Hoya Shepherdii

Hoya Shepherdii Care

Hoya Longifolia

What is the plant

Hoya shepherdii or Hoya longifolia is an evergreen perennial vine. The lush green, elongated waxy leaves growing on long cascading stems make them look pretty attractive. On warm days, you can see the plant beautified with pale pink or off-white tiny fragrant flowers growing in tiny clusters. The plant is one of the easiest to grow Hoyas.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

7°C - 10°C

Hardiness zone

11 - 10

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
A major selling point of the Hoya shepherdii is that it’s drought-tolerant. It means it can survive for days or even weeks on little water. However, it’s wise to water it from time to time to prevent it from wilting.
Fertilizer
Apart from maintaining the right humidity, it’s also crucial that you feed your Hoya shepherdii. Applying fertilizer confers several benefits, such as speeding up growth, improving the plant’s health as well as helping it to bloom. When it comes to timing, the ideal time to apply fertilizer is during spring or summer. This is when most Hoyas achieve peak growth. For winter, you might want to reduce the amount of fertilizer by a half. Or, you could do away with the application completely. The reason for this is that feeding it when it’s cold results in an unnecessary accumulation of salt in the soil. So if you’re going to feed your shepherdii during winter, be sure to leach the soil from time to time.
Sunlight
Part shade.

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Soil
Perform well in most types of soil.
Temperature
Ideal temperatures should be approximately 65-75ºF + (18-24ºC +), closer to 70ºF is best.
Popularity
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