I ordered it, although I don't know how smart that is, ordering now instead of spring. It only has a few leaves (going on the picture on the listing). I figured I'd try incrassata one more time. Maybe losing 'Moonshadow' was a fluke, and this one will do well.

My moonshadow is super finicky. I had it in a south facing window and it was NOT happy... tried an East window, NOT HAPPY... finally I just stuck it in a bright corner away from any windows and BOOM, now she's growing like crazy. So weird.

Well, I was a dummy. Cowboyflowerman had both Moonshadow and Moonstruck listed, and I MEANT to click on Moonstruck, but guess what? I clicked on Moonshadow instead! Well, I do have a bright corner, but it's a couple of feet from the window where I can put it. West window. So I guess I'm not the only one that it is finicky for? Postpunkgirl, did your Moonshadow's leaves get dried up? That's what mine did, and in the space of a few weeks, it was gone, even after attempting a restart in humid conditions. I'm glad yours is doing so well!

Yes! Or more like she went between thirsty and dry, then I would water (every 7 days or so) and after some waterings she looked happy but so quickly the leaves would get flimsy and droopy... general sulkiness. I make my own Hoya potting mix with 2 parts pumice, 2-3 parts fine bark, 1 part lava chips, 1 part calcined clay, sifted to consistent particle size. So I can get by with watering more because it is so airy and fast draining. She's still young... and I don't feel like I'm out of the woods just yet! Lol

It's so hard for me to imagine a mix without peat! I only use a small amount (maybe 15% of the total mix. The rest of it is fine orchid bark and perlite, equal parts. I got the Moonshadow today. 5 leaves 3" pot. Looks healthy and good variegation. Put it under a dome and it's staying around 70% humidity. Misting twice a day. Coming from FL, I figured I'd better do that, as my current humidity is only 35%, even amongst my plants! I might go ahead and get Moonstruck too--although hubby might not be thrilled with that! I also want a variegated Ficus Benjamina, so I think I'm pushing it. I really should wait for spring, but you know how you get that plant fever in fall . . . sigh.