SOMETHING STILL NEW: A few new offerings, price changes, synonyms and various comments. I considered revising the billing by splitting it into item, packing and postage, as most other suppliers do, but decided to keep the present, simple listing that INCLUDES PACKING AND AIRMAIL POSTAGE.

I maintain a collection of stock plants and make cuttings only to fill orders. Seldom do I have plants for sale, except as noted, and otherwise do not offer rooted cuttings. I do not offer for sale patented forms of H. carnosa such as, Krinkle 8, Hindu Rope, TriColor, etc. or the unusual forms of H. pubicalyx (H. purpureo-fusca of the trade) such as, Red Buttons, Fresno Beauty, etc.

My plants have been collected from many nurseries, individuals and personal collecting trips to Australia, Borneo, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, the Solomons, Thailand and Vanuatu. I am constantly adding to my collection and most plants are carried with the original name or code until a determination is made or a species named.

I do not offer discounts or have a wholesale list. Minimum order is $35.00 in the U. S. and $125 elsewhere. PRICE INCLUDES PACKING AND PRIORITY AIR MAIL POSTAGE. For foreign orders and if your country insists on it, please include $25.00 for a Phytosanitary Certificate and an Import Permit, or equal. Please note that we can not provide a phtyosanitary certificate for some European countries.

My plants are grown in the open with light intensities of up to 10,000 fc and other conditions that create high carbohydrate levels; as a result, some plants do not "look good" (with perfect leaves) but most flower regularly and easily strike roots. If the leaf shows cuts, spots or other damage blame the weedeater or machete for they grow like weeds here in Kaaawa where the minimum temperature is 58F, maximum 93F and the humidity never less than 50%. One big greenhouse, with mosquitoes!!!

Prices for all of the Asclepiads are for (un-rooted) 6 inch cuttings or one 12 inch cutting, in no case less than 2 nodes, or as otherwise noted (depending on the species and typical growth) and follow this code:

A - $5.00, B - $7.50, C - $10.00, D - $20, or as shown.

For rooting the cuttings I suggest: Do not remove any of the leaves,  wet the base of the stem, even if it is a node, dust with a rooting hormone (with fungicide) and shake off the excess - keep it away from your eyes!  Pot  4 - 5 cuttings in a 5" (125mm) pot - in a 50% perlite  and 50% peat moss mixture. Keep in moderate light, above 60F, lightly mist with tepid water that contains a soluble fertilizer at half strength. Good roots should develop in 2 weeks and growth within 4 weeks. At that time, they should be separated and potted into a permanent mix of leaf mould, fir bark or light, porous soil mix. Do NOT OVERPOT or OVER water.  A suggestion, look at the last issue of Stemma for other ideas about starting cuttings.

About Names

There has always been disagreement among botanists, about all families of plants, and there is seldom consensus as to genus, let alone species. Hoyas and Dischidias are no exception, so, in order to reduce the confusion that exists, some of the names in my collection have been changed or assigned to match those in other's collections. That does not make those assumed names more valid but until exact determinations have been made and I am comfortable with the name, the names on this list will stand. My future lists will reflect new determinations.

Incidentally, I guarantee my plants to be healthy and true to name. I ship bare cuttings which normally travel well up to 10 days, nationally and internationally, and are well cured upon arrival. I have no control over freezing, damages or delays so any claim should be with the carrier. Should there be any request for replacement of material that we have sent, a picture of the whole, dead cutting must be returned to us within 30 days.

Note: NEW denotes an addition or change from last catalog - in name, price, new introduction, etc.

The name after the species is the name of the author and further identifies that species—as Hoya carnosa Brown.

HOYA TOMATAENSIS, Green and Kloppenburg, from Sulawesi, Indonesia

HOYA LOBBII, Hooker f., from Northern India

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Revised 9 March 2008