It looks to me like their so-called tsangii, DS-70. I bought one from them a looong time ago. I am by no means an expert, so I am sure some of the fine Hoya people here will give you the right answer.

Marco

Thanks so much Marco.

Thanks Kim. Do your leaves feel kind of dry (non succulent) compared to say a Hoya Rubra? I hope it's not dying on me already.

I have the same one also labeled brevialata from lowes but it is a ds-70.

The leaves feel velvety but firm. They are not succulent like.

Thank you so much tlbean. My leaves are curling a bit. I feel like this one may be a little more high maintenance than others. At least Lowes has a one year warranty. ☺️

I think when it needs watering the pot will be light in weight. That is when i water mine. Also the leaves get a little softer when it wants water and they firm back up after you give them a drink.

DS-70 is a tough plant. Water when it's dry, and if you grow it in a bright position, like close to an east window, the edges will develop a dark rim...

The old leaves can become quite fat and succulent with age, though most of them will stay thinner - they do seem to become more "leathery" feeling. It's a great species as it never gets crazy-out-of-hand!

Denise in Omaha

Thanks Denise. The plant does have quite a few dark leaves but my concern is that they are getting brittle and curling. I changed the potting mix to the 5-1-1 but did not pre soak it. I did give the plant a good soaking though and misted the leaves. Not t sure what's going on with it.

I would have waited till spring to repot but i dont mind the soil that they came in. You just have to let it dry a bit between waterings.

My cuttings are still in perlite, and the leaves feel a bit "stiff", but I have new growth. Debating on transplanting to regular soil, might just do it once I have grow lights. All my little ones will be wintering under them. I would vote against a repot of yours now too, the EA mix seems fine and I know a lot of growers leave their plants in it for some time

My KQ is an EA, and I have no intention of repotting until I have to, seems to be fine so far, got it last spring.

Monica, how is your plant doing?

Hi tlbean - my plant seems to be doing better. I'm ordering a grow light but the plant is currently in front of a south/west window under fluorescent recessed lights. I also have a couple heating pads for my cuttings I'm rooting. This is the first time I'm trying to root some jade cuttings as well.

Ive always rooted in water in the past but this time I'm trying a few different methods. Water, perlite and plastic baggies.

tlbean - how is your DS-70 doing? Mine is not looking good at all. The leaves are really drying up. :-(

Mine are doing great. They have new vines growing.

What do you think is causing the leaves to dry up?

Are you letting it dry out a bit between waterings?

I'm glad yours is doing so well. I'm not sure what's going on with mine. I do let it dry out before watering and I used foliage pro with the last watering.

My "busted" Chelsea ended up having a fungus. Those black/brown spots ended up spreading so I brought it to my local nursery and they pulled all the bed stems out, treated it and repotted it.

i don't know....maybe the Lowes where I purchased them from had "something" spreading throughout their hanging baskets. :-( Do you root cuttings of the DS-70 the same as you would Carnosa? Thanks.

Yes, i assume you would root them the same. But i have heard that the ds-70 is slow to root.

I have had good luck rooting DS-70 in moist perlite. I got two cuttings, and burried the base in permit, and used half of a paperclip to pin the midsection into the perlite. They grew roots from each point, and I cut them in half and ended up with 4 rooted cuttings instead of two.

That's a great tip. Thanks Kim. I'm going to try it.

Monica, can you post a pic?

Is any of the plant dying?

I've taken some of the plant apart to see what was going on with the roots. The roots seemed okay but the soil was real heavy and wet. I repotted in a couple containers, one with 50/50 pine bark fines and perlite and a smaller one with perlite and a little grani-grit to help with keeping the stems in the po

If I'm not mistaken this and the Chelsea I got at the same time at Lowes and neither one are doing great :-(

Yikes! They look horribly dehydrated.

Have you checked for any type of pest?

Maybe mealy bugs..

If the Lowe's had anymore in stock i would try to exchange them.

That's exactly what I thought from the beginning (that it was dehydrated) because the leaves we're not succulent at all. The soil was drenched so I thought maybe something was going on with the roots because they weren't taking the water up to the leaves. I'm going to spray with an insecticide/fungicide and see what happens. I knew it shouldn't look the way it does.

i went to several Lowes in my area and none of them had any left only Carnosas.

Isnt that annoying? They always have a lot of carnosas and only a few of any other type of hoya.

Have you took your cuttings yet?

I would cut a piece only a few inches long and stick it into some water to see in that will plump up the leaves.

I will do that. Thanks so much. And yes, it's very annoying. The HD by me doesn't even have ANY Hoyas.

Monica, are any of your plants still alive?

How are the cuttings doing?

What happened to my post?!

I replied and it's no where to be found.

tlbean - thanks for asking. The plants are still alive - not getting any new growth but not getting worse. The cuttings in perlite are okay but the ones in baggies rotted :-(

I'm keeping my eyes on them.