How to grow Hoya houseplant from cutting very easy

Lighting – a north window is a good location. Although the plants do not require direct light, they would not do well away from a window, unless you prefer to grow them under fluorescent grow lights. Supply all but the hottest sun.

Soil – a moist, well-drained, light soil – African Violet soil with some added perlite – is a good growing medium.

Watering – keep the soil moist in spring and summer, dry but not to the point of shriveled foliage in winter. In dry climates more frequent watering may be necessary.

Some like to mist the leaves frequently, to clean them and increase humidity… but NOT when the plant is budding or in flower.

Temperature – give them medium (50 degrees) to warm temperatures during the growing season—spring and summer. The plants go semi-dormant in winter.

Fertilizer – In spring hoyas react favorably to feeding. A fertilize with liquid balanced food, about every four weeks, three or four times during the growing season will produce a vigorous growth. Withhold food during the winter. More on liquid food here.



Blooms appear in spring and summer when the plant is most active. Lack of water or too much fertilizer will cause foliage to brown around the edges and perhaps leaves will drop.

As with most plants, Hoyas respond to good care. However, they resent pampering, hovering, and constant handling and moving.

One Hoya peculiarity worth noting: They produce blooms on knobby spurs which stay on the plant even after blossoms fade. New buds will be generated there to provide bloom the next time. The lesson to learn: to encourage prolific blooming, leave the flower spurs on the plant.