Okay, I really need to stop coming to this board, it just enables me. Now I see another plant I had to put on my wishlist. I was going to order a cutting from Ted Green but Joni just sent me a notification that three plants I have on the wishlist are available. I guess I will have to wait on the elliptica. I am going to end up on an episode of hoarders except with hoyas instead of trash. I wonder if anyone has ever died from being overrun with houseplants like hoarders do with trash.

Thanks everyone for the pats on the back! I'm thrilled it's doing so well so far! MD I soaked the stick with roots and the broken cutting in VF-11 after I received it. I then planted it in my soil mix which I have started adding Seed Starter to. Why? It has stuff in it to help seeds not rot and help them get started and strong so I figured why not add some in my soil mix. Well my AV's and Hoya's seem to like it and cuttings are having a better survival rate with no droopy leaves. I've been adding the seed starter for over a year now to my mix. I buy the Mircle Grow brand. My soil mix is Pro Mix BX, perlite and Mircle Grow seed starter. I do add some orchid bark when I think of it for the Hoya's. I also put the planted bald stick outside. Oklahoma has humidity and we have been rather HOT so I thought it was worth a try. I put it in a bright light situation (no leaves to burn so what the heck) on my deck with a roof. I have since it is leafing out moved it where it gets some dappled sun on the deck. It's leaves turn towards the sun each day so it's liking it. I turn it every day so it won't grow leaning in one direction. Mike I haven't had mealies in years (knock on wood!) but I do have to battle an occasional hungry grasshopper on the outside Hoya's. I have a Hoya archiboldiana Bold Edge and it had new growth and was looking nice and all of a sudden that tender new growth was gone!!! I found a grasshopper! So I now spray my Hoya's outside once a week with Raid Flying Insect spray. I spray over them about a foot above and let the fog fall on the leaves. I do this at night when no sun could burn the leaves and it can air dry. Works like a charm and no leaf damage from the spray at all. Grasshoppers don't seem to like the taste because no more problems of munched tender new growth. I started using the Raid Flying Insect spray after reading somewhere that it helped keep bugs off AV's. So before a plant enters my house it is sprayed. Wilts AV blooms but the blooms are what a lot of the bugs hide in. I pick the blooms off after the AV has been sprayed. Lisa I do hope your sticks start new growth soon also!! Don't give up hope!!,,,Debbie

Pug... those pix are incredible... I am jealous!... I have been away from the forum ... packing, moving, unpacking... working et al!... so tired, but when I had a minute... checked in here.. had no time to respond and missed soooo much. But before I hang it up tonight... those hoya babies... gorgeous... good job... Would like to add, that while trying to pick up things I need for my new apt living, I also brought home a new baby yesterday.... love her... EA.. from HD... tag says "chelsea"... the leaves are so pretty..lots of thick healthy stems.. I will need to stop back soon, over the w/e hopefully to get a refresher... I think I pretty much have only carnosa... love them all; apt is light... have a new T5 light to set up... when I can get the empty boxes out of the spare b/r... oh... plant room!... but I can't remember all of what I should... did remember someone suggesting chicken grit!... to mix in the potting mix... so... found a bag of ground granite "Poultry Grit"... so I know I'm getting there... just a lot of stuff going on... my memory seems to only hold so much these days.. but thanks to all my new hoya friends, I'll be back on track soon!... I'll check back in a day or 2... still unpacking...ugh.. Eileen... in getting chilly Vermont... another Pug mom!

Thank you! Haha…yes you do! I got this one from Logees. They are in stock. :)