Hi, Please help me ID this hoya. It is variagated, and some leaves are solid green and some are solid whitish(w/green or pink tint). Most the leaves on this plant are in clusters(all of the whitish leaves are in clusters) some of the variagated ones are in clusters. Some stems are green some are pink. I also need help saving it. It's getting tiny brown to black spots(only on the whitish leaves) then they fall off, or come off buy me pulling with almost no effort.
It looks like you have a hoya carnosa, AKA "KRIMSON PRINCESS" Don't worry about the white leaves, some people pull them off because it's been said the white leaves zap energy away from the plant, the greener "variegated" leaves and slow the plants growth, but I think the white leaves make the plant! The white leaves, sometimes pink, are the first to go starting with spotting. I think it's because they have no, or little chlorophyll. New ones should grow back in the warmer months.
Thansk for your replys. I agree with you the white leaves are what makes the plant. I was just concerned that it might be a type of mold or something like that. So since it has white leaves does it require alot of sun. It's in a very bright room and receives some afternoon direct sun. Thank you again leah
Mine only gets a "little bit of sun" the rest of the time it gets bright indirect. Too much sun on white leaves can burn them. I doubt you will lose ALL the white ones at once to spotting and leaf drop and I don't think it's a fungus or it would be on the variegated leaves as well. Like I mentioned, new ones should grow back later on, so it will always be a give and take kinda thing. I think lack of green chlorophyll in white/pink leaves has a lot to do with them spotting (what mine does too) making them shorter lived then the others with more green.
