Thank you! I received one cutting, which I cut into smaller cuttings to hopefully root 3 new plants. I was used to rooting my carnosa in water but this did not seem to do well that route, so after several days, I put rootone on the cuttings and put them in soil. They haven't started growing yet, but the leaves look good so I'm hopeful. I did notice, however, when I cut the original piece into three, it bled white sap - like a poinsettia does. I'd never seen that with my other hoya, the carnosa....

I have 2 of these that i recently got in 6 inch pots. I can wait until mine bloom!

Most if not all the hoyas have that white sap.

Here is a little more info on the DS-70

It is supposedly slow to root.

More Info

Thank you. I had no idea there were so many varieties of hoya. I just ordered a Hobbii and a Finlaysonii online a few minutes ago from Gardino Nursery in Florida. I feel a new obsession coming on.... :o)

Not all have white sap. Many have clear sap, and some have a green yellow sap...every time I take a cutting from any in the caudata family, I gag a wee bit! You would think with me, in the line of work I am in, I'd have no issues...but anything that resembles mucous or pus...blech!

I got a couple cuttings of this not long ago, they rooted for me about as fast as any other Hoya. I put mine inside of clear plastic cups of wet perlite, and stuck it in a zip lock bag. It worked pretty well, and starting to see some new growth already. :)

Aurorawa are you a nurse?

No...I work with the Medical Examiner's office.

That's something you don't except to hear, very interesting. I'm a nurse that's why I asked.

It is interesting! But also, often sad.

It must be, man. I can hardly watch breast cancers awareness commercials without crying

That's interesting about the sap. I've never noticed any sap at all when cutting my hoya to root. I just stick it in a slender vase or bottle of water and it roots like mad with no problem. I have given away multiple, rooted cuttings and have 3-4 small pots growing in addition to the mother plant for my one hoya - well, my first hoya since I have this DS-70 now too. I think my husband is going to freak out when the hoyas I just ordered online show up. I've recently gotten into moss & lichen terrariums (because we have a ton of different varieties growing on our property) and in succulent dish gardens - so my house is overflowing with all kinds of things in trays, pots, jars, bottles, etc. I tend to get a little obsessive when I get hooked on something new and go overboard collecting. I wish we lived further south so I could keep more of my plants outside year 'round. This time of year is rough when everything has to come inside for the winter.