For an explanation on why I call this plant Hoya ‘Almost’ Paula please see my page entry for it under Hoya Cultivars. It no sooner drops its flowers before it re-buds and blooms all over again. It really is an outstanding cultivar!

I know very little about the origins of this Hoya, but its unusual leaves coupled with its short time to bring into flower makes for a winning combination. I would say that this plant is clearly worth adding to any Hoya collection.

Here is a comparison photo of the two disparate Hoya flowers:

Here is the best close-up of the flowers of Hoya BP-01:

While these flowers look like they would be fragrant, there was absolutely no scent that was detectable.

I had numerous bud blasts on Hoya BP-01 before managing to get this plant to bring its buds to term. I am unsure if it was the coconut husk substrate, or not, but I am glad that I finally pulled it off.

I thought I knew most of the accession number abbreviations, but had never heard of this one. After posting a video, on this species, and asking what BP stood for, someone kindly had the answer: BP is the accession number for Ban Phaeo Hoya Nursery in Thailand.

The strangest thing about this Hoya is the fact that it seems to carry two different types of leaves. One leaf is flat, with subtle venation and the other leaf has pronounced scalloping.

Hoya BP-01 came to me as a cutting from my friend Naomi in a trade early last summer. I rooted it in coconut husk chips where it grew well and rather quickly formed a couple of peduncles.

To think that I had to wait more than five years for this one to flower for the first time, and now it will flower for the second time a couple of months after the first blooming. I will move this one out of the tent and take more pictures after they open but for now all I can do is get the back of the buds.