That's beautiful! Not sure exactly which it is either. If I hadn't fertilized a plant in years, I wouldn't need to wonder why it doesn't bloom anymore. Also needs enough light. The long stems are where the flowers will form. After you've had it for a while, you'll be able to tell if a tip is alive or dead. No harm in trimming dead bits off of the ends but if you cut live tips, you'll reduce your number of blooms.

It's trying to escape!

thats not soil.. its in potting medium.. media... words mean things .... it shows no reason to repot it.... when it shows a reason to repot... then do it then ...

.. it is not potted in mother earth.. soil ...

your friend treated it minimally ... no fert.. little love. proper water ...

and the first thing you want to do is start loving it to death by ripping it from the pot.. denuding its roots.. repotting in some unknown media.. etc ... why not just kill it now.. and be done with it...

why dont you propagate some pieces... learn about the plant.. and if in a year..... it actually needs repotting.. do it then ..

and stop cheating on your hosta... lol .. ken

Thats a Hoya Publicalyx! They're a classic, one of the less fussy hoyas, so excellent starter choice! If the plant is already happy where it is at, I wouldnt recommend repotting it right away. Allow the plant to adjust to its new home for a month or two before messing with it, as you dont want to overwhelm it. Since it's in a denser medium, you need to be more concious of watering it. Hoyas as a whole prefer bright indirect sunlight, and to dry out relatively well in-between waterings. If you choose to propagate them, just know that they take their sweet sweet time. Its pretty easy, just takes forever lol. I generally reccomend water propagation for newer people, however if you're feeling especially gutsy, you can try soil propagation. For now though, I would take a few cuttings and try the water approach first. If you need extra help with that, or you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to message me!

-Enthusiastic Horticulture Student

Tiffany, good point: "If I hadn't fertilized a plant in years, I wouldn't need to wonder why it doesn't bloom anymore." Well, that is a place to start. Not sure how much light my friend gives her plant, but I will suggest that she fertilize her hoya. Now that I have one from her, we can both fertilize and see what happens!

Ken, you are a tough one! But I like that---tell it like it is! My friend does plant her houseplants in potting media, not soil. So you think I should leave it be, more or less. I suppose that's a good idea---let it settle in its new environment. I might propagate a few pieces and see how that goes. I will fertilize it as I do my other houseplants.

As for hosta, I am trying to deal with my houseplants before hosta season begins! When gardening season begins, my houseplants get minimal attention from me!

Popmama and Zena, I think I was posting at the same time as you!

Popmama, thank you for all the "tips." I see that you are thinking that my hoya is a carnosa and Zena thinks it is a publicalyx. I assume that the care you suggested would be the same for either one of those hoya. They wrap around counter clockwise? That is good to know! I had a piece of this new hoya plant that happened to fall off. I rooted it in water. I did what you suggested and planted it into the same pot today. Wow! Your hoya is so big and gorgeous!

Zena, was wondering why you think it is a publicalyx rather than a carnosa? Glad to know it is a good starter plant. I agree that I shouldn't repot right now. I will let it settle in at its new home and see how it does. Thank you also for your "tips." As you have probably read above, I did actually propagate one stem in water. Seemed easy enough. I just cut off another bit as it was a bit leggy. I won't cut anymore for a while yet. Hopefully this cutting will grow too. I think soil propagation is probably a better method, but for now, I will try the water method.

Thank you for giving me permission to message you. That is very nice of you! I just may do that!

So I will have to wait and see whether my hoya or my friend's hoya will bloom. I really would like to see the bloom. That would help to identify the hoya. So for now, I have to say that I am really impressed with this hoya. The leaves are so shiny! Pretty!

It's carnosa. Pubicalyx have longer narrower leaves. But if you have any pictures of the mother plant's blooms, that will be a positive ID. Carnosa blooms are white with a pinkish hue. They look like this:

Pubicalyx blooms will vary somewhat but most of them will be dark pink/red or even purple.

Im still farely confident it is a piblicalyx based on the pictures provided, but seeing as I'm unable to feel the leaves I could still very much could be wrong. Either way, care and propagation is the same, and both varieties are beautiful!

I have a picture of a larger plant of my friend's (who gave me this plant). The picture is too dark to really see it well. I will ask her if she can provide me a better one. Maybe that will help to decide which hoya it is? I also asked her about the flower. She did not take a picture of it. She will start fertilizing her plant and see if it will bloom this year. I told her we will have a competition as to which plant will flower first! I think she will be the winner as her plant is larger!

My friend says she thinks she remembers what the bloom of this hoya looks like. Based on her looking at pictures, it looks like it is going to be a carnosa.