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title: "My Hoya is doing wonderful, but she has some black dots on her leaves…"
description: "My Hoya is doing wonderful, but she has some black dots on her leaves and her leaves turn yellow . I have chunky soil on the top and normal soil throughout it…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Olivia Dunford"
published: "2026-04-22T22:49:34.161823Z"
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# My Hoya is doing wonderful, but she has some black dots on her leaves…

_Posted by Olivia Dunford on 2026-04-22_

My Hoya is doing wonderful, but she has some black dots on her leaves and her leaves turn yellow . I have chunky soil on the top and normal soil throughout it with a little bit of a mix. I’m just wondering if I can do anything to help this or if it’s healthy and I’m overthinking it

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## 2 comments

### 9s commented on 2026-04-22

Do the leaves feel thin?

I would check the roots. I see some leaves that are wrinkly. If the leaves are thin, the plants roots may be compromised. You can restart the plant in the water with cuttings

### AcesHigh commented on 2026-04-26

Might be overwatering ?? These like dryer soils, like succulents. So usually don’t need to be watered as often…. Like every 2-3 weeks in between watering, especially if you are using straight soil that doesn’t have much drainage mix into it. I mix my soil with lots of perlite and some orchid bark mix into the soil for my Hoyas

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