ines, I will enjoy it IF I live that long! ;-) The space I have that receives high light limits the number of plants I can have that require it. So I want to get the best bang for my buck so to speak. Actually though, H. Carnosa Picta has creamy yellowish variegation that is as good as some flowers. That one is my favorite. Vicki, thanks for the care tips and I will be looking for the 2 you mentioned. If you know of a mailorder source for either, will you let me know? I think the intensity of the sun in FL might make a big difference when it comes to flower production. Diane, Kim is gorgeous. I don't have it, but I have Marna which is similar but with a very yellow throat. It's the rich royal purple that looks like velvet. I checked out your blog and loved all your plant pics. I have never seen a Satin Pothos. Pothos is possibly one of my most reliable plants. It's moved all over creation with me thru the years. Loved the stained glass too. I have another hoya that I am not sure if it's a carnosa. I think it goes by the common name stringbean plant. Long narrow dark green leaves. I got it at the grocery store of all places and it was labeled "Hoya Bella". I never expect much from the labels when I get plants from that kind of place. Anyone got a guess on what I can expect from that one?

'Krimson Queen' is the old trade name. They go by other names now, depending on where you get it from. This would technically be Hoya carnosa variegata or albomarginata, I believe. I've seen it listed as tricolor. 'Krimson Princess' might be something like Hoya carnosa reverse variegata, but I've seen it as rubra, but the true rubra is not variegated at all. It all gets very confusing, which is why I continue to use the old trade names. Everyone seems to know that the one with cream edges and green in the middle (and the occasional all white vine) is 'Krimson Queen' and the one with cream centers and green edges is 'Krimson Princess'... Denise in Omaha

If you cut the green growth, it does not guarantee that the plant will not continue to put out solid green growth. If you decide to make a new pot with all green growth, it is not likely to revert back to variegated growth, but it could happen. Then you just cut thevariegated growth and put it in the pot with Krimson Princess.

Verdance, Thank you very much for your help. I didn’t know the variegation was so variable in the hoya. I’ve seen the variegated creeping fig develop green leaves from time to time, but it usually remains true to the name. There were several rubra plants at the nursery when I purchased mine, all of which had green leaves only. I wonder if they were grown under low light. My plant has reddish (or purplish) stems except the oldest part 2-3” above ground, which is green. I’ve only had this plant for 3 weeks, but it seems to be growing relatively fast, with two new, fully-formed reddish dark green leaves (shown below) on now a much longer stem. I‘ll keep watching how it grows. Thank you again! Akiko