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title: "My lovely 3 year old Hoya Australis Lisa has succumbed to a fast…"
description: "My lovely 3 year old Hoya Australis Lisa has succumbed to a fast spreading fungal or virus. The roots look good. The infection doesn’t show on the roots. The…"
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# My lovely 3 year old Hoya Australis Lisa has succumbed to a fast…

_Publié par Sunny le 2025-06-17_

My lovely 3 year old Hoya Australis Lisa has succumbed to a fast spreading fungal or virus. The roots look good. The infection doesn’t show on the roots. The soil is mostly dry. It’s barely damp in the center. I tore apart the soil and found nothing. It went from healthy to dropping many leaves on less than a week. I tossed it. 😩

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/sZqWkR6gTI6mRDXrDe9tUQ.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 2 sur 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/S1jBa7pKRxmzaiOxtfgtOQ.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 3 sur 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/p6O3T7_7Rpeu4Mq-E9E6mQ.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 4 sur 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/PaaIZ8-TSHestJsFXk9wyw.webp?size=large)

## 8 commentaires

### Dave\_opuntiaface a commenté le 2025-06-17

I have a couple stories like this coming up quick. I can't manage to get the mealies out of this one. Then it bloomed like this to buy itself some time. Re-potting it is a nightmare because it refuses to be upright.

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gFKgBIDtQUSoNHyzAXA4pLM-wYI4yLGXFPAMGDtMt3o/rPPmtoLbTdaCIanue-7OCA.webp?size=large)

#### Dave\_opuntiaface ha respondido el 2025-06-17

I want to send it to Arizona where it can get picked over my spiders lol.

#### Sunny ha respondido el 2025-06-17

Mealybugs are my nemesis! They are tenacious. My backyard lizards and tree frog populations are down from the 4 days of snow we got in south Texas. So, the mealybugs are extra right now. So are the orange aphids.

### happysoxdonkey a commenté le 2025-06-17

Ugh that is a shame. I was literally about to purchase one and wasn’t sure and this convinced me it’s not the right plant for me.

#### Sunny ha respondido el 2025-06-17

It’s a great plant. I sometimes forget about it and it gets a little dry. But, it perks up after watering. I would definitely buy another one. Fungus/virus got to it before I realized it was infected.

### Bebe🌵🤍 a commenté le 2025-06-17

That sucks, I’m sorry, RIP Hoya Lisa! If it makes you feel any better, I’m still fighting with my damn Mathilde!

#### Sunny ha respondido el 2025-06-17

I am about to give last rights to a Mathilde!😃 I have several in starter pots. I have one in a two inch tiny pot that got too dry nd can’t recover. Operator error.😆

Try a Hoya Chouke. It’s a cross between a Mathilde and a Carnosa. Fast growing. Easy care. Thrives in bright morning sunlight or filtered southern sunlight Leaves are much smaller than a Carnosa and slightly larger than a Mathilde. The pics show growth progress. It’s still in its 4” pot. About $20 (Plant Proper, Gabriella Nursery).

![Pièce jointe 1 sur 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/4FvSteuyToC7EOC9JaGnFA.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 2 sur 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/HWeWFexmSk-yVr_X1ztcjA.webp?size=large)

![Pièce jointe 3 sur 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/AqsYCH3kRcexTK8gwxKGnQ.webp?size=large)

#### Bebe🌵🤍 ha respondido el 2025-06-18

I’m too poor for this, Sunny! I love Hoyas so much, they’re my favorite🥴🥲

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