It looks like very much like my large Surigaoensis that I sold. I called it the "potato chip leaf" Hoya because of the wavy leaves it has that can grow quite large. Of course it has many close cousins that look similar but my "Suri" had the same light green foliage as your plant. I hope this gets you closer to the correct I.D.

Marco

Thank you very much Marco. Did you happen to sell it to a gentleman named Michael/Mike? He traded it to me, saying it would get too large for him. Does this look like your exact plant? I do think you are correct based on photos online. Thank you!

I actually bought 3 of them as small plants and grew them all into quite large plants in one summer here in Florida. The thought was to keep the best one and sell the rest. I ran out of room quickly so put them on Ebay. They went all over the country and the only destination I remember was Olympia WA. The gentleman was correct, it can grow to be a big beautiful beast given plenty of sunlight. I grew them on a west facing patio so they went wild.

Enjoy yours and give it room to run, Marco

Thank you, Marco - can't wait to let it run amok! Everything gets so big, so quickly, in Florida, that's for sure! If you have some other Hoyas I'd be interested in talking with you about possibly trading or buying some.

Best, Jude

I agree with Marco about it being Suri... It's one of my favorites, despite the fact that it hasn't bloomed for me. The big shiny leaves knock my socks off!

Denise in Omaha

Agreed, Denise in Omaha ;) Love the big leaves for sure!

They sure were not interested in blooming in Florida either and they didn't but those leaves were awesome ! Denise was the one who provided me with the correct ID for it. Mine only came with #088 and nothing else.

Jude, I will send you a private message soon.

Marco

Marco - sounds good - tylus.seklos@gmail.com is my email.

I'd love to see pictures of yours; Denise, and Marco, if you feel like sharing.

Best, Jude

Last summer I gave Mike several hoya cuttings of plants that I bought from Gardino's. That one is Surigaoesis IML 1693.

Nancy - thank you very much for confirming this ID. He also traded me another one with even larger, thicker leaves - I'll start a new thread for that one (and another one) and you might recognize them.

Thanks!

Welcome. Glad one mystery is solved.

I've never seen this Hoya before, those leaves really are something else. So aptly named Marco, really DO look like potato chips. If I hadn't seen it for myself .... I may have to buy one come Spring, even if it does need room to run (Yikes)!

I just have one word for this: "want". :-)

This is a photo of my main plant to show how big the leaves can get... this one is 5" wide, 7" long:

And here's a pic of a large cutting I took off last spring because a branch was dehydrating:

I was so glad when it rooted and plumped back up! You can see the larger, older leaves behind the newer smaller leaves that burst forth in the GH. I brought it back in the house so that when it decides to start growing again, it'll go back to the giant leaves.

Denise in Omaha

Nice! Thank you for sharing!

Has anyone succeeded in making hoya bloom? I have about 4 or 5 and gave 2 away, but they never flower for me! I'm a bit fed up. They don't die, but sit there, sprawling, crawling and staring at me with angry air roots. That's how they amuse or annoy me!

myal, I would suggest you start a new thread with that topic. It's a good topic and deserves its own thread.

Good idea, popmama!