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title: "I got a Hoya Australis Lisa in the mail today and I’m having a little…"
description: "I got a Hoya Australis Lisa in the mail today and I’m having a little buyer’s remorse. Do you think she looks healthy? She didn’t smell great when I opened the…"
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published: "2025-07-21T23:57:03.784895Z"
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# I got a Hoya Australis Lisa in the mail today and I’m having a little…

_Posted by happysoxdonkey on 2025-07-21_

I got a Hoya Australis Lisa in the mail today and I’m having a little buyer’s remorse. Do you think she looks healthy? She didn’t smell great when I opened the box, but I think it’s because one leaf fell off during shipping and was rotting. I removed the leaf and repotted her in a better soil. The roots looked good and I sprayed them with hydrogen peroxide.

She is a bit floppy in her pot. She was floppy when she arrived and repotting didn’t help. While she doesn’t have anything to trellis yet, do you think it would be a good idea to add a trellis to the pot for her to lean against?

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## 9 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-07-22

It looks great for a plant that was shipped. Leaf loss is common especially in summer. I’m astounded the tiny new leaves didn’t yellow or drop. It needs to adjust and acclimate to the new environment at least a couple of weeks. I recommend fertilizing it if there are fertilizer beads in the soil.

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-07-22

Thank you! That makes my remorse feel better.

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2025-07-22

Yeah it looks really good. Maybe put a chopstick in there and wrap a stem around it as much as you can at 1st. She just need to settle and relax in your home. I love mine too. They are so pretty!!

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-07-22

Thank you. You are helping me not to feel any remorse for getting her!

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2025-07-22

Thats good 👍 ☺️

### FriendofVeg commented on 2025-07-22

Lisa has a reputation for being a diva. She throws tantrums (drops leaves) for just about anything. Give her time and patience, she’ll prob be gorgeous once she settles in.

#### Sunny replied on 2025-07-22

I had an Australis Lisa that was one of my best behaved hoya. Had no issues including leaf drop until it got a fungal infection

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### Lisa Anglim commented on 2025-07-22

That’s th Elle biggest bunch of leaves compared t to my australis lisa Her leaves are no longer than an inch. That makes me wonder if it’s a australis lisa. Have you tried chat GPT for identification. I’ve heard that people a re e funding it pretty good with identification.

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2025-07-22

Looks great I would add some support like a bamboo stick

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