I see regular brugs and the common peaches and cream variegated ones in the H.D and ace around here. Sometimes they have NOIDs that are large and beautiful. I can't resist going over and looking at the nice ones even though I know they are noids or something I already have. This reminded me of the other day, we were at H.D. and there was a 10ft pink noid full of flowers, nice canopy and all. So I walk over to admire it and this lady comes up and starts giving me the 411 on brugs. Telling me they were the devil's plant and such. She goes on and on... giving me lots of misinformation and is the 'know-it-all-type' so I just let her go on. (My momma raised me to be polite) I look behind her and there is dh smirking and laughing like a HYena in the corner. LOL. I was trying so hard not to laugh after that! Had to strangle him when I got back to the car :D

BILL: Thank you so much, he is a real cutie. when I stepped into the plant room and seen him in this pot I had to run back for the camera, he looked so content there. SHARON: Thank you so much we all love little babies dont we! Denise: Hi Thank you so much he is adorable, just got him yesterday and no name as of yet , sometimes I just wait to see what fits thier purrsonalitys. As for the Adenia, I will try to take pics when it leafs out this spring they look like varigated snowflakes, very lacey looking, it is an old plant over 20 yrs, it came from Ed Storms. This is my first succesful picture posting I have tried several times.I don't know what I done right this time I just hope I don't forget lol! Hi Puglvr : Thank you so much, I think I read or heard cats are like potato chips..... lol AZPEDSRN: Hi yes he fit that pot like it was made for him it is now his fave place to lay! I 'rescued' him from a cardboard box at the local flea mkt, he looked so sad and lonely I couldnt leave him behind. Thanks Paul he is areal cutie! Ronda

It sounds like you got your plants while they were still in tip top shape, often times the Hoyas are over watered and start to decline after they are at the stores for a while. If your plant with the tag Hoya bilobata has leaves with a velvet like surface it is another species that goes by the name Hoya DS-70. Hoya polyneura is a cool grower so try to keep it from getting too hot during the summer, this was a difficult plant for me grow and I ended up loosing mine once the temperatures high in the summer. All Hoyas flower if they have the right conditions so if you don't see blooms after the plants have grown for a while the usual culprit is insufficient light. The cool growing species need a cool period to initiate flowering although you may see sparse flowers during the cooler months without doing much in the way of cooling either. Mike

Ashley, what a beautiful specimen. This is one I haven't found yet. The stores in my area don't seem to have a wide selection of hoyas at this time of year. Most of their hanging baskets are ivy, ferns and spider plants. When I visited Home Depot earlier today, they actually had some carnosa (KP) in 4" pots but mislabeled as alternanthera. I believe they were Exotic Angel plants. Congratulations on your find. Beverly