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Is it possible to divide a large old hoya plant?

8 years ago

I know cuttings is the most used way to start a new hoya plant... But I was wondering if anyone tried to divide one? Or is it just too risky?

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bruce_cny

8 years ago

Going back to tropicbreezent's first question in response to gen_opale, "How do you mean "divide" it?" If your Hoya consists of one rooted main stem, and it has several branches running off this main stem, then your best bet would be to take cuttings to start more plant(s). If your plant currently has multiple rooted stems in the same pot, and you want to know if you can divide them when you repot, then in most cases you can. I had a Hoya that was started with two small cuttings placed in a three inch pot. Over the course of a year both cuttings took root and grew larger than expected. When it was time to repot I ended up taking each rooted stem and placing them in their own separate pot (two plants). A year later, they are still doing well.

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tropicbreezent
8 years ago
How do you mean "divide" it? That suggests splitting the main stem and roots down the middle, which to me seems impractical. Maybe you mean how big a cutting can be taken from a large old Hoya plant.
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Jan Sword-Rossman Realty 239-470-6061
8 years ago
You can't divide 1 plant in 2 like tropicbreezent said. However, you can root large piece by putting a heavy rock on top of the stem where you would like to cut but root them first because it's hard to root long huge cutting.
gen_opale thanked Jan Sword-Rossman Realty 239-470-6061
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gen_opale
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8 years ago
Thanks for all your comments... Actually, I have an huge Hoya that has 6 rooted stems in the same pot. It is becoming to big for my home. I was hoping I could repot it, but in 2 separate pots and at the end, having two smaller plants (as bc962 explained). I could give one and keep the other. I'd rather do that than start over a new small plant with cuttings... Sorry if my topic was not clear enough, I am a french speaking in an anglophone forum! Thanks for your comments bc962, I will try this, as it seams to have worked well for your Hoya!
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I took some cuttings off of a friends Hoya that was about 25 years old. I potted them up in one pot. Here it is a few years later and i just propogated and separated them. All are doing well. Good Luck!
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yesterday
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