I've got a big Rhipsalis hanging off my living room ceiling, I used a ceiling hook with three screws. It seems to be holding up well. Most of my windows have plenty of plants hanging off curtain poles which I put up specifically for that purpose!
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
The long tendrils (you can't see them in this pic) tend to want to climb out and then up, although that could just be because it's gravitating towards the light of the window. I'm thinking the best two options might be
1. Put in on a plant stand and have bamboo canes in the pot for it to climb up and around?
2. Hang it from the ceiling and let it do its own thing, although I'd need a very heavy duty hook
If anyone has any better suggestions do feel free to share!
Hanging the Hoya will as you said need to be very very strong. All you need to do is put in some canes down into the pot and then either attache or fix the growths to them. They will then continue to produce new growths and your plant will continue to develop. We don't have ours hanging and we have had over those decades fabulous flowers with a scent that is brilliant.
@Nanny Beach this is great, thanks very much! I think I'm going to go for something like this - it's inexpensive and easy! Next year when it's looking happy I'll share some photos of the finished plant! Thanks ever so much all for your inspiration
I wrote this yesterday but for some reason it didn't post. Having seen some of the new replies I think that hoya tricolour is a carnosa.
Our neighbour has cuttings of the non variagated version that she keeps in her greenhouse over the winter. It isn't heated and the hoya survive but they look dreadful and never really seem to get going again for a long time when the weather heats up. I think it's the wet that is more of a problem than the cold as long as you keep it above freezing. The plants seem to go a horrible yellow colour, which I assume is stress, and then they really suffer from the summer sun and can scorch. I have some of these cuttings that I've grown in a darker room and they have stayed a really vibrant green with slow growth. I would try some cutting in the greenhouse first to see how they do. Normally variagated plants don't like to much sun, so you'd likely need some way to shade it during the summer and plenty of ventilation.
Just thought I'd share a quick update - I've repotted the plant and gone with the willow stakes option, I'm pleased enough with how it's turned out, still a couple of tweaks maybe. It's also too big for this window sill now, so I'm planning to buy a lamp/plant table for it to stand on instead. Thanks for all the help!
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The long tendrils (you can't see them in this pic) tend to want to climb out and then up, although that could just be because it's gravitating towards the light of the window. I'm thinking the best two options might be
1. Put in on a plant stand and have bamboo canes in the pot for it to climb up and around?
2. Hang it from the ceiling and let it do its own thing, although I'd need a very heavy duty hook
If anyone has any better suggestions do feel free to share!
Our neighbour has cuttings of the non variagated version that she keeps in her greenhouse over the winter. It isn't heated and the hoya survive but they look dreadful and never really seem to get going again for a long time when the weather heats up. I think it's the wet that is more of a problem than the cold as long as you keep it above freezing.
The plants seem to go a horrible yellow colour, which I assume is stress, and then they really suffer from the summer sun and can scorch. I have some of these cuttings that I've grown in a darker room and they have stayed a really vibrant green with slow growth.
I would try some cutting in the greenhouse first to see how they do. Normally variagated plants don't like to much sun, so you'd likely need some way to shade it during the summer and plenty of ventilation.