Wow. This is GORGEOUS. I am glad it arrived in such good shape, what was the seller's name again?

Was it seller hoyapoland? I just placed an order a couple days ago. Hopefully it comes as fast as yours did! I also have a couple cuttings and rooted plants coming from Czech Republic and Thailand!

May the Hoya God's be gentle on them! :)

Those leaves are truly fantastic, btw. Stunning!

Seven days is amazing from that far! Goes to show how small our planet is becoming! I just got cuttings of Lisa myself this spring and it IS truly beautiful! May I ask what you paid for a giant plant like that with shipping? Did you get others with it? With leaves like that, who needs flowers, right?!

Denise in Omaha

kinco, it was seller "elise-poland" She has a "David Cummingii" that i am eyeing now!

Denise, The plant itself was $25 and the shipping was $15.

It was the only plant that i got. It truly is stunning!

That is quite the bargain, for a plant so large, healthy, and beautiful. Glad you got such a good score! I will have to add this seller to my list.

Yes, Kim! All of her plants are at really good deals. I will be buying from her again. And i cant believe only 15 bucks to ship express from Poland.

I want it! Sooooo beautiful! Is the seller on eBay.? I never find plants like this. Do you know where I can at least buy a cutting?

Yes the seller is on ebay. her name is "elise-poland" and she also has small plants of the variety for less that 7 dollars, but it is such a bargain to get a larger one.

bridgett, just type in "hoya australis lisa" on ebay and her listings should come up.

My plants from Poland arrived today as well (in 7 days too!) I'm really happy about that. I was truly worried it would take much longer. 2x H. Celata, 1x H. excavata, and 1x H. sp. West Timor! Most excited about the last. Curious, is any one growing West Timor?

I have sp. West Timor. It looks a lot like diversifolia and it is growing just as fast. I have mine in clay granules in a south-west facing window. Big plant but no flowers till now :(

I bought Hoya Australia Lisa from Poland via eBay and am thrilled with it! It has 6 plants and is colorful and growing so beautifully that I just ordered more from her - for my daughters!

Monday will be the 7th day since Elise-Poland sent my 'Lisa.' I sure hope I get it as fast as you guys did! Tlbean, that plant is stunning!

I also just ordered one! Hopefully it will be as beautiful as yours. What are the "likes" of this Hoya as far as light, temperature, and moisture are concerned? I have all my Hoyas in my own version of a gritty mix and I'm wondering if I should repot it like I usually do. Any advice to us soon to be owners?

Did it come from Poland in a 6" pot with potting soil?

If you are talking about mine, yes it did come in the 6 inch pot with soil.

How did you get a permit for that? You're not allowed to import potting soil into the country.

Im not sure how the seller does it...

So you didn't get phytosanitary certificates?

There was something attached to the box. But i dont think it went through customs.... Why? are you thinking of ordering one?

I'm thinking you may have accidentally commited a federal crime.

uhhhh i dont think so...

I need to pick up one of those !

Well you need a permt from the USDA in order to legally import plants into the country. You have to file for the permit listing the countries from which you are going to be importing plants. You have to set up an account with the USDA and get approved at a local office. Once your account is set up you have to print out stickers to send to the vendor to use (or email them the sticker file to print out). Then all the vendors we have ever worked with charge about $75 to prepare all the phytosanitation certificates. You can't just click buy on ebay and think you're ok.

The plants all come bareroot and potting medium is explicitly prohibited. You have no idea what strains of pathogenic fungus or bacteria could be in that potting medium.

If I decide to order ill place one like hundreds of other people have.I think your a worry freak.I'm kinda into dirt .I roll around in it all the time.

Thats only if you are ordering a certain number of plants. If less than 13 plants you do not need to get a permit. The soil could have fungus or pathogens but it is really unlikely....