My Mother was gifted one on Valentine's Day in 2016, after surviving her Heart Surgery. For a year it just sat there.... then 2 and half years later, it started growing... really growing! Its now a 3 stemmed Triffid, standing over 6ft tall, and, it's taking over my Bathroom. It seems to like being spoken to while we're in the shower, lol, and otherwise pretty much left to do it's thing. It's super special to me now, as my Mother was starved and dehydrated to death in a Nursing Home, in 2021, after she was badly injured,by my vile neighbours, just as Covid hit. She loved it and she'd be so impressed that all this time on, it's still growing....AND ..... that it flowered! It actually developed flowers!!!! ☺
So Sorry hear about your mother. Nobody should have to go through that. Unfortunately, Neglect of the elderly and disabled adults who live in group homes is far more common than we are told. My sister works in Nursing care. She has worked at several Facilities for elders and several for adults with mental disabilities who need some assistance (They don’t need 24/7 care but still need enough that they couldn’t live on their own). She has yet to find a place that treats their patients and employees like actual human beings. Most of the employees do the absolute minimum and the management could care less. Her disabled patients hardly get visited by their families and the company does nothing to let them experience holidays, didn’t even have any decorations put up for Christmas, not 1 single decoration, not a mini tree or even some lights. Very similar story with the nursing homes. When something is wrong with a patient, management often doesn’t listen to my sister and refuses to send them to the doctor. I do not think we could ever put my mother in a nursing home when she gets old, knowing what little care and regulation there is I could not let my mother live out her final years in a place like that.
most my Hoyas tend to grow pretty fast apart from this very variety who puts out a new leaf once a year IF I'M LUCKY also most of mine Flower every year too
Your channel has taught me so much about the big box store’s nefarious plant selling practice. From the painted succulents to the ice cube orchids and everything else! Thank you!
I work at a garden center and we had a tray of these come in for valentines. I definitely bought the one with the visible node sticking out lol :] definitely happy for that find. Glad you mentioned not to dig them out too, and glad not to have found that this year so far. I'm always honest if people ask about it, like other short lifespan houseplants you can sometimes see seasonally. Wish we didn't sell out of our full vining pots of the Hoya kerii for if they wanted a bigger version. They're quite a bit more expensive (especially the variegated) for the growth potential, but worth it :)
they're not even that short lived imo I've had 2 of these for over 5 years, I'd appreciate being told regardless if asked though cause it did make me very angry the first I bought and didn't know
Mine grew but i didnt have enough light for it, so now i have a plant with several very very Long stems. Not many branchings though. What is my best approach now? Is there any way to make it grow "thicker"? Can i do anything Special with the vines? Any Tips are helpful, i dont have much experience with plants so it Just lives with me and continues to grow in weird ways 😄
Hi Krystal, I learn so much from your videos! Recently I’ve been wondering which pots to use, e.g. how do I know which plants would like a terracotta pot, which would like another kind - could you possibly do a tutorial on something like that? You’ve mentioned before how some plants like different types of pot for water retention etc
Just seeing this but man does this help my plant w confidence!! My variegated heart has been looking healthy but not growing for a couple months, glad I now know that I shouldn't expect growth (considering it does not have a node). Totally fine with having a small potted heart on my shelf still! Cheers, appreciate your content as always
I have one that has a node and full root system, but the stem is pretty crusty and browned! The leaf is healthy though. Do you think it will grow? No sign of any growth over the past three months
THIS IS MY FAV PLANT. MINE HAS GROWN SO HUGE. I remember watching it be just a lil heart and now its a huge ass vine of them that wont stop spawning. It really went to town without much fuss for me.
i got one and it's been alive for 6+ months and has a full root system but i don't think it has a node lol. guess it's probably gonna stay like that forever.
I’m so happy I watched this because I found one with roots growing out of the pot. What do I reply it with? I’m obsessed with your channel. Can’t wait for long videos.
How big does the node have to be for it to survive? I bought one and it does have about an inch of stem at the base of the single leaf. It does have a huge root system too.
I have a kerrii variegata with four leaves. AND IT STILL WONT GROW!!! plenty of roots and nodes but no sign of new growth. Any tips? It’s in aroid mix in a clay pot. I keep it dry.
My grandma gifted me a single leaf one over a year ago, and it has gotten a lil brown crispy on one little spot, but otherwise it still looks good! I know it’s only a matter of time before it desires to give up on staying pretty, but for now it is nice & every time I see it I think of her ❤ I am waiting to buy a full plant with nodes though! I didn’t know they took so long to grow!!
Mine single heart leaf grew to a massive size sitting on the kitchen window. It’s actually so heavy that it toppled its own pot over and I had to replant. Hoyas are great plants. We got one from a cutting as a moving in gift. She is now over 20 years old and several friends and family have their own plants from her cuttings when she grows to large. She also has beautiful flowers full of nektar
Aw thank you! I have one of these guys and they have been sitting in park for almost a year now. 😂 I just thought he was slow but maybe he’s not gonna do much and it’s okay. ❤😂
Thank you for sharing this, my future heart break will be lessened now when my little guy eventually dies XD I bought it a couple weeks ago! Ugh so sad.
I used to buy one every year at the flower show and they always died .Someone told me the plants had no roots and were guaranteed to fail !!! Live and learn !!!❤❤❤
Can someone tell me, if my heart has roots growing all throughout the soil does that mean it has a node? Or does the leaf produce roots without having nodes?
That's a Hoya kerrii, we have one and although it hasn't grown at all, it's been living happily in its little pot for over 5 years now. She doesn't grow, but she's not wasting away either. I have another Hoya (Bella) that should get vinelike structures, but despite having 6 leaves she has been refusing to grow at all for over 6 years now and I absolutely can't tell why. Any ideas?
I am that person that looked for nodes... but I cleaned up after. everything was potted nicely and no harm done, I was gentle. I was happy to see every single one had nodes and roots, so I bought two.
Aaaaand, they need a substantial amount of light. I have had five, and none have made it. I gave my daughter two, she has lots of light in her place and they are thriving.
I’ve had my little Hoya heart for about 2 years now. She hasn’t grown at all so I doubt she has any nodes so I’m pretty sure she’s just a leaf but honestly I think she’s so cute?
You say its not nice to pull them out of the pots to check for nodes but the shops wants to sell us plants that are destined to die thats not nice is it
My (now) 8 year old son got one from the farmers market in 2020!! Last year it sprouted a whole second heart! They are still living happily together in his bedroom window ☺️❤️😂
The only person who'll be looking for nodes at the store I work at is me (if we get these lil scams). Then I can actually give customers a full plant. If they don't want a full plant to grow (whyyyyyy tho), then I can select just a leaf for them.
Thanks for encouraging people not to mess with the plants in the store in search of nodes!! Also, thanks for the info! I had no idea
My Mother was gifted one on Valentine's Day in 2016, after surviving her Heart Surgery. For a year it just sat there.... then 2 and half years later, it started growing... really growing! Its now a 3 stemmed Triffid, standing over 6ft tall, and, it's taking over my Bathroom. It seems to like being spoken to while we're in the shower, lol, and otherwise pretty much left to do it's thing. It's super special to me now, as my Mother was starved and dehydrated to death in a Nursing Home, in 2021, after she was badly injured,by my vile neighbours, just as Covid hit. She loved it and she'd be so impressed that all this time on, it's still growing....AND ..... that it flowered! It actually developed flowers!!!! ☺
Omg im so incredibly sorry what happend to your mother. This is absolutley outraging 😠 my deepest condolences 💔
And about your plant maybe it just loves the humidity of the shower and that's why it's been thriving?
I’m so sorry to read what happened to your mom, really sorry. I’m sure you’re right, she would be so please that it’s still growing! ❤
So Sorry hear about your mother. Nobody should have to go through that. Unfortunately, Neglect of the elderly and disabled adults who live in group homes is far more common than we are told.
My sister works in Nursing care. She has worked at several Facilities for elders and several for adults with mental disabilities who need some assistance (They don’t need 24/7 care but still need enough that they couldn’t live on their own). She has yet to find a place that treats their patients and employees like actual human beings. Most of the employees do the absolute minimum and the management could care less. Her disabled patients hardly get visited by their families and the company does nothing to let them experience holidays, didn’t even have any decorations put up for Christmas, not 1 single decoration, not a mini tree or even some lights. Very similar story with the nursing homes. When something is wrong with a patient, management often doesn’t listen to my sister and refuses to send them to the doctor.
I do not think we could ever put my mother in a nursing home when she gets old, knowing what little care and regulation there is I could not let my mother live out her final years in a place like that.
So sorry to hear about your mom’s heartbreaking medical mistreatment, I hope both you and she can be at peace with time.
i love my hoyas but ooo baby do they take a long time to grow! it’s so worth it to see new beautiful leaves and (maybe) blooms!
most my Hoyas tend to grow pretty fast apart from this very variety who puts out a new leaf once a year IF I'M LUCKY also most of mine Flower every year too
Ive had mine for over 2 years and it started growing!!!!!!🎉 I'm so excited.
Your channel has taught me so much about the big box store’s nefarious plant selling practice. From the painted succulents to the ice cube orchids and everything else! Thank you!
You are a wealth of information and so cute and funny Krystal! Love your shows!!! ❤❤❤
Can’t wait to get one in honor of my son born with a heart condition! Happy Congenital Heart Defect Awareness week!
Thats would be a beautiful plant in his honor 💚 hugs to you and your son.
@andivas8618 My deepest condolences to you and your family ❤❤😢❤❤
@@terriharris6238 he’s still here! Sorry I should have explained better. It’s just in his honor, not in his memory. Thank you so much 💜
@@PlantswithKrystal I AM FANGIRLING!!! ME AND MY PLANTS LOVE YOU!!
I have a single one I got as a gift, I was hoping so bad it would grow but it didn’t have a node so it’s just a tiny heart leaf. Still cute
It is a beautiful plant 🪴 😍 😊.
I work at a garden center and we had a tray of these come in for valentines. I definitely bought the one with the visible node sticking out lol :] definitely happy for that find. Glad you mentioned not to dig them out too, and glad not to have found that this year so far.
I'm always honest if people ask about it, like other short lifespan houseplants you can sometimes see seasonally. Wish we didn't sell out of our full vining pots of the Hoya kerii for if they wanted a bigger version. They're quite a bit more expensive (especially the variegated) for the growth potential, but worth it :)
they're not even that short lived imo I've had 2 of these for over 5 years, I'd appreciate being told regardless if asked though cause it did make me very angry the first I bought and didn't know
Thank you for this psa I was literally gonna buy one of these from work but I wasn’t sure if it would be worth it. The little heart is too cute 😭
Aw thank you for making me feel better I was devastated xx
Your PLANTS are so PRETTY ❤️.
Mine grew but i didnt have enough light for it, so now i have a plant with several very very Long stems. Not many branchings though. What is my best approach now? Is there any way to make it grow "thicker"? Can i do anything Special with the vines?
Any Tips are helpful, i dont have much experience with plants so it Just lives with me and continues to grow in weird ways 😄
Ty,ty,ty 4 this info.
Love you channel so much. You are such a bright sunshine❤ My little boy and I watch your videos together and brings us so much joy. Thank you😘🪴
Hi Krystal, I learn so much from your videos! Recently I’ve been wondering which pots to use, e.g. how do I know which plants would like a terracotta pot, which would like another kind - could you possibly do a tutorial on something like that? You’ve mentioned before how some plants like different types of pot for water retention etc
Hi! Would I be able to use a few drops of argan oil mixed with water on my plant leaves for shine?
Please please do a video on your shelf set up
So cute! 🍀🤗🍀very nice! ⚘👀🌷
Just seeing this but man does this help my plant w confidence!! My variegated heart has been looking healthy but not growing for a couple months, glad I now know that I shouldn't expect growth (considering it does not have a node). Totally fine with having a small potted heart on my shelf still! Cheers, appreciate your content as always
I have one that has a node and full root system, but the stem is pretty crusty and browned! The leaf is healthy though. Do you think it will grow? No sign of any growth over the past three months
I love your energy
I'm so glad to hear this. I like your idea of getting a full plant instead of 1 heart
Hahahah I love the beginning where she is so excited 😂❤ 🪴
I just got one! I’m gonna look at the roots and see if I have a node! 👍
I think you are speaking directly to me. My grocery store just got a bunch of these in yesterday, but I was too scared to buy one now lol
I thought of you when I saw this in the store!!! Thank you I was hoping you would do a video on it and I'm sure I wasn't the only one!
Awesome! I’m glad I could help 💚
I pull all the hearts out when I find them, then tell the managers of the stores that their suppliers is scamming their customers.
I would like advice for setting up plant stands with grow lights like yours.
My grandma has one thats about 20 years old and its so long its crazy. Apparently I have to keep it once she's gone which im cool with 😎
THIS IS MY FAV PLANT. MINE HAS GROWN SO HUGE. I remember watching it be just a lil heart and now its a huge ass vine of them that wont stop spawning. It really went to town without much fuss for me.
How do you take care of it?
Ohhhh..thank you..that makes me feel better !! I may try it again but now I know what to look for 😊..thanks so much!
i got one and it's been alive for 6+ months and has a full root system but i don't think it has a node lol. guess it's probably gonna stay like that forever.
Same here 😭
I like them like that! I decided to buy a vining one to have options but i intend to make a pot with two sweethearts soon.
❤❤
exactly but I purchased mine for .38 on clearance at walmart last year. 🤷🏽♀️
my little one hearted plant is doing just fine. thank you very much😊
OH MY GOSH, that's MEEEEE! I ordered one last night. Wishing for a note or 10!! ❤
I’m so happy I watched this because I found one with roots growing out of the pot. What do I reply it with? I’m obsessed with your channel. Can’t wait for long videos.
I just saw them at my local nursery. Glad I decided to look them up 1st. I
How big does the node have to be for it to survive? I bought one and it does have about an inch of stem at the base of the single leaf. It does have a huge root system too.
I have a kerrii variegata with four leaves. AND IT STILL WONT GROW!!! plenty of roots and nodes but no sign of new growth. Any tips? It’s in aroid mix in a clay pot. I keep it dry.
Can you do a info video of alocasias please 🥺
My grandma gifted me a single leaf one over a year ago, and it has gotten a lil brown crispy on one little spot, but otherwise it still looks good! I know it’s only a matter of time before it desires to give up on staying pretty, but for now it is nice & every time I see it I think of her ❤ I am waiting to buy a full plant with nodes though! I didn’t know they took so long to grow!!
I wish I knew this before I bought mine. But it has been thriving for over 6 months.
"If it's not dying, it's thriving" - Krystal
they can live many years just as a heart both of mine are on a 5+ year run!
I have one that is many years old....I don't think it's dead....still green and doesnt feel mummified.... but it is same as it was.
Thank you, this was one of the 10 plants I killed. So I don’t feel bad about it any more.
I felt the same ( if it dies it wasn't meant to live 💔) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
What about if ya grow other hoyas by single leaf propagation?
Thank you!
Mine single heart leaf grew to a massive size sitting on the kitchen window. It’s actually so heavy that it toppled its own pot over and I had to replant. Hoyas are great plants. We got one from a cutting as a moving in gift. She is now over 20 years old and several friends and family have their own plants from her cuttings when she grows to large. She also has beautiful flowers full of nektar
How cute 💚
Aw thank you! I have one of these guys and they have been sitting in park for almost a year now. 😂 I just thought he was slow but maybe he’s not gonna do much and it’s okay. ❤😂
Hoya Kerri is a very very slow growing Hoya to start with. Probably one of the slowest of all Hoya. So don't feel bad. It's not you as she said.
Is another way to check for a node to check the bottom of the pot and see any sign of root?
Great advice! I didn't know that.
Thank you for sharing this, my future heart break will be lessened now when my little guy eventually dies XD I bought it a couple weeks ago! Ugh so sad.
Thank you, this helped a lot 😅🥰
Wise advise
Good to know Thank you!!
I used to buy one every year at the flower show and they always died .Someone told me the plants had no roots and were guaranteed to fail !!! Live and learn !!!❤❤❤
Can you show how to propagate a Hoya?? I want to gift a cutting to my mom
Never propagate by leaf cuttings. Make sure it's a stem cutting like you would with other Vining plants
That looks similar to my meelplakkie. I love it!
I checked right away. Mine has root, does it mean it’s good?
Can someone tell me, if my heart has roots growing all throughout the soil does that mean it has a node? Or does the leaf produce roots without having nodes?
That's a Hoya kerrii, we have one and although it hasn't grown at all, it's been living happily in its little pot for over 5 years now. She doesn't grow, but she's not wasting away either. I have another Hoya (Bella) that should get vinelike structures, but despite having 6 leaves she has been refusing to grow at all for over 6 years now and I absolutely can't tell why. Any ideas?
I have one that I got like three years ago and still one heart hahahahah but I love her any ways 💙💙💙
I am that person that looked for nodes... but I cleaned up after. everything was potted nicely and no harm done, I was gentle. I was happy to see every single one had nodes and roots, so I bought two.
Aaaaand, they need a substantial amount of light. I have had five, and none have made it. I gave my daughter two, she has lots of light in her place and they are thriving.
Mine didn’t have a node. I just repotted it and prayed that it would grow. One year later, it started growing.
What about if I'm using rooting hormones?
Nice❤
I’ve had my little Hoya heart for about 2 years now. She hasn’t grown at all so I doubt she has any nodes so I’m pretty sure she’s just a leaf but honestly I think she’s so cute?
Lol this is so cute
Can you please tell us about "huya"?
Hoya
The leaf always attaches at a node. It really depends on how it's cut
How do you get them to grow so nicely 😭 my variegated heart Hoya is suffering. It has more than 4 leaves but they’re dying off 🥲
I have two of these! Both have great root systems but I didn’t think to check for nodes… whoops
The plant shelf with glass door in back corner , may I ask where you got that ? I need that in my life :)
It’s from ikea. It’s called the rudsta. I spray painted it white
@@PlantswithKrystal thank you
You say its not nice to pull them out of the pots to check for nodes but the shops wants to sell us plants that are destined to die thats not nice is it
My work has a few that have nodes! They just have glued on rocks...
Mine took about 4 years & actually started growing.
Haha no wonder! Now I know why my "heart" is just there... Not growing, but not dying either.
We ❤ you! 😁
They also get massive! People don't realize how big some Hoyas can get. This is one of those giants 😂
I have some type of Hoya and it came to me as 1 leaf, fortunately it grew. I now have 3 leaves. I got it at a plant swap back in April 2022.
My (now) 8 year old son got one from the farmers market in 2020!! Last year it sprouted a whole second heart! They are still living happily together in his bedroom window ☺️❤️😂
The only person who'll be looking for nodes at the store I work at is me (if we get these lil scams). Then I can actually give customers a full plant. If they don't want a full plant to grow (whyyyyyy tho), then I can select just a leaf for them.
I'm hoping it never grows more. My son made a pot for mothers day and I am ready to leave it there forever.
Ooh thank you! I was just given one and my friend said "it will probably die, good luck" haha. Now I know why!
I had no idea! 🤦🏻♀️
Thanks, I JUST threw mine away that I gifted my mom for Mother’s Day last year it turned yellow and got very thin
I was pleasantly surprised to see my plant growing. I was sure it was going to stay the leaf. I was surprised and excited when I saw the stem grow 😅
I think the single heart is cuter anyway!
Lol. Had to explain to my husband yesterday that those are more sold as a novelty.
I feel like many of us fall for their cuteness
I get it for hoyas, but for orchids, idc who looks at me I ALWAYS pull orchids out of their hard pot to check how those noodles are looking.
Now I know why my heart Hoya hasn’t grown! I did not know this! 😅
Omg......I hate that I have to carry these :(
I have one but it's not growing the stem thing
Yup I've had the same 2 hearts for 3 years 🙅♀️
❤
Had mine for a while now and have nooo idea of its going to grow yet, oh well I'll keep it up lmao
How do you know all this info I’ve been following your videos for some times now andni just wanna know how you know so much 😭
there is a magical thing called Google