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I remember to this day when successfully rooted my first Hoya cutting (hoya sp Flores Island). I got it from Poland and didn’t know if anything would come from it. I also recall my first Hoya import.
Back in 2014, after seeing pictures of Hoya Pachycada I couldn’t avoid but search for it everywhere!
After realising I would not easily find in Europe, I turned to Asia. It was interesting approaching a vendor and seeing that so many plants were available to choose from. In the end I chose to import h. Pachycada Red Corona and h. sp Estrella Waterfalls IML 1256.
I was given the option of buying with certificate or without. Boxed or in a gusseted envelope. EMS or tracked regular mail.
Like all first timers, I didn’t know how long it would take for it to arrive–or if it would arrive at all! How pleasantly surprised I was when I saw the strange brown envelope delivered 2 weeks later. It had Thai writings all over it, making it look enigmatic and ancient.
Both cuttings travelled well, surviving the long journey to the UK. Importing from Thailand became a pattern, and I managed to increase my collection 10 fold using this method.