to water
Two things should be strictly observed when watering the heart plant, as this plant is also called: never wet roots and always cold, poor water!
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Permeable substrate facilitates the drainage of an over-the-counter watering. In addition, every Hoya kerrii should have a drainage layer, whether it is in the garden or in a pot.
Finally, don't use the watering can again until the soil has dried up. In the garden, Hoya kerrii should be watered as required every evening on dry, hot days.
spray
Spraying is just as important as watering. In the open air, the rain tends to do the rinsing off of the leaves. In the house, you need to do this with the spray bottle at least once a week.
Fertilize
If the wax flower is planted in the garden, this is not necessary Fertilize quite. Even a pot specimen does not require excessive nutrients. But you can use a commercially available liquid fertilizer for your plants twice a month during the growing season of this tropical plant
blossoms to thank.Cut
The Hoya kerrii is easy to cut. The time of the measure is indifferent to her. The cut, however, should be made about 1 to 3 mm above a leaf knot. Using scissors makes sense in the following cases:
- necessary corrections to the tendrils
- Removing sick, stunted and dry shoots
- Thinning if the growth is too dense
- prevents scaling in the inner area
- Plucking off dead flowers
- this promotes a re-bloom
Tips
You can get cuttings from cut, healthy tendrils and thus the heart flower cheaply at home multiply.
Overwinter
Hoya kerrii is not suitable for frost. Wax flowers that have been planted out must be covered so well that they cannot freeze to death. The root area must not be neglected. Container plants, on the other hand, are mobile and should be kept dry, light and overwintered at 10 to 14 ° C.
Even a purely houseplant can take a break in winter. At this time, the room temperature should not be more than 18 ° C. Try to find such a location right away, because this climber doesn't like to move too often.
During the winter break, there is only modest watering and no fertilization at all.
Repot
Since Hoyakerry grows slowly, it is sufficient to change the pot and substrate every 2 to 3 years:
- the ideal time is February or March
- the new pot is slightly larger
- Lay a drainage layer on the bottom of the pot
