And another successful MI? (Mission Impossible, not myocardial infarction)

I don't get it, what's Mission Impossible about it .

Interesting veining Popmoma, is that what you like about it? IIRC Denise used to have & sell some Hoyas like this, I seem to remember maybe H Finlaysonii? Good luck w/ it.

I got the Hoya KP I was after. I got there & it was no longer on the tall, baker's rack like shelves where I'd seen it. I was so bummed, asking the Guy if he was sure it wasn't inside (the racks were outside, in front of the store). He said, no, if not there it's gone. So I stopped to drink some water, happened to look up, & there, hanging from the eaves among 1/2 dozen hanging baskets of Ivy was my Hoya.

I tied it on to the back of my bicycle (am healing injured shoulders, couldn't carry it walking) & off I went, dripping all the way as it was freshly watered. I love green & white variegates, so while this is an ordinary & common plant, I'm delighted to have found it. Hope to have pictures soon.

You set up the situation at several points as possibly not possible (No free cuttings? Plant still there? Can secure on bike?).

Oh, sorry, I misunderstood. Somehow I thought you were addressing that comment to Popmama.

Nice! You got your hoya. While KP may be common, it is a beautiful hoya. When sunstressed it can turn the most lovely shade of red. And it's very easy to propagate so you can make more!

I like deykeae for a number of reasons: leaf shape, texture, color and veining. What's not to like? It's a hoya!

So here it is, my H Krimson Princess. I trimmed some damaged tips last night, had a chance to look it over. Looks pretty good, but a 9" diameter pot is just too big for my apmt.

Tomorrow I hope to check it more carefully, especially for insects. It's the one that EA calls Rubra, you can see its reddish stems on the left.

I'm pretty pleased w/ it.

Well, I got the plant's tag, assuming it would just say Rubra Wax Pant, which we know is KP.

Seems EA has taken its labeling incompetence to a new height (or should I say new low).

Underneath the Rubra name, it also says Hoya carnosa compacta, which we know is a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PLANT, aka the Hindu Rope plant. You know, the one w/ all the nooks & crannies which Denise commented on just last week, saying she doesn't grow it 'cause it can get really bad mealy bugs.

Looks great! Yeah the EA tags get mixed up sometimes. No matter. It's beautiful!

Nice acquisition, Karen! KP is the first Hoya I got in 1977 so it holds a special place in my heart. I just wish it wasn't so inclined to revert back to all green!

Denise in Omaha

Hi Denise, thanks.

Aw, your first love, how nice! I've never had one long enough to experience the reverting.

I think my first Hoya love was a Compacta 'cause I love texture. I'm partial to KQ for its beautiful variegation & sometimes pink highlights, even if they DO whiten w/ age. And Krinkle 8, I really like its dents, tho' I've never had one for any length of time.

Well it turns out my Pandemic KP Hoya is now in the classic rootball of peat which has hardened off. I realized I was having to water it too often & some time back & inserted a dowel Into the rootball & started watering directly in those holes. But then I forgot that & noticed I was watering too often for this size pot. So lifted the whole thing out of its 9" pot & it is absolutely a dried up, water repellent ball of peat. Grrrrrrrrrrr

After soaking for HOURS, water had only penetrated the bottom half of the rootball. My camera died or I'd be taking pix. I broke the rootball into approx thirds & in that 1/3 there were 9 cuttings. I remember hearing other growers discover that their EA Hoyas in large pots were usually many smaller rooted cuttings, not long established plants.

So frustrating!!!

Beautiful plant - hoya are hard to find this time of year in my area. Enjoy!