I hope you're right, Mare! When I was trying to figure it out the other day, I was hoping to have both publicalyx and lacunasa, because I know the vine has to be a carnosa....so I was hoping for a selection of blooms. And both of those particular hoyas are gorgeous. Ok, so I guess this will be my "experiment." I've just decided to keep all of the leaves for at least 3 years and if nothing happens by then I decide there's no hope. I figure by then the roots will have more than filled up each one of the cups and that there will be only one way to go, and that's up...so if they don't sprout by then I'll give up. I'll keep posting updates to that webshots page for anyone who's interested... Hopefully I'll be able to keep track of what's going on with the roots through the cups...they're slightly opaque. We'll see who was right, start hedging your bets! Maria

Thanks Pirate Girl and Hills. I'll label it a carnosa. It is finally putting out a long vine, so maybe I'll see some flowers on it. The other plant in the pot which is a pubicalyx, variety unknown, finally has a peduncle. That's what brought my attention to this plant. it's been hanging outside since I received it, and I don't really pay too much attention to it, other than watering and feeding. I became addicted to hoya since I started lurking on this forum. I've been a member for years, but don't post to offten. The flowers of the hoya amaze me. They are so different from other plants. The peduncles remind me of little up-side-down umbrellas. Thanks again for the help. Eileem

Sorry, you've been lied to. 99% that this will NOT produce a new stem. In order for that to happen, there has to be at least a bit of stem attached to that leaf - which happens in that remaining 1% of cases. Google "propagate hoya from leaf" for more details and people's experiences. And get your money back. The leaf should live though, possibly even for a long time, growing lots of roots and nothing else. That's a cute pot, by the way.

Can you photograph the undersides of the leaves on the first one? Second is finlaysonii of some sort and last is variegated obovata.