How To Care For Hoya carnosa “Krimson Queen” | Plant Of The Week Ep. 13

This week’s plant of the week is Hoya carnosa “Krimson Queen”, also referred to as a slew of other names. If you also grow this Hoya in your home, please leave your own care tips in the comments. Thanks for watching!

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My mom has a hoya carnosa that's at least 35 years old and it only flowered for the first time after 20 years! She never even thought of it as a flowering plant until one day, way back in the 90's, it surprised us all. I've had a cutting from that plant for about 5 years now and it just started growing its first little peduncles this past week, I'm SO EXCITED!!!

[mintbutterfly]

My mom has one that used to belong to my grandma. It still pushes flowers and new growth. It lives on top of her refrigerator 💚 Nice and warm there. East-facing window but lots of shade from trees just outside. I swear, it is the happiest plant. Loves that pasta making humid kitchen.

[hollyhasegawa]

Hi Nick, I just got my Hoya Krimson Queen, she has not been in my home for more than a couple of weeks and I just love this plant, she completes the Krimson Princess and now the Queen collection. I also have a Carnosa that is over 25 years old that my mother gave me a two leaf start that I just recently propagated 4 stems from the mother plant that were so long I cut it back and now both the mother plant and the new plant which I rooted up and then potted in soil are giving me so many new leaves. This Hoya never bloomed until after my mother passed away and then it bloomed a lot. I look forward to some of my Hoya someday blooming for me. Thanks so much Nick for this video I really love all of the tips for care and watering of Hoya. Take care and stay safe and healthy, XOXO, bye for now.

[JonEvans]

I got a Hoya for free when I helped move a friend out. And I can honestly say, out of all the plants (13) I have right now, my ZZ and my Hoya are the ones I keep going back to looking at. Lol

[jukyyyyy]

Thank god for this series, I’m learning about all my plants solely from Nick 😂

[sheilacasper]

This is one of my favorite plants. It is beautiful with not much care needed.

[taeviansworldofreptiles]

I lierally just got a krimson princess! Perfect timing for this video!

[skylarrayne]

Just got a Krimson Queen, and of course came to the best for info!!

[itsshwetas]

Thanks for this video. I'm about to pick up my first hoya this evening and want to make sure it's something I can keep alive.

[weronikaskowronska]

Thank to You I just discovered my hoya carnosa has a mealybug plague. I would never think that anything would happen to it, it is so unbreakable.

[Pollito]

You just saved me from a mealy bug infestation thank you soooo much I checked where you said and I found one on the plant I bought today then I took it out the soil and one flew out 😩
I smacked it down so fast 💨

[_crestfallen_]

I just ordered one of these on Etsy and am really excited to care for this beauty. Thanks for the tips! Have a great day : )

[Kapuzenpulli]

Hi Nick! I love all your videos! I think it would be lovely if you could add propagation methods and your experience with those to your plant care videos.
I recently took a few cuttings of my hoya and am rooting it in water right now. After taking the cutting though I was thinking maybe it would've been better to just pin the strands down in the soil. Just a suggestion!

[cherylanne]

This was my first hoya. It hangs in an East window and is very happy there. It's growing very well but the leaves are a lot smaller than on your plant. I've only had it since the early fall, so we'll see what happens. I read somewhere online that hoyas love orchid fertilizer oh, so I bought some of the spray and I spray it on them about every other week. I will say that they have shown a lot more growth since I started doing this!

[mmcclam]

Love this plant! I barely watered it in winter...maybe every 4-6 weeks even though it was hanging in a south facing window (but November - mid February is almost exclusively cloudy where I live). I think I’m a little too scared of overwatering plants. Of course it didn’t grow at all, but since I’ve started watering weekly it’s starting to take off.

[carolineosborn]

I've had my Krimson Queen for two months now and I named her Franny. She's doing great in my east facing window and giving me lots of new growth :) Could you do a video on Hindu Rope hoya care? I'm having trouble getting any growth from her.

[EMuro-wuuy]

I love your videos. Good knowledge and tips. I potted a princess and queen together. Love the look in same pot.

[joannesplants]

Thank you for the tips. I finally got a krimson queen and can't wait to use these tips to care for it and hopefully get flowers in a few years. Be safe.

[jeaniebarocio]

Perfect timing, Nick! Just grabbed 3 last Friday - (only bc I couldn't say "YES" to just 1). ;-) Those mealies better beware, I'll kick some mealie butt

[barbll]

So true. This plant is a real favourite. I've bought so many just because they're so lovely.