Hello, Brad! I'm new here.

I'm sorry to hear your plant babies are not doing well. My cuttings are not doing well either. But I'm sure that is due to my inexperience rather than the season. I'm in Central CA, zone 10a, so it's more like spring weather here with rain every other day.

My elliptica cutting is a total goner, and curtisii is slooowly rooting in one part and yellowing/rotting in another part at the same time. I think I'm losing my panchoi cutting too. There's another one just not doing anything, not dying or rooting, just sitting there. The only one that looks OK is heuschkeliana. I've been waiting for them to root for almost four weeks. So frustrating.

I've read many posts here saying they have almost 100% rooting success in Hydroton which is what I use. I feel so inadequate... In the mean time, my want list of Hoya is evolving and getting longer.

I hope your have-seen-better-days plants pull though.

Welcome, themockturtle! All of the ones that look rough are yellowing or the leaves have turned dark green and have shriveled up (cv. Sunrise). I had quite the list when I first ventured into the world of Hoyas, and I have some that I am still looking for here and there. Namely ones that I have lost and want to grow again or ones that I wish to try.

Sweetheart2015, aww, the poor little greenhouse looking all barren and lonely. It looks like it is a very nice size! I'd settle for a 6 x 8 or anything up to 10 feet, if we had the space, that is. All of my plants could definitely fit into yours, plus have room for potting up plants and my containers for Winter Sowing (which set outside once they are planted).

Brad AKA Moonwolf

Brad, I'm sorry for your plants. I know how heart breaking it is after putting so much time and love into them.

i just don't do well with cuttings unless for some reason they are from my own plants. Right now I rather spend a little more money and buy already rooted plants.

Yesterday I had to do an emergency repot of a Carnosa I rescued from Lowes. I got them to reduce the price to $3. It was from Costa Farm and I will never buy another plant from them again. This poor plant was attacked by mites at some point and the roots were all sticking out of the soil. I ended up with 4 small pots and will keep my fingers crossed that they will thrive.

welcome themockturtle.

Monica, I hope the Carnosa pulls through for you. I remember the name Costa Farms from somewhere, maybe I have seen it while browsing over plants a time or two.

I like buying established plants when I can, but I also enjoy rooting cuttings. Another one that doesn't look well is my pubicalyx "Black Dragon" GG sent me a couple years ago. It was doing so well, but it took a few tumbles here and there from where I had it setting. Hopefully, the cutting I took of it roots and starts growing again.

Brad AKA Moonwolf

Thanks for the welcome, Monica!

Brad, I think Costa Farm is the company that produces EA plants. EA is one of their collection.

I just started collecting Hoyas, and I started with cuttings. I got so tired of waiting, I ordered some plants. I'll post pictures once I get them!

Can't wait to see them! Everywhere I have ordered plants from, I have never been disappointed :).

Brad AKA Moonwolf

Funny thing about the Hoya I bought yesterday at Lowes, they are usually tagged "Exotic Angel" but this tag looked completely different and was just called wax plant. Most of the EA Hoyas I bought were usually tagged wrong but they at least stated Hoya.

I wonder what the difference would be if Costa Farms s the same as EA?

Monica, I think it's a marketing thing. As part of a "collection", EA plants may be bit more expensive (like $15 vs $10), though they are still very affordable for their size. But Costa Farms also sells all kinds of plants with their generic "Costa farms" tags. I once bought a Peperomia prostrata with a Costa Farms tag. It was in a cheaper hanging pot without the bottom tray. I loved that plant so much and I've been looking for it ever since I had to give it away for a move. From what I read, most of EA Hoyas come in baskets with attached bottom trays. May be that's why EA plants are more expensive? I prefer the pot without the bottom tray and the cheaper price :)

themockturtle, There is a nice lady on ebay who is selling a 6 inch basket of the peperomia prostrata on ebay for $39.97. I just purchased one because they are so cute and i have never seen them in stores. She has 1 left if interested. Although i know the price is outrageous!

Here is a link.
Pep Prostrata

Thanks for the tip, tlbean!!

P. prostrata is just so adorable and super easy to grow. I love the tiny plump gorgeous leaves. The plant you got is so huge and lush. Congratulations! If you never had it, you're gonna love it. Mine wasn't as big, but she grew flower spikes all over, just like the eBay plant. I miss her so much. $39.97 is expensive, but free shipping is nice! Cowboyflowerman has a tiny 2" pot for $6. I'm thinking, I might get that when he has a few other plants I want. Sometimes, he has Ceropegia woodii, which is another non-Hoya I like. But it's not as easy as P. prostrata for me.

I have never had the prostrata but i did notice how cute the leaves were and it took me some time to muster up the courage to spend 40 bucks for it. It should be here in a few days. Also, accents for the home and garden (peppers greenhouse) has it in a 4 inch pot i believe it you wanted to get a bigger size than the 2 inch.

The EA hoya's are always so full of cuttings! I always wonder how they do the process. I think in my head that they have these HUGE mother plants that they take cuttings from. Once the cuttings are stuck in the pot, how long do they let them root before sending out to stores?

Hi tlbean2004: It depends on the variety, and to some extent, the time of year.

Awwww, that's too bad Brad. I have lost a few myself this winter. My cv Iris Marie and campanulata cuttings bit the dust on me, took me a little bit to adjust to winter watering. Fortunately, the rest of my collection is doing well. Also, hello again everyone. I've missed you guys!

KIMBERLY! Where hath you been? You better PM/email me right away! :D

Hi Kim! We missed you, too!

I have one Compacta cutting that seems to have taken root, but I have lost my cv. Sunrise, obscura, and getting a few yellow leaves on some others. I think I had better start saving up for my greenhouse and heater for it to make certain plants happier in the winter. The Hoya Bug has bitten me and I've been itching to go plant shopping at Lowe's and HD, should they have anything this time of year.

Brad AKA Moonwolf

My plant bug has shifted gears, from getting ALL THE PLANTS to making space for them, ha! Have a new job starting later this month, and grand plans to stick glass shelving in every window of my house. And then, get ALL THE PLANTS.

Sounds good, Kim!

I've always had space issues, be it for gardening or in general. That's why I'm hoping for a greenhouse. 6 x 8 would be a good size. We have this little wooden porch that's not attached to the house that I think could easily be converted into a greenhouse, but it gets western exposure, which my plants don't seem to mind at all since that's where they go in the spring and summer. They love it. I hope it can become a reality.

Brad AKA Moonwolf