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title: "Not sure if this is the place to ask, but as a new hoya parent I need…"
description: "Not sure if this is the place to ask, but as a new hoya parent I need some guidance. Is the end part of this stem dead? Should it be cut off?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Tessa"
published: "2026-08-25T05:07:10.661023Z"
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# Not sure if this is the place to ask, but as a new hoya parent I need…

_Posted by Tessa on 2026-08-25_

Not sure if this is the place to ask, but as a new hoya parent I need some guidance. Is the end part of this stem dead? Should it be cut off?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/c3LyfzlOY01Fkbu2aHlYq6n0pRa0-RZrulQH9D5AOvI/TAJ5-RnUQzqUTR8h3na0cg.webp?size=large)

## 1 comment

### Katie commented on 2026-08-25

Don’t cut it off! Hoya send off shoots to find a structure to climb, once they find a secure structure then they produce new leaves from that shoot. Cutting off this long piece would be cutting off potential new leaves. Many Hoyas need a support structure of some sort in their pot. You can see leaves growing off of mine here. Most prefer to be wrapped around their structure counter clockwise.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/u6BUHr9cU9rEw3nEcFQ1CtBhUypH80O9OSwqNoy2XmE/XB2cY78wQ9anX2aBoC2vNQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/u6BUHr9cU9rEw3nEcFQ1CtBhUypH80O9OSwqNoy2XmE/0gZUpUdqSnCDUpc5ZEAAwA.webp?size=large)

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