Thanks folks, As an apmt dweller, I have no outdoors to give my plants so I can't do that. I have it hanging in the kitchen ('cause it's too big to go anywhere else) which come summer won't be too cool (I'm on the top floor, w/ no AC & all west windows, it gets HOT). It's well away from the windows, so it'll be somewhat shady. I can't decide whether I should swap out the EA mix for my own; it would be an enormous job (I like that paper funnel technique Denise, smart)! Am thinking of just take cuttings, or unpot a few stems from the middle & pot them up separately as insurance just in case. Am I understanding it likes be on the moister side or not? Even the watering will be difficult, it's so big I think I'll have to soak it in the sink for a while, since I've removed the saucer & don't wish for water all over the floor. Am hoping when I get my E's VF-11, that watering w/ that will help & therefore ease my anxiety abt the EA mix. Have run into multiple problems getting the E's VF-11, Ace Hardware says it's restricted & not permitted to ship into NY state, that wasted 2 wks. Have just re-ordered it from Charley's Greenhouse (they advised AFTER I ordered a gallon that it's backordered, but I've convinced them to send me comparable amounts of quarts for the same price). Am hoping MAYBE I'll actually get it this wknd ... sigh.

I'd be interested to know the answer to this question as well. I posted the question earlier about a Canadian source for 'Mathilde', and was directed to a source in the Netherlands. The US is certainly closer, but not an easier way to bring cuttings into Canada? Are we bypassing the phytosanitary by ordering abroad?

Do you really want a list? OK, I lost: polyneura, IML-557 (well, it was a NOID), pentaphlebia, lacunosa tove, the real multiflora (speckles), imperialis "rauschii", cuttings of onychoides, nicholsoniae, bella paxtonii, picta and cummingiana Ones I lost some of (i.e. I had two cuttings and lost one): bella albomarginata, DS-70, curtisii. and my heuschkeliana almost bought it but I've taken cuttings and it's resucitating nicely. My current list: Hoya archiboldiana* Hoya australis ssp australis Hoya Australis ssp tenuipes Hoya Bella Hoya Bella albomarginata Hoya camphorifolia* Hoya carnosa Hoya Compacta Hoya cinnamomifolia Hoya Curtisii Hoya Cummingiana* Hoya dickinsonia (weebella) Hoya DS-70 (tsangii) Hoya engleriana Hoya heuschkeliana Hoya holliana* Hoya Imperialis "Rauschii" Hoya Kanyakumariana Hoya Kerrii Hoya Kerrii variegated* Hoya lacunosa Hoya Lacunosa "Tove"* Hoya lauterbachii Hoya leytensis Hoya linearis* Hoya Multiflora Hoya Serpens Hoya Parasitica var Citrina Hoya praetorii Hoya pubicalyx cv. Pink Silver Hoya retusa Hoya variagata (?"Krimson Queen") Hoya wayetti Ones with * are new cuttings rooting at the moment (I hope!) that you can see in the photo below. I have too many hoyas! :) Hills

May I just say that this is the one plant that I am growing well? I know, I know, what's the deal? I can't grow many hoyas that are for beginners, and this baby came as a few cuttings and is now a very full 6 inch plant in just under 2 years. I'm stumped, but hey I'll take it's steady and reliable growth. We have coolish summers and my house is downright cold in winter (cheap on heat). I got one umbel last winter and there were many more, but then it started to warm up and I'm not too sure where they went... I do let mine dry out slightly between waterings, mostly because I forget to check frequently. It seems to like a very fast draining mix, as I've put it in a mix meant for phalaenopsis with the odd bit of moss, grit and charcoal thrown in (I'm experimental - actually I like to use up whatever is laying around in open bags). I have it right next to polyneura and they are like the odd couple. Linearis is Felix. I hope it grows well for you, as it is really a neat plant. Kelly in Victoria