I met this one in person this past wknd in Ft. Lauderdale, person swore it was a Hoya even w/ that odd little bloom which it had (I thought immediately of Dischidia blooms). I certainly didn't believe it was a Hoya, & it had these blooms, tho' they colored a bit more magenta (than burgundy). Sure is pretty!

Oh that is very encouraging. I acquired Mathilde at considerable cost, and then read on one site later that they felt Chouke was the superior plant. I just like the smaller leaves and speckled look of Mathilde. I would be over the moon if it flowered for me regularly. I find it a very decorative plant even without blooms, but with...oh la la. I also acquired one of its parents, serpens, and you can really see where some of the genes came from. I hear that serpens has the loveliest blooms, and large in comparison to the leaves. Don't know what to expect with that little monkey, hear that it can be tempermental. Well anyway, thanks for the tips and info. Kelly in Victoria

Gabi, that's what I thought, but some of the pics on line have a lot of the same characteristics as this one. They are the same plant. The cool thing is I got the cutting from a plant at Walmart, it only had two leaves on it when I stuck it in the soil last march, it has been in the same pot ever since and seems to be happy, but I plant to pot it up a size a few times so it will get bigger and eventually bloom. As I realize that probably won't happen for a long time I want a bigger plant so if/when it blooms will be fine with me.

I would go with H. Wayetii, it's more common and readily available at the big box stores. That's a pretty good deal, easily 50% of the regular price at Walmart - congrats! John