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title: "I bought this Hoya Fungii in September without fully researching it.…"
description: "I bought this Hoya Fungii in September without fully researching it. I just liked the look of it, I wanted my first larger leaf hoya and the price was…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/-Hvw2UpVTXuBN-5q5GuMYg/65ad9fb4761ef75bb6656276"
community: "Hoya Hoarders"
author: "Sunny"
published: "2024-01-21T22:50:28.702Z"
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# I bought this Hoya Fungii in September without fully researching it.…

_Posted by Sunny on 2024-01-21_

I bought this Hoya Fungii in September without fully researching it. I just liked the look of it, I wanted my first larger leaf hoya and the price was reasonable. It wasn’t in the best shape with several scratches, fertilizer/water deposits and a few broken leaves.

I cleaned it and gave it diluted fertilizer and SuperThrive. It got the darker natural color and put out new leaves. I found out later the leaves turn naturally fuzzy after emerging dark and shiny. I may have cleaned too much of the “water deposits” off the leaves!😁 It puts out one leaf a month.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/ea678717428c496f8d3fa66e74729dc9.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Sunny commented on 2024-01-21

These are the flowers and the look of mature fuzzy leaves!🤣

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/18d6798d24d34561857d21cb3b3d1100.webp?size=large)

#### Lisa replied on 2024-01-21

She’s pretty and so healthy! Look at those blooms. Bet u can wait! 😍

#### Sunny replied on 2024-01-24

Thank you! I would love any Hoya under my care to bloom once! This one is supposed to have a strong cinnamon chocolate scent.

### Amy Morgan Grace commented on 2024-01-22

She’s really pretty and so healthy, Sunny!  
Mine’s barely pushing any new growth right now either.  
She’s a beast in the spring though.

#### Sunny replied on 2024-01-24

She puts out one leaf a month in my colder family room near the back door. I have two older dogs who go out once an hour or two. I’m surprised it can still grow with the current cold draft. I haven’t moved it because it seems to like the current position. I give credit to the fertilizer, SuperThrive and the grow lights. She is kept on the dry side. Maybe, infrequent watering makes her desperate to produce a leaf before the next drought!

#### Amy Morgan Grace replied on 2024-01-25

Yes! Fungii prefer the cold!  
I let mine stay out (along with my Bella, Burtoniae and Wayetti) as long as it’s above 40°.  
And I agree, Fungii prefers to be dry.

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