I recently moved, and put my Hoya carnosa and ogre ear on the deck temporarily – then forgot about them for 2-3 days, during which we got heavy rains. Now they look like this. Can they be saved? Other than repotting in new soil, what (if anything) can I do?
The Hoya was a gift from my partner 5 or 6 years ago, and I’d especially hate to lose it. It does have one stem left that is green and healthy looking (last photo); I’m thinking if nothing else, I can regrow a new plant from that?
I normally water both when they start to look wrinkled; maybe once a month? Before this they had been strictly indoor plants. They normally get 12 hours of “sunlight” via a grow lamp on a timer.
by koshercupcake
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It can be saved I think! I water mine every other Friday. They are pretty hardy. Can you sit it outside for a bit where you live?
This looks more like sunburn on the Hoya
Do either of those pots have drainage holes? You may need to repot ASAP, they could still be sitting in water.
This is from too much sun too fast. Not rain. A couple days of heavy rain would be fine.