Hoya talk forum: Rooting cuttings of H. linearis
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| MJ, my cloning machine I purchased off of Ebay...Joni has one as well. It's electric and they come in many sizes. I purchased one of the smaller ones...it has room for 24 cuttings. The cuttings are placed in these small "disks" and set into a net pot..the end of the cutting is exposed to constant water from "jet pumps". It's a huge mistake to use this machine in warm temperatures, as the cloner adds quite a bit of heat...therefore, the cuttings will rot if the ambient temperature is too warm. I only use my cloning machine during our winters...or it could be used indoors with air conditioning..something that I don't have. I put 12 cuttings of polyneura into the cloning machine and all but one of them has rooted...but, it wasn't very fast...it takes around 2 weeks to see the beginning of roots on most cuttings. Also, certain hoyas failed to root for me...I tried H. multiflora (javanica) and all of the "cut ends" rotted...I had to cut off the rot and pot them in my chunky soil mixture...they're doing fine now. I do have 3 H. linearis in there now...but, it's too soon to see if they will successfully root. I find the machine was worth the price, as I've never been able to root H. polyneura in any other fashion...I tried perlite, a chunky soil mix and water...they lived for many months, but never rooted...eventually they died. I like the way the machine works, the cuttings are sending out lots of new branches...and should end up being much bushier than the mother plant. I just wish I could use it at other times..but, Spring through Fall are too warm..the manufacturer stated it'd be better to be "too cold than too warm"...the machine gives off a lot of heat to the cuttings. The machine was under a hundred dollars, including shipping. I plan to try other hoyas in the future..but, it's getting closer to Spring, so time is tight. I do not understand why polyneura rooted so well and multiflora rotted...both were in the machine at the same time. I'm sure Joni has had much more experience using the cloning machine than I have. Hope this answers your question. Fondly, Patrick |
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| ...oh Patrick, very interesting!! I saw these too, and was sorely tempted to get one. I opted for a mammoth 1.5m high top propagator - to enable me to overwinter some delicate babies. That has been very successful....but am always interested to hear what success you have with your cloning machine. I might have to ask Santa for one  |
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| What is the difference between a cloning machine and a top propagator? |
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| Donna, the cloning machine has the cuttings sprayed with water and nutrients like in a hydroponics set up. This should encourage root growth. The high top propagator is just like an ordinary heated propagator, with a high lid to enable plants rather than just cuttings to be put in. The plants are in their normal pots/compost. Hope that helps. |
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Thanks, Julie! I get it now...  |
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| Ok,,,well, so far I've been able to root all mine either in the greenhouse or under the lights so I guess that's a toy I don't need. |
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| OMG, clone machine, top propagator...... never saw any of those "things" in South America.... LOL!!!! But it seems the clone machine should be used during the winter, we don't have a real winter in Brazil, therefore I couldn't be using this artifact!!!! But it seems to be very interesting! |
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| Hi Patrick, I forgot to say that my linearis is only one vine, very small, and Paul Shirley told me it wouldn't resist the long trip but it did, it is not growing fast, but others hoyas don't (or doenst???) grow well either! I didnt know that this hoya was from cool weather, so I think she is doing just fine in Brazil!!! This summer is really hot here, around 35 Celcius and very humid maybe the hoyas that are not doing well are from coller places or real cold places! |
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| Mitzi...more of a growing factor in your area, I think, would be the length of daylight hours which plants are extremely tuned into..... Leap. The net will appear. |
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AlohaHoya wrote:Mitzi...more of a growing factor in your area, I think, would be the length of daylight hours which plants are extremely tuned into..... I've noticed my linearis is putting on a lot of new growth. Getting much fuller, and is developing another pendicule. Weather here has been for the most part warm but not hot days (70's to 80) and cool nights. It got to sit out in the rain today....as did quite a few others, we've had rain all day yesterday, and a good part of today. A nice gentle rain tho. Day temps should be 75-80º and nights 60-65....and humid |
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| If you track the increase in your daylight hours, you will notice the immense correlation. Especially in areas (northern) where the swing is really large, the plants will perk up and that's when it's good to give the fertilizer and increase the air circulation. It can be really amazing...and constant. Leap. The net will appear. |
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 Carol - mine are just beginning to show signs of re-awakening after their winter rest. We are now getting an extra hour of daylight in the morning and 1.5 hours in the evening - and they know it!!Little buds are fattening up... |
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| Hi, first post on this forum! We live in Ireland and as you can imagine, it is rather cool and humid here. Even in summer, top temperatures during the day often hover between 15-20° C, with many cloudy days. We bought our Hoya linearis 3 years ago in Belgium on a holiday trip. At the time we did not know it was a Hoya. I mostly grow cacti and succulents and thought it was some sort of Crassula or Senecio, until it flowered in 2012 and I could identify it as H. linearis. It sits on a kitchen cupboard all year round and does not get much direct sunlight, while our indoor temperature is fairly constant. It grows extremely vigorously and the strands reach something like 2 meters - 6'8"! Before reading up on the web I didn't realise most growers consider it a difficult plant I took some cuttings today, about 30-40 cms long (over a foot) and removed the bottom leaves. Since it's a fairly succulent species I decided to let the cuts dry and callous over for a day or two before putting it into some potting mix. I have a propagator tray with gentle heat (about 4°C above ambient temperature) so I'm planning on using that to stimulate root growth. My guess is that the cuttings need moist but not wet compost - correct? The photos are from 2012 - the plant has more than doubled in volume and strands since then:   All the best, Pyxxel & Mrs. Pyxxel  |
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| Welcome Pixxel and Mrs P! I'm In the UK, so I am lucky with linearis too. It seems to appreciate weather that most hoyas hate I find mine needs to be restarted every couple of years...when it hits the floor from my highest shelf. Sounds like yours will be doing the same. Welcome to the addictive world of hoya growing. Julie |
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| Thanks for the friendly welcome, Julie! When you say restarting the plant, what do you actually mean? Cutting it back and re-rooting the cuttings? How do you re-root them yourself? Regards, Martin PS - I've taken another photo of the whole plant this morning:  |
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| Hoya envy here...cannot grow that one!!!! Congratulations! Leap. The net will appear. |
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| Hi Martin, I literally cut all the vines off at about a foot in length, and reroot them in fresh compost. I just pop them in, no rooting hormone...no fuss! I just throw the old crown in the compost  I don't have the space for easy growing duplicates..only precious ones lol!Julie |
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