Simplton, I've sorta wondered if mine was actually DK. Whatever it is it sure reminded me of the one you have (except for the differece in lighting in our pics). I traded for it and some others about 3 1/2 years ago and figured out later that the most of the others are probably TC. Wasn't sure about this one because every pic I've ever found for DK looks completely different to me. I got the one fan way back when and it's finally mutiplied into 2 after all this time. First bloom was last year. Guess I'll move it out to be with the other unknown ID's...

The majority of hoyas like very bright indirect light, no burning sun. I have found that some of them will scorch easily when in direct sunlight other than the more gentle morning or late afternoon sun. This one, though, can handle a bit more sun than most, and gets those pretty reddish leaves in higher light. So if you have a spot that gets a hour or so of direct sun a day, it will probably do fine. Things to watch for would be white or discolored spots on the leaves, that would mean the sun is too much, and you should move it to a less bright spot. Something to be more careful about with these Exotic Angel brand plants is overwatering. We think the grower uses a soil additive that helps the soil to hold water, which comes in handy during the growing phase when the plants are kept in hot greenhouses. In your home, in a cooler, lower light environment, it's a different story - the plants can stay too wet too long, leading to root rot. Let the plant dry out before watering again, and when you water, water lightly, just enough to maybe wet the top few inches of the soil. If the plant starts to show signs of underwatering, you can always water more heavily, but remember that more plants are killed by over than underwatering, especially hoyas, most of them like to dry out a little between waterings. Good luck with your new plant!

Actually, the fruit of Passion Vine is highly edible -- you've just picked it too soon. Another common name for the vine is Wild Apricot, which should give you some idea of the general taste of the ripe fruit. When it's ripe the skin pales to a soft yellow green and the flesh will be quite soft. The ripe seeds inside will be dark. The black bug might be a leaf footed bug. They suck sap, but don't seem to do too much damage in my garden, unlike their relative the squash bug, which pretty much destroys my squash plantings every year. Marty Here is a link that might be useful: Leaf Footed Bug

agirlsgirl/Angie - Here are some links to the listings in the PlantFiles Blue Split Personality - rich Blue usually split single petals http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/69647/ Blue Double Petal / Double Blue hige - double petaled with some splintering especially near the base of the petals http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/162982/ Feathered Purple - usually double purple petaled http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/72362/ The doubles may often start out as single and progress to double as the season progresses and plant continues to develop...the double gene can also skip a generation... Me thinks there is some name duplication and overlap of features, (e.g., I would prefer to see the terms feathered and hige reserved for petals that display appreciable / variable splitting of the main petal structure(s) otherwise there would be no difference from a simple double or triple) but I cannot get the entries fixed without significantly 'ruffling some feathers'... I would say that at this point based upon the structural features that are showing that it most closely resembles the Feathered Purple... Hope that helps... TTY,... Ron Here is a link that might be useful: Feathered Purple in the PlantFiles