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title: "Hi! So I took a Hoya home from work because it looked brittle and…"
description: "Hi! So I took a Hoya home from work because it looked brittle and like it was not doing well. In the process of down potting it, several of its branches broke…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6485c863557974780eada5e0"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Justina"
published: "2023-06-11T13:13:07.39Z"
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# Hi! So I took a Hoya home from work because it looked brittle and…

_Posted by Justina on 2023-06-11_

Hi! So I took a Hoya home from work because it looked brittle and like it was not doing well. In the process of down potting it, several of its branches broke off so I put them into water hoping I could do something (?) with it. Anyway the ones with roots look like this and I would love any information on how get it back to being happy.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wntRLUqqpYZvPKKM0_gk7vml0m9ZU8TEivJrKyK_C4k/eeb0b4480abc4981906901bdb7525da6.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-06-11

I find with Hoya it’s just a waiting game. Once it acclimatizes to its new environment, it should start pushing out new leaves.

#### Justina replied on 2023-06-11

Yeah they are slow growers. I just wanted to make sure I didn’t kill it 😅

#### MeasomerPi replied on 2023-06-11

If the cuttings are rooting, I think the plant is strong enough to establish in a new location. Good luck!

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