Hoya Carnosa Compacta 'hindu rope' care and propagation

My hoya carnosa compact ‘hindu rope’ finally bloomed - signaling me to film it now and to share with you the full care and propagation. This is an intermediate hoya not meant for beginners, but its full of beauty in its intricately woven leaves and spherical flowers.

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[cchastee]

I lost my grandmother in January..she was basically the mother that my mom failed to be. Her favorite plant was the Hoya compacta and the month thr passed I went to see my favorite nursery and found one I didn't have to order.... I treat that plant like a queen...she makes me feel my grandmother is with me

[kimmy]

I find my Carnosa Compacta to be my easiest Hoya, hands down, so hearing so many people having trouble with theirs always surprises me. If you have trouble with yours and you keep it inside like I do, maybe telling you specifically how I keep mine could be helpful: I have my big tentacle girl in a Southwest window in Germany, in about 40-60% humidity and around 20°C. I water it thoroughly only whenever the majority of the leaves get soft and when they wrinkle up when you bend the leaves a bit with your fingers. I fertilize all year around with Liquid Gold Leaf, and in winter I have it standing under an LED lamp with 4000 kelvin and around 2000 lumen. My substrate is little puffed vulcanic rocks, like Lechuza Pon :) Mine hasn't had any pests yet, but I do use beneficial insects as pest prevention, so that probably helps.

[silverkiss]

"I see a red ant *HELLL-OOO-HEH* " You're so cute I say it again. Love your personality. Just makes the education so much more fun going down!! 💚💚💚

[Maeve]

I have had mine for about five years now and this is the first time it is blooming for me. There are five blooms on it. And yes, each individual flower looks like a little plushy little stuffed animal, all fuzzy and pink and cute.

[uwuket]

Your continuous upload of videos makes the holidays less lonely when far from family. Thank you, truly! I can't believe a fern(?) can coexist in the same pot as a hoya compacta!!! Although it makes for a beautiful looking arrangement. 💚

[stefanieforget]

Such a slow growerrrr but this video was so useful for my hindu rope and variegated hindu rope!

[lifesliteside]

Nice Hindu Rope plants and nice Encephalartos cycads in the back ground!

[rachaelnugent]

My compacta is very mad at me right now, but i still love him and i shall keep trying!!

[boienglishbulldog]

Great video 😃👍🏽 hello from Southern California 👋🏽

[popsfernandez]

Just got my first hoya carnosa compacta. 💚💚💚 Such a beautiful plant. 😍Thanks for the video. 🙂 It is very informative for a first timer like me. 😉

[blossommimi]

Love your energy, you’ve gained a new subscriber here. ❤

[e_velog]

This is the first Hoya I bought. I have never really liked hoyas, but my boyfriend hated that none of my plants had flowers and when I showed them to him, he was so excited to finally have a plant that flowered... so I guess now I'm building myself a little hoya collection 😅

[katemathewsmusic]

Thanks so much for the information in this video! Very helpful and I loved seeing your beautiful hoyas!

[terracottaplantas]

I propagated one in spaghnum moss and I had ver good results. On less than a month I got rooted.

[joanl]

You are great! Thanks for the great tips on propagating ! I am collecting hoyas, and I LOVE the carnosa compacta. Thanks again.

[natalieshigrov]

You are my favorite plant YouTuber, love you infectious love for plants! Very easy to understand and informative! 💙 from Australia 🇦🇺

[kwahanui]

Hmmm....🙄 I'm overwatering my compacta. "Treat it like a succulent" Thank you for your advice. Your flowering compacta tho .... I can only hope and dream about mine ever achieving that size and if it flowers well then that would be a huge bonus. 💜💜💜

[Pottedplantsandcookingpots]

I am so happy to find this video about this hoya, my green form that I had for about 9 months has some buds popping out, and I'm so excited to see the blooms. I wasn't expecting it as I heard it could take up to 3 years for flowers.

[Kohliflie]

I just learned, that hoyas need cold ( or colder ) nights to be able to bloom. One person who had over 800 Hoyas at one point said.. that most of the hoyas are used to cold and drier nights and hot daytimes with a lot of humidity. Maybe you changed something, so it can bloom now :)

[nanabethscreations]

Hi. I just today got 3 rooted cuttings in the mail. I potted them up into my go to barky airy mixture. It is an orchid mix. Has pumice, bark, charcoal, and a bit of potting mix. This is my 3rd attempt with this Hoya. I have many other varieties that do beautifully. I am almost certain after seeing your video that I under watered in the past. I only watered about once a month in the house.