I called Cindy Krohn and asked if she was aware Kloppenburg had published the Hoya and she was. Her ID was CaliCat when she was active here in GW in this forum. She was an active poster and trader. I have a pot full of Hoya krohniana and have for about 7 yrs. now. It's cute as it can be. Cindy picked it up at a little greenhouse and it was half dead. I think it was 2.50 she paid for the pot. She nursed it back to health but wondered which Hoya it could be. She showed it around but no one not even the experts had seen it before. It is such a cutie most thought it should get a proper name. Kloppenburg told Cindy he would get the job done. The rest is history. It's been spread across the world now through the years. It was known as heart leaf lacunosa. If you check Swedish lists many have it listed.,,,Debbie

Hey Canttype! LOL! great name! Well, about the MG potting mix I use, I have used it for years with great success. The plans indoors are the ones I have to adjust watering alittle but not that much really. My hoyas, I let em really dry out between waterings. The gardern in me is very wary of overwatering, so I tend to err on the side of too dry/ underwatering. Fortunatly, hoyas seem to like that. IF some how a plant gets to wet and stays wet for more than a few days, ill set it in the sun to "dry out". I havnt had any problems with overwatering, but then again, im anal like that and pay very close attention to almost everything about the plants I have, both indoors and out. =o) Thanks for posting that site!! (yours?) I had wondered about that very thing, being that white or pink colored leaves generally do not produce more energy than they use (from lack of chlorophyl correct?) resulting in a net loss of energy for the entire plant. The almost completely white leave itself did come off on its own though. it was just old and finally died off. I think I too will try your experiment and remove white/ pink leaves from the young one. The one i repotted into MG potting mix has to be very young. It looks liek the small ones on your blog. Although it did have a nice growth spurt last winter for a nice 6" long new branch. I guess well see. I will get some pics of it and post them later today or tomrrow. Thanks again for all the help and well wishes! NPG

I just ordered from violetbarn and I was very pleased with my order. They are very well established cuttings and they pack them incredibly well. I think sometimes they trim the leaves so they look prettier (messed up leaf tip for some reason) or in the case of the Hoyas with long leaves, if they didn't cut the leaves, when they tried to package them, the leaves would snap off from being twisted in an unnatural way. here's a picture of the grab bag trailing violet I got from them. They chose for me and it even bloomed within a week of me having it and I actually REALLY love the blooms. Purple and white striped? I am not a big AV fan so I didn't really know they came like that! The name is a little off putting though, which is maybe why I got one that was close to or in bloom already. "Rob's Humpty Doo" yeah, there's so much wrong with that name lol, but the plant is a great one. whoa...did I jack this thread or what....sorry guys :(

Thanks Todd. I can't say enough good things about the place. He had a room full of awesome pottery to choose from! Cass Bonsai is the name of the business. I like the 13 inch bowl, it fits the Dino King nicely. It is a little plain but finely made and imported from Japan. I can't wait to use the matching set next year! I will need to get some better photos to post too, this one doesn't do them justice.