My hoya plant originated by means of a start clipped from a plant my grandmother brought into her home in the 1940’s. Over the last thirty-some years, the hoya has grown at a relatively slow pace.
Something over a year ago, the plant
accelerated in growth. Runners reached
out from the plant and attempted twining around anything within reach. To “manage” the plant. I provided a few
temporary footholds on the trim around the nearest window.
The hoya eagerly latched onto
the footholds and wove itself into a leafy mat.
In just the last few of days, the
plant has made more conspicuous moves. New
tendrils have reached out. One of the
tendrils seems to be seeking to grab me as I sit on my sofa. That tendril has reached nearly three feet
out into the air.
When I fully complete the
sunroom, I intend to provide a lattice for the hoya there. The rate of growth I am seeing now is impressive. I worry the hoya might reach into the sunroom
before I am finished with it.
My Hoya
Tendril Reaching Out
—Mitchell Hegman
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