Hi Annabel,
to the site!
Many Hoyas look very similar in leaf and in bloom and it's sometimes difficult to determine an exact identity. Although I'm not familiar with a plant named Hoya sp. Philippines, there are hundreds of Hoyas that come from that part of the world. When I did a google search for Hoya sp. philippines it brought up photos of a Hoya with long, pointed leaves with very distinctive veining, which I do not see in the leaves of your plant. Your Hoya does indeed have a strong resemblance to
Wax Plant (Hoya 'Rosita')
For comparison, this is a photo of my Hoya 'Rosita' when I first purchased it in September 2022.
My plants are not in pristine condition because they stay outside in the elements year round but this is a current photo of my Hoya 'Rosita' plant. The leaves are very dark in color from lots of sun.
Hoya 'Rosita' leaf size and shape appears to me to be much different than the on line photos I viewed of the plant named Hoya sp. philippines.
I enlarged this photo of Hoya 'Rosita' leaves and you can see that they do have a little veining but it is barely visible and the leaves are not as long or pointed as depicted in photos of H. sp. philippines.
Have you checked the vendors online site to see if they have other Hoyas listed that look more like your plant? I'd definitely contact them because there very well could have been an error when they were packing and shipping plants and it looks to me like you got something other than what you ordered!
