When a Hoya Acclimates

I would do anything for love, but cut this plant, no I won't do that. My Hoya Meredithii is the only plant I own that I've never chopped or propped in some way. It's been four years of growth to get to this point from a half-dead two-leaf import from Thailand and it grows in my dry living room in Chicago with very little humidity (I’m talking like 20-30% in winter). I don't know how and I don't know why. Typically this sensitive species of hoya needs high humidity to thrive. Plants don't always follow the "rules," and some humidity loving plants will acclimate and even eventually thrive in less than ideal conditions within your home. This hoya definitely acclimated well in my home and I wanted to show you that it is possible. 

Not only did this Meredithii acclimate but it flowers (the goal of many a hoya owner). It's in a west facing window and I fertilize it with Fox Farm Big Bloom. It lives in a pot of mainly pine bark and sphagnum moss with a tiny tiny bit of potting soil (not even my usual hoya mix or one that I'd recommend but I did this after experimenting on a prior one that died in my care). I haven’t changed it’s potting medium or refreshed it in 3 years. I’m afraid to because it continues to thrive and I don’t want to disturb it. Again, this is not my usual style but sometimes certain plants will break all the rules. 

Do you have any plants that break all of your houseplant care rules like this and yet still thrive?