Category: Builbophyllum

This miniature-sized epiphyte is found only in Thailand, growing in warm to cool conditions. It has conical pseudobulbs with a single, apical, deciduous leaf. Blooming in the fall, it produces an arching, many-flowered inflorescence.

This miniature-sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte is found in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo at elevations up to 250 meters in lowland swamp forests, growing on tree trunks and branches. It has narrowly cylindrical pseudobulbs spaced 2 to 5 inches apart, each bearing a single, apical, acute leaf. Blooming on a slender, 4-inch-long inflorescence, it… Continue reading Bulbophyllum subumbellatum

This miniature-sized, unifoliate epiphyte is found in Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo at elevations of 1000 to 2000 meters. It grows on mossy or bare branches of understory trees and shrubs in both wet and dry montane forests. The plant has oblong, somewhat flattened pseudobulbs that are closely set along the rhizome, each carrying a single… Continue reading Bulbophyllum stormii

This small-sized, hot to warm-growing epiphyte is native to Thailand and Vietnam. It thrives in warm, humid conditions and produces a single-flowered inflorescence from the base of the plant in the spring. With its compact growth habit, it adapts well to epiphytic environments, clinging to trees in tropical forests. Though small in size, its seasonal… Continue reading Bulbophyllum smithandi

This small, cool-growing epiphyte is found in Myanmar, Malaysia, and Thailand at around 1400 meters in elevation. It has widely spaced conical to round pseudobulbs, each carrying a single, thick, leathery leaf. Blooming from a mature pseudobulb, its stout, 2.25″ inflorescence is densely packed with tiny flowers that cluster towards the apex, resembling a drooping… Continue reading Bulbophyllum sichyobulbon

This small, hot to warm-growing epiphyte is found from Assam to Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Peninsular Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is related to B. lobbii but differs with shorter, thicker sepals and straighter, non-twisted petals. Blooming in spring and summer, it produces a single, fragrant flower on each inflorescence. It thrives in similar conditions to… Continue reading Bulbophyllum siamense

This miniature, cool-growing epiphyte is found in Thailand, Vietnam, and China’s Yunnan province at elevations of 1100 to 1400 meters. It has depressed pyramidal pseudobulbs spaced 1.5 to 2.5 cm apart, each bearing a single elliptic, subacute leaf. Blooming in spring and early summer, it produces an erect to spreading inflorescence, 14 to 22 cm… Continue reading Bulbophyllum setuliferum

This miniature, cool-growing epiphyte is found in Thailand, Vietnam, and China’s Yunnan province at elevations of 1100 to 1400 meters. It has depressed pyramidal pseudobulbs spaced 1.5 to 2.5 cm apart, each bearing a single elliptic, subacute leaf. Blooming in spring and early summer, it produces an erect to spreading inflorescence, 14 to 22 cm… Continue reading Bulbophyllum scaphiforme

This miniature to small warm-growing epiphyte is found in Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo at elevations of 1000 to 1700 meters. It has narrowly conical, slightly compressed pseudobulbs spaced about 2 cm apart along the rhizome, each carrying a single, elliptic, acute leaf that narrows into a petiole. Blooming in the fall, it produces a short,… Continue reading Bulbophyllum rogosum