Just wanting to double-check I’m doing this right. Mr Hoya (I’m not sure which specific species, so probably carnosa?) has been handed down through the generations — we are at least certain that the original plant dates back to the 1920s and my great-grandmother, but I’m not sure if this is a propagation from the original. If this is the original, my dad said he could be a generation or two older. He’s always been kept in humid places like New York, Minnesota and Northern Virginia. My parents have been stationed in the UK for 3 years, so now it’s my turn to care for Mr Hoya. My parents just shipped him 1700 mi to me in Colorado. They also say that he hadn’t been repotted in 10 years, and was suffering from “benign neglect”. 🥴 He was watered every 6 days when with my parents, but since it’s significantly drier here, should I water more often? I also am willing to mist him as needed. He’s potted in a 10” pot with 2(ish) parts indoor potting soil, 1 part perlite, and 1 part orchid bark because I’m slightly terrified that I’ll drown him by accident. I also got him a wall trellis, but my mom says he’s never been super interested in climbing… Any advice? I feel like I got thrown in the deep end, as a certified black thumb.
