Hoya curtisii cultivation and maintenance
Substrate for Hoya
The location of your Hoya curtisii will greatly affect its substrate requirements. You can use either a professional quality horticultural soil or a special mixture composed of 50% blond peat , 25% horticultural soil and 25% perlite .
Xaxim, whether in a plate or pot , is also an excellent solution as a growing medium because the root system of Hoyas in general grows very vigorously there.
Temperatures
Hoya curtisii does not like temperatures that are too low. Do not let them go below 10°C, possibly 5°C but very occasionally. As long as it does not suffer from a lack of water, it will tolerate high temperatures but will grow less well above 30°C.
Watering Hoya curtisii
Like many other Hoyas, Hoya curtisii appreciates reverse osmosis water or rainwater. Make sure to never have water in the saucer and space out waterings sufficiently so that the surface of the substrate dries between two waterings. Respect a vegetative rest in winter by spacing waterings two weeks apart depending on the size of your pot.
Ideal brightness
This Hoya particularly appreciates shade . In nature it grows both by crawling on branches and rocks and by climbing on the branches of a broad-leaved tree.
Fertilizer
In spring and summer, it is beneficial to spray the plant with foliar fertilizer diluted to a quarter, twice a month.