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title: "My variegated Hoya Kerri is putting out a new leaf. It’s so far down…"
description: "My variegated Hoya Kerri is putting out a new leaf. It’s so far down the stem because a couple of leaves died due to lack of light. Should I trim the stem? How…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Gabi"
published: "2024-06-05T15:52:56.490063Z"
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# My variegated Hoya Kerri is putting out a new leaf. It’s so far down…

_Posted by Gabi on 2024-06-05_

My variegated Hoya Kerri is putting out a new leaf. It’s so far down the stem because a couple of leaves died due to lack of light. Should I trim the stem? How would I do this?

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## 2 comments

### NicTheBucket commented on 2024-06-05

I wouldn’t trim the vine. Hoyas send out runners, they can get pretty long. Eventually it will push out leaves along it, or maybe even blooms. I would probably start it on a trellis soon, so the runner can climb. I never got new leaves on my Kerri before I rehomed it, even tho it had many nodes 🥲

#### Gabi replied on 2024-06-06

Thank you! :)

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