A friend and I purchased a few different varieties of hoyas from Thailand this last month and they were all rooted cuttings.... some of them looked alittle rough when we received them... this is a photo of my pusilla... I cut off a few pieces that were green and left this rooted piece with a few leaves in my aquarium... lost the few leaves that were left on it...And when I lost the last leaf I was going to throw it out and then I thought wait a minute the stem is still green so I will leave it...anyhoo this morning I noticed it has tiny new green growth...(dont know if you can make it out or not) so NEVER throw out a piece until the piece is actually brown... I think this might just make it as sorry as it looks - lol