Hoya Purchase species unknown

I lucked into this mature Hoya at my local nursery last week. She was hanging around in a very hidden spot, but I saw her and asked. She was Little Miss No-Name....No tag, not even a price tag....Does anyone know what species Hoya I now own? LOL....For $5, I had to bring her home with me!!

This hoya is one plant, very well branched and full, and even has several vines that are 5-feet long. It's planted in a solid plastic hanging basket. I'm wondering if I shouldn't repot it soon and put it into an open-weave plastic basket as I've seen so many hoyas growing in.

Since I have only a few hoyas now, I didn't have this one, so I couldn't turn away this nice looking one. (Somebody, quick!! Tell me what I have here! LOL)

Lynn

Here's another picture of her....

I may be wrong but it might be a Rubra/Krimson Princess. Here is the PlantFiles link http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/57702/index.html
Whatever it is, it sure is pretty! Nice going!!
Ann

I'm pretty sure it's Krimson Queen: http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/57703/index.html

It's a lovely plant. Ü

I agree with Lilypon, she's a Krimson Queen. Very pretty, and one of my faves.

I saw the PF images for Krimson Queen. I didn't see any leaves that were of that whitish-yellow solid color, though. Are those the younger leaves that have not matured into the green variegated leaves?

One of the long vines has some rooting at a few of the nodes. I had thought of trying to root one of these sections (probably try the baggie method that has been written about here). Think I should try it?

And should I leave this hoya in the solid plastic or move it into an open basket?

Sorry for asking questions, but I'm a Hoya-newbie. LOL

Lynn - I'll let others with more experience answer, but I can tell you that all the "hoya oldies" (!) are very generous with answering all our many newbie questions, so ask away!! Karen

Sometimes they throw solid white ones (they are white because they lack chlorophyll). Many here suggest removing them since they rob the plant of nutrients.

I'll leave the rest of your questions for the experts. :)

Lynn, if you want to transplant it, make sure your new pot is the same size. The size of the pot it's in now looks too big already, and carnosas need to be potbound in order to bloom. I'm not sure about the open basket that you mentioned. It seems to me that it would defeat the purpose of it needing to be rootbound. I'd remove the pinkish white leaves. They produce no food for the plant, and some think they rob the plant of nutrients best given to the other leaves.
Christine

Okay, I've cleaned up this hoya plant, clipped all of those whitish leaves, too. I noticed that all of the white leaves are on separate vines. Does anyone know why that is?

Once I dug into the dense area near the surface of the potting soil, I found that this hoya is 2 separate plants, not one. I suppose it's somewhat pot-bound, but I haven't looked. Guess I'll see when I transplant it.

Lynn...plastic is fine...they DO like to be pot bound...so when you take it out of the pot, if you have a lot of lose soil fall away, you might want to pot it down one size.

Carol

It's a beauty Lynn. I have one and I just love the leaves on it.

Sandy

Thanks for the help folks, and for the potbound info, Carol. I was able to find the Pro Mix BX to repot with, so I'll tackle that task right after Thanksgiving.