I'm not much into the whole quarantining thing myself. I just thoroughly inspect every plant that comes through my door before I put it in with my other plants. It's not that I've never found a critter, but I catch them when they come in and take care of it at that point. If I find something, I treat it and keep it with my Crown of Thorns for about a week (I've yet to see a bugger on a CofT!) Reinspect and move into the population. I don't think I've ever found anything on a Gardino's plant...

Denise in Omaha

Thanks Denise. It looks like I won't receive the plants until tomorrow. I'm upset as they were shipped on Monday via 2 day priority and the postal service must have "lost" it temporarily. I did pay for a heat pack but I doubt they last 5 days! I hope they don't arrive dead. So since they've been in a box for so long should I slowly bring them into bright light?

The should still be alive. You dont need to bring them into the light slowly.

What hoyas did you order?

I ordered Potsii from Cambodia, Diversifolia Crassipes and Nicholsoniae. I can't wait to get them.

Thanks Tawny. I think I'm giving up on all my citrus trees. They are just too demanding and I don't need the stress they give me. Hoyas are more rewarding with a lot less work.

i do love the look of a beautiful citrus tree though. I may dump the 5 little trees I have and order a 4-5 foot well established potted tree. I think I can handle all the work involved with one tree that will actually give us some fruit. Now the question is which type?

I just get more and more excited about Hoyas since I saw my first Carnosa in 1977 in Hungary where my grandmother lived. I had no idea what kind of plant it was but it was his huge and hung down a 5 foot plant stand. It was full of so many flowers it was moved to the front vestibule because the fragrance was so strong it started giving us headaches.. My grandmother gave me a cutting to "smuggle" back to the US but it did not last very long. I never saw another one until 1992 when my dad passed away and it was in a dish garden someone sent us. I immediately called the florist to find out what it was called. Maybe somehow it was a sign from my dad because he knew how much I loved that plant (in his parents house in Hungary) but was never able to find.

Sorry, didn't mean to go off the rails here but it was my first encounter with a Hoya and it was love at first sight! (even though I was only 12 years old).