by Lisa Steinkopf | Feb 14, 2022 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help, Houseplant Profile
It’s Valentine’s Day and what better way to celebrate than with a heart-shaped plant? I love heart-shaped anything-my engagement ring is a heart, heart-shaped stones, dishes, and more. One of my favorite heart-shaped plants, though, is the sweetheart hoya...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 29, 2020 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Help
Has your hoya or wax plant bloomed? A few of mine have been blooming like mad lately, and I am so excited! Finally! Here are some of the flowers. Let’s talk about how to care for your hoya after it blooms. Done blooming-now what? Aren’t they gorgeous?! Now...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Jul 17, 2019 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Help
Have you seen the small, single, heart-shaped hoya leaves in a pot for sale? Many buy those because of their heart shape. When it stays the same they wonder, “Why is my hoya not growing?” Trade Show Hoyas I recently attended a horticulture trade show in...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Apr 19, 2019 | #Fridayflowers, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Houseplant Care, Houseplant Flowers, Houseplant Profile
How do you propagate a hoya vine? Especially if you are lucky to be gifted one. My Hoya pubicalyx or harlequin porcelain vine is blooming. It has bloomed before, so I decided to look back and see when I started this plant. How to propagate a hoya vine I saw this plant...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Feb 17, 2013 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Foliage Houseplants
Love is in the air this month and the ultimate symbol of that is the heart. My engagement ring is a heart and I really love anything heart-shaped; stones, beads, vases, etc. It makes sense that I would also love any plant with heart-shaped leaves. The topiary above...