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title: "Hello everyone! I am new to the Hoya Lovers Community and the plant…"
description: "Hello everyone! I am new to the Hoya Lovers Community and the plant community to be honest and really want these babies to thrive. I got this one I think is a…"
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author: "Sarah"
published: "2025-04-07T13:04:44.306495Z"
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# Hello everyone! I am new to the Hoya Lovers Community and the plant…

_Posted by Sarah on 2025-04-07_

Hello everyone! I am new to the Hoya Lovers Community and the plant community to be honest and really want these babies to thrive. I got this one I think is a Hoya Pubicaly Splash but it was labeled in the store as “mixed Hoya” any ideas on the specific type so I can better care for it? Also any tips for a new Hoya owner is greatly appreciated ❤️✨🙏🏻

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## 8 comments

### DanishGramma commented on 2025-04-07

It looks like my Pubicaly/Carnosa I just bought. I think it’s a common hybrid of the two.

#### Sarah replied on 2025-04-07

Thank you 🙏🏻 do you have any care tips or suggestions? She’s my first Hoya other than my 2inch Hoya compacta I got with this one

#### DanishGramma replied on 2025-04-08

I’m a newbie to Hoyas too! I like Sunny’s advice on them the best 😊 and Reddit has a lot of helpful tips too

### Lisa Anglim commented on 2025-04-07

It looks like a Pubicalyx to me. Give them light and warmth and water. I fertilize with every watering. For mi e they grow all winter, they just slow down.

#### Sarah replied on 2025-04-07

Thank you 🙏🏻

### Sunny commented on 2025-04-07

It looks like a Hoya Pubicalyx Pink Silver or Royal Hawaiian Purple. I have both. The flowers will show the variety. They grow all year from my experience. My 5 year old plants have not bloomed when a dozen hoyas next to them in direct morning sun are blooming all summer. 😁They do sun stress well and grow like a weed.

I don’t know how to get them to bloom. They do like bright morning light and bright shade the rest of the day. I fertilize twice a month with 50% diluted Miracle Gro fertilizer. Over fertilizing can cause burns. I add drops of SuperThrive plant vitamins with the fertilizer. 🪴🍀

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#### Sarah replied on 2025-04-07

Thank you so much yours are absolutely beautiful! 🤩

### Jonah commented on 2025-04-21

My publicalyx is super tolerant ! It can go a while without water. I generally water when soil is totally dry, and it’s in a window with a bit of direct sun and lots of indirect sun. But I find them pretty forgiving. Good luck and enjoy it !!

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