A Visit with Hoya sp. Perak Teddy Bear

This Hoya gets its name from its furry little flowers, but it's the leaves that are my favorite part of the plant.

[Laurablushing]

I appreciate your videos and website so much!!! Your experience and knowledge has been so helpful and interesting to me. Thank you so much!!

[lucythecat]

Beautiful pics of the blooms! Your persistence paid off! Congratulations on getting it to bloom successfully!

[mauricioaltamiranog]

ohhhh simplemente hermosa hoya ....muchas felicidades Doug

[pieter]

Great video Doug. Somehow I expected this Hoya to be named after Ted Green by his wife, but this makes more sense.. Beautiful plant!

[ScaryFear]

Wow lots of work but it has paid off. Great job.

[SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden]

Wishing you the best results with the Teddy bear. Happy growing.

[judymckerrow]

Your a great plant parent Doug, thank you for showing us your beautiful Hoya. You may have said at one time but, how many do you currently own?💚🙃

[orchidsbythelake]

If root rot is the issue... how about semi-hydro? And any time soon you would be sending us your hoyas for sale list?

[riawhetstone]

Thank you for sharing your experience with this Hoya! Definitely a beauty, in both foliage & flowers😍 I try to avoid diva hoyas, especially when it’s the watering that they are tricky with😅 I have started using self watering trays because watering can get overwhelming sometimes. Really felt risky since hoyas need to dry out, but it’s been a few months now & they seem surprisingly okay with it so far 🤞🏼

[Hoyas]

Oh great I just got this one. I hope it grows. I don’t have any good humidity.

[StaceyFeltham]

Mine tried to give me new growth and I think I didnt water it timely because the new stem died. Luckily it's still a strong singular leaf 😂😂😂

[botanicustv]

Lovely video thanks for sharing.. could I ask some advice?? I have Hoya meredithii and it seems to be struggling its in a warm humid bathroom with as much light as I can give. It has dropped many leaves and only has a couple left worried it’s going to give up. I know you have vids on this I’ve watched. Does this Hoya bounce back in spring or can you offer any advice please??

[gustavo]

Do you have any advise for Hoya rotundiflora please?

[ronminerosenberg]

Hi! I'm just curious can Hoya imperialis handle direct sun for 1-2 hours in the afternoon? And also what media do you use for your Hoya imperialis? Because I just bought some.

[ELSIE]

Hi Dough, its Elsie from Jeffreysbay South Africa. How can I send you a pic of Hoya leave wich I want you to identify if posseble

[walle]

Do you still bother with this guy?

I did purchase a small plant a week ago and will see how it goes. It was a very good price so I thought why not. The leaves do look spectacular, but I will not get too disappointed if it won't work out. I don't have the equipment you have. Just a sunny room and a good balcony :)

I am currently blasting most of my hoya with full sun on my balcony and some guys that have been sitting dormant for the past 6 months or so have finally started doing stuff. So my magic potion will be the full sun treatment until further notice. I am done with these finnicky plants. If they fry, they fry, if they survive, good. It's about time something happens with them 😅