Hoya Carnosa Snowball

Caring for your – Hoya carnosa 'Snowball'

-- Wax Plant General Facts –

• A fast grower with twining stems.

• The thick and shiny leaves are heavily cupped and splashed.

 • Produces stunning pure white umbels of flowers with a sweet fragrance.

• Blooms last up to 7 days and have a strong honey scent.

 • Prefer cooler temperatures.

• Easy to maintain and looks great trained to a trellis or as a hanging basket.

Light: Medium to bright, indirect light.

Temperature: Ideal is between 68-72F. This hybrid can tolerate cooler temperatures.

Humidity: 40-60% is ideal but this hybrid can adapt to average household humidity.

Watering: Allow to dry thoroughly, and then water and saturate the entire soil column.

Potting – Use a chunky mix of 60% fine bark, 20% peat, and 20% pumice.

 Allow your Hoya to get rootbound before re-potting it. Repot into a pot that is one size up or less.

 Fertilizer: Weekly during regular growing cycle – summer and fall. Every 3 weeks during winter. I use 100 ppm of Nitrogen at every irrigation. Use balanced houseplant fertilizer.

Habit: twining and trailing