I was very excited with this Hoya at first as it started out really well out of the gate, but I made the mistake of bragging on it, and that was the end of that. It went downhill slowly and dropped a couple of yellowing leaves. Before it could get any worse, I inspected the roots which showed moderate rot and were not healthy looking at all. I took two cuttings from the plant hoping to salvage it. Below the foliage of Hoya gildingii: