in there. I had several other different types of callistophyllas that did not make it past my troubled years, but this one and one other smaller one did. Good thing I had several in different locations. I love the looks of the callistophylla types of hoyas. Quote | Post #757063 (5)

Mairzeedotes Sep 12, 2011 10:34 AM CST Name: Marcy S. Calif

OK...Lynn--I am going to leave mine on. You leave yours on too & we'll see what happens. I think yours are just beautiful. I would not want to cut those off. It is so neat the way KQ does that. Quote | Post #757067 (6)

goldenca Sep 12, 2011 11:11 AM CST Name: Lynn Langley, B.C.

Marcy, Yeah I kinda thought they were pretty - they start sort of a pink and turn white - but not much green going on - lol...and yeah you sort of hate to cut them off.... not like they grow that fast to begin with... Quote | Post #757084 (7)

Dee2 Sep 14, 2011 7:51 AM CST Name: Dee Enslow Chipley, FL (panhandle)

I just love those leaves Marcy Dee Quote | Post #758121 (8)

LauraCarnosa Sep 16, 2011 5:16 PM CST Name: Laura Gardiner Manitoba, Canada You can't 'un-ring' a bell.

Since I read the following: From "Letter #1": http://www.psthehoyan.com/psthehoyan1.html I only cut out ALL white growth. But that's just me, if it has any green on it at all, it stays. I may leave the all pink leaves on a pot of cuttings I've got @ work, just to see! "When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other." - Chinese Proverb Quote | Post #759449 (9)

LauraCarnosa Sep 16, 2011 8:34 PM CST Name: Laura Gardiner Manitoba, Canada You can't 'un-ring' a bell.

propmaker wrote: when a variagated plant throws out shoots that have revereted to green, do I remove them as they are stronger and will take over I do this too, with my KP, but it's hard to keep up with that one! "When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other." - Chinese Proverb Quote | Post #759534 (10)

propmaker Sep 17, 2011 2:46 AM CST Name: Dominic Murray Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Ive kinda given up on my KP.....think its going to be easier to just take some cuttings of variagated growth and start again...just plant what's left in the garden, which is almost all green now...its one variety that really likes to revert http://www.dominicmurray.com Quote | Post #759628 (11)

RandyBoatwright Sep 17, 2011 6:58 AM CST

Dom, as 'in the ground' garden outdoors? Quote | Post #759658 (12)

LauraCarnosa Sep 17, 2011 2:18 PM CST Name: Laura Gardiner Manitoba, Canada You can't 'un-ring' a bell.

w/ Dom. In the process of doing just that! "When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other." - Chinese Proverb Quote | Post #759910 (13)

goldenca Sep 17, 2011 8:53 PM CST Name: Lynn Langley, B.C.

Well I decided to cut off most of the ALL white leaves.... so my plant is now alot smaller but what the heck .....It seemed like the last little while my plant was putting out nothing but pure white leaves.... Quote | Post #760087 (14)

LauraCarnosa Sep 17, 2011 9:26 PM CST Name: Laura Gardiner Manitoba, Canada You can't 'un-ring' a bell.

You may find it'll keep trying to grow white branches, from the same node where the white section formed... One of mine had an all white vine and I kept cutting it off. It grew back white 5 (FIVE) times from that same node. It ended up looking like a paw! So I cut it back further & rooted that peice. AGAIN it's sending out white leaves. Strange, huh? BTW- Did any of those begin all white & develop that small amount of green? I have heard, from some, if left alone they may develop some green... Tom from PLG also says to remove the all white leaves from KQs.... Works for me, my KQ blooms like crazy & it's only 4 years old. Been blooming over 2 years now "When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other." - Chinese Proverb Quote | Post #760116 (15)

goldenca Sep 17, 2011 10:24 PM CST Name: Lynn Langley, B.C.

Well to be hones Laura, I never paid any attention to see if it went from white to a little green.... I actually liked the white leaves... but it seemed to be doing nothing but putting out nothing but white ones... I would love to see mine bloom - I think I probably have around 3 years to wait.... Quote | Post #760138 (16)

LauraCarnosa Sep 17, 2011 10:29 PM CST Name: Laura Gardiner Manitoba, Canada You can't 'un-ring' a bell.

I wept as I cut off my white ones... *sniff* I didn't want to, but CB says it's for the best *sniff* "When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other." - Chinese Proverb Quote | Post #760141 (17)

goldenca Sep 17, 2011 10:38 PM CST Name: Lynn Langley, B.C.

Understandable .... pass the kleenex! BUT... hopefully it will be for the better.... now if I had to cut off flowers... that would be tough tough.... Quote | Post #760147 (18)

LauraCarnosa Sep 17, 2011 10:54 PM CST Name: Laura Gardiner Manitoba, Canada You can't 'un-ring' a bell.

I don't think I could bring myself to do it! I just couldn't.... I wept when I saw HoyaDoug's pile of shooting stars he'd removed to save on the mess... But rest assured Golden, I think that KQ will get goin' now that you threatened it! They retaliate by growing when snipped on! "When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other." - Chinese Proverb Quote | Post #760155 (19)

propmaker Sep 18, 2011 8:51 AM CST Name: Dominic Murray Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Yes, outside in the ground http://www.dominicmurray.com Quote | Post #760270 (20)

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