Question
QUESTION: Hi Ms Melissa,

  I've checked the shrub's ID and it's called the Baphia nitida or commonly known as Camwood. Thanks for effort to assist anyway:) May I know if you have managed to check out the ID of the hoya plant? Tks.

ANSWER: Dear Alfredo,  Thanks for the info.  I looked the Baphia nitida up online and the flowers are beautiful and totally not what I was thinking.  Unfortunately, I can't seem to locate the hoya, because hoyas are classed by their flowers.  I think the ones with the larger leaves are often called imperialis, but I can't be for certain that is what type you have.  Has this one ever bloomed for you?  Sorry I am not too helpful on this.  Melissa

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QUESTION: No worries=) It has yet to bloom for me. I agree that it may be hoya imperialis. If so, what are conditions generally preferred by it? I've grown it for about 1 mth already but its growth is still very slow. Could it be  due to lack of sunlight? Thank you.

Answer
Dear Alfredo, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.  I had a chemistry science fair and a Master Gardener seminar that I had to work at so I have been away from the computer.  Two other types of hoya that it might be are Hoya latifolia and H. carnosa.  The leaves to those two look more similar.  Anyway, hoyas need bright indirect light, they tend to scorch in full sun, and they like to dry out completely between watering.  That being said, hoyas are very slow to grow.  They seem to be at a standstill for long periods of time, and one day you look at them and they've grown several inches at once.  Don't prune them unless you have to because they bloom on older wood.  Anything cut off can be fairly easily rooted with rooting hormone.  So anyway, be patient and one day it will show noticeable growth.  They are just a little slow to start.  Good luck, Melissa