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title: "Gwen, my Hoya cutting has been bathing in water (changed…"
description: "Gwen, my Hoya cutting has been bathing in water (changed occasionally) for maybe 2 months now. Leaves are still strong and maintaining color, small white dots…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/ub8W6t9fCaEbacTtgMCFxB"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Mikel’s Plant Posse"
published: "2026-05-11T19:32:37.326207Z"
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# Gwen, my Hoya cutting has been bathing in water (changed…

_Posted by Mikel’s Plant Posse on 2026-05-11_

Gwen, my Hoya cutting has been bathing in water (changed occasionally) for maybe 2 months now. Leaves are still strong and maintaining color, small white dots near the submerged leaf node…should there be more rooting at this point? What can I do to help her along?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/Hq66v0VYTUSnxRuLQVeZPg.webp?size=large)

## 8 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-05-11

hoyas are generally very slow. if it's not dying it's doing something!

#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-05-11

Thanks for that, I was starting to get concerned.

### Claire commented on 2026-05-11

Look into spider mites! I’m not familiar with hoyas but sometimes the little white dots are mites on other plants

#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-05-11

Pretty sure it’s not that, my hope is that’s the spot that is working on roots…

#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-05-11

It doesn’t look like pests…more like white growth dots

#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-05-11

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/p2JoTxsYMMu1I_M_-FU0kq3BTMZh6orYbGC2TXeoBEc/AMWRHtb5S0WgIbTXR589Lg.webp?size=large)

#### Claire replied on 2026-05-11

Oooh I see, definitely not mites

### PLANTS!!🪴🌱 commented on 2026-05-11

Probably roots growing

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