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title: "Hi everyone! New to Hoyas myself, but my mom has curly leafed one…"
description: "Hi everyone! New to Hoyas myself, but my mom has curly leafed one that has thrived for years. Quick question: why are all the leaves on this plant facing away…"
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author: "AdamBCohen"
published: "2025-07-13T11:46:03.876607Z"
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# Hi everyone! New to Hoyas myself, but my mom has curly leafed one…

_Posted by AdamBCohen on 2025-07-13_

Hi everyone! New to Hoyas myself, but my mom has curly leafed one that has thrived for years. Quick question: why are all the leaves on this plant facing away from the window? Do they not like the amount of light?? Thanks in advance for any advice  
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## 4 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-07-13

Put a grow light over it. It might be too far from the light source to detect it.

### AdamBCohen commented on 2025-07-13

Even being less than 2 feet away from the window?? Maybe I'll try moving it lower to the ground a bit: it's high up on a bakers rack and may not be getting the most direct path of light

#### Lisa Anglim replied on 2025-07-13

I think that’s what is the problem. Hoyas like light. 💡

### AdamBCohen commented on 2025-07-13

I identified a confounding factor: the darn thing had diven down in its nursery pot so that half the top was under the lip. I've turned it back up and will report back

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