iggy- Well, that rules out the choice of Ph. aureasulcata 'Aureocaulis.' So my best guess is the Ph. bambsoides 'Allgold.' However, why don't you cross-post on BambooWeb.info and see about a second opinion? boomantoo- I don't know why you lose the heavily striped leaves; my Aureocaulis keeps them. But I will correct my post above: I took a really close look at my Aureocaulis and, of the probably 50 culms I have, a couple had that light green striping here and there which I never noticed previously. I'm thinking that the amount and frequency of culm-striping and retention of variegation are just some minor variations within the cultivar. And you could be right about the different Zones having an effect....

I had mine for many years, hanging in a west window in my bathroom. It grew like great guns, but never bloomed. I got my little GH off my kitchen a few years ago and out there it went. Within 6 months or so, it started blooming. For it's size, it doesn't give me the number of blooms I'd get off of others, like kerii or rubra, but I'll get 3 or 4 buds at a time. It seems to need to rest more than the others, too. Denise in Omaha

I love the pubicalyx family and collect nothing but them (keeps the Hoya compulsion contained too). I too have one identical to the pics, just plain leaves, and am anticipating its blooming to see what I have. Finding new pubicalyx is probably one of the better parts of collecting them. They are out there, just takes a bit to find them. And sometimes, its a matter of label changing when one Hoya goes from a number to that number being placed into the pubicalyx family.

Hey Lydia, I've been looking for one of those. I'm new trying to get my collection started. Can you sell me a cutting? I don't have anything to trade yet... Just getting started