How to prune hoya polyneura (fishtail hoya)

Spring for any optional shaping; dead growth removed as it appears. Trim dead or damaged stems to a healthy node with sterile scissors. Preserve all peduncles. For length control, cut a vine just above a leaf node — new growth will emerge from below the cut.

Rarely; once a year at most for tidying, or only when dead growth appears. Hoya polyneura (Fishtail Hoya) requires minimal pruning. Like all Hoyas, its old flower spurs must never be cut — they produce repeat blooms. Only remove dead or damaged stems. If the trailing vines become unwieldy, trim back to a node in spring, but err on the side of leaving growth intact.

Trim dead or damaged stems to a healthy node with sterile scissors. Preserve all peduncles. For length control, cut a vine just above a leaf node — new growth will emerge from below the cut.