Many are growing like gangbusters! Two different australis are putting on new growth, all the carnosas, curtisii and fungii. Incurvula is growing like mad and has at least 3 blooms forming. Tsangii (DS-70) has plugged away all winter, continuing to bloom. Lacunosa is covered with blooms in varying degrees of development. A lot of my small cuttings I got last summer & fall are sprouting new growth: 'Iris Marie', 'Mathilde', 'Minibelle', nummularoides. Pubicalyx 'Splash' has one bloom open and 2 more almost fully developed - love the fragrance of that one best! Wayetii (or kentiana) is growing like crazy, polyneura, picta and serpens all have new growth. Kerrii (green and reverse variegated) and obovata have what I call new "growth nubs" (a bump that's starting to divide into two leaves...) And even my painfully slow growing macrophylla looks like it's got a pair of new leaves forming. Spring has definitely sprung, even though you'd swear NOT by the weather! Denise in Omaha

Hi Mrs Doodle..Great bargain AND I adore your window/room. Very very nice.. Which direction does it face? Denise...perhaps I'm wrong, admit I'm nowhere in you and others here 'hoya' league, but it seems to me, the differece between h. kentiana and h. wayetti is, Wayetti has much darker/deeper color edges, whereas kentianas don't. I have a Wayetti, (I think it was you who ID'd it) plus when Googling hoyas I came across both Way and Ken..there is a difference that can be detected according to pictures. Mrs Doodle, I've done many experiments, using organics) ridding plant insects including fungus gnats..Played with sizes of pot, type of soil, low humidy and continuous wet soil too.. Many ppl now use soil-less mixes..Most can get away overwatering even if plant is overpotted, but I don't recommend it. But I'm old-fashioned, use real and soil-less mixes, so proper watering is important. When using real soil it MUST dry between waterings. Dry air and wet soil attracts gnats, so it's best to wait before watering, make sure soil is dry before giving another drink and increase humidity..humidifers work best in winter..I'm also into daily misting, and showers (in the sink) When showering, I aim for foliage, not soil. If it's an ornamental pot you like, especieially if the outer pot hasnt drainage holes, instead of potting directly in the pot, plant in a smaller plastic or clay container, set something, (styrafoam sheet, etc) on top of the outer pot..then set the smaller pot w/Hoya on top of styrofoam sheet. Start misting once heat's turned on. Remove felled leaves/ debris atop soil or inside pot. Gnats will hit the road..Good luck, Toni

Patrick, I try to be serious when I post information. I would hope it's correct. I feel bad when I give someone bad info. It ends up to be mind-boggling to me. I know there is so much confusion in naming them, as I have bought a few that were sold as one thing and then I ended up having, sometimes, two or more of the same one. I then pot them up together. Then down the road, I discover that they are not the same. When that happens I just leave them alone, take out the name tag, and note it in my database what it was sold as.

*lacunosa - attractive, small leaves, fragrant flowers (floral fragrance), compact, hanging *variegated kentiana - attractive, variegated leaves, compact, hanging, never seen flower, but assume it smells like regular old kentiana...caramel scented *deykeae - beautiful, elongated heart shaped leaves. Splashes on leaves, and nice veining. Pretty flowers with a nice fragrance (hint of citrus). Trellised (easily on 18 inch trellis)or wrapped around and up hanging pot. *mindorensis - plain jane leaves, but flowers are amazing balls of fuzzy and come in a rainbow of colors. Trellised (easily on 18-24 inch trellis) or wrapped around and up hanging pot. *balansae - pretty little leaves, pretty little flowers, easily grown hanging, twined around and up hanging pot. *incrassata - attractive foliage, which can come in an array of styles, from variegated to plain. Needs a bit of space, but could easily be maintained around a 3 foot trellis. *clemensiorum, finlaysonii, callistophylla - all similar, yet different in their leaf looks. Boldy, high contast veins with beautiful leaves, ranging from dark to light green, many with splash patterns on them. Small, pretty flowers with a light citus fragrance. Easily grown wrapped around and up a hanging basket or on a 18-24 inch trellis. *australis - can get big, but easily maintained with cuttings (don't cut areas with peduncles, or you won't get blooms on the mother plant, unless she has some still, or she grows more..this goes for all hoyas). Can be grown hanging or on a 24 inch to 3 foot trellis. Beautiful, fragrant flowers. *pachyclada - EARLY to put on peduuncles and bloom (in my experience), pretty yellow cream flowers, likes it slightly drier (water once every 8-10 days). Thick, succulent leaves with beautiful color and aesthetically pleasing. *elliptica - gorgeous turtle shell leaves, compact, can be grown wrapped up and around hanging pot or easily on 18-24 inch trellis. Beautiful porcelain flowers with red or golden coronas. Subtle fragrance. *many of the pottsii varieties - beautiful leaves that get a red tinge grown in high light, pretty, fragrant flowers *scortechinii or sp. UT-001 - pretty leaves that get gorgeous veining in high light (leaf size is generally not big, but I have had a couple of ones that got a bit exhuberant with their growth). Pretty flowers! Most hoyas only want to be watered weekly (there are some that are less thirsty and some that like it a bit damper). Feed them when you water (1/4-1/2 strength water soluble fertilizer).