Hoya Mathilde Splash #2

The Hoya Mathilde Splash is a very hardy and lovable plant. Its thick and round splashy green leaves will make many of us fall in love with it.  

The Hoya Mathilde Splash likes bright, indirect light. Exposing it to direct light can cause sunburn to the leaves. Too little light can cause the growth to slow down or will cause the new leaves to become smaller (note that every new leaf will start out small and will grow). It can also cause the splash variegation to revert. 

Hoyas like their top half of soil (50%) to dry out before watering it again. They like their soil to dry out in between waterings. Keeping the soil too moist too long can cause root rot. We prefer to use clear container pots so we can monitor the soil en roots. 

The Hoya Mathilde Splash will thrive in a roomhumidity between 50-70%, but will also do well in normal roomhumidity. It like a consistent roomtemperture between 16°C and 24°C.

During the growing season (spring and summer) the plant would appreciate to be fed with a (liquid) fertilizer every 2-4 weeks. During the winter dormancy period the plant does not need to be fertilized (or it should be heavily diluted).

Hoyas are blooming houseplants. During the growing season they can grow lots of wax-like flowers. Each hoya has a different looking flower. When the flowers have finished blooming they will drop the dry blooms. Be carefull with pets and small children as the flowers should not be ingested. Keep the empty stems where the blooms used to be on the plant, so the Hoya will continue to bloom from this area next growing season.