Category: Builbophyllum

This miniature to small, hot to warm growing epiphyte is found in Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, Bali, and Java at elevations of 400 to 1300 meters, often on limestone hills. It has a woody rhizome with pale green, ovoid pseudobulbs spaced 4 cm apart, each bearing a single, thin, linear-lanceolate leaf. Blooming in fall, it produces… Continue reading Bulbophyllum ecornutum

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This medium-sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte is found in Sulawesi and Borneo at elevations of 600 to 1200 meters. It has ovoid, non-angular pseudobulbs spaced 1.8 to 3.5 cm apart, each carrying a single, elliptic to obovate leaf with a long petiolate base. Blooming in spring and summer, it produces a basal, 70 cm… Continue reading Bulbophyllum echinolabium

This small, hot to warm growing epiphyte is found in Thailand, Malaysia, and Java. It has a woody rhizome with bright green, four-angled conic pseudobulbs spaced 8 to 14 cm apart. Each pseudobulb carries a single, erect, fleshy, narrowly ovate leaf with a distinct 2.5 cm petiole. Blooming in fall and winter, it produces a… Continue reading Bulbophyllum dentiferum

This small, unifoliate epiphyte and occasional lithophyte is found in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and the Philippines at elevations of 700 to 1200 meters. It has 5 cm (2-inch) egg-shaped, bristled pseudobulbs and a single elliptic-oblong leaf. Blooming in summer and fall, it produces a 17 cm (6 5/8-inch) long, single-flowered inflorescence with a long-lasting, slightly… Continue reading Bulbophyllum dearei ‘Sumatra’

This small, unifoliate epiphyte and occasional lithophyte is found in Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and the Philippines at elevations of 700 to 1200 meters. It has 5 cm (2-inch) egg-shaped, bristled pseudobulbs and a single elliptic-oblong leaf. Blooming in summer and fall, it produces a 17 cm (6 5/8-inch) long, single-flowered inflorescence with a long-lasting, slightly… Continue reading Bulbophyllum dearei

This miniature to small, hot-growing epiphyte is found in lowland mangroves across Southeast Asia. It thrives in light shade and high humidity, with garlic-shaped, irregularly angled pseudobulbs and a single oblanceolate leaf. Blooming in fall, it produces a slender, reddish, 11 to 14 cm (4.4 to 5.6 inches) long inflorescence bearing 8 to 10 flowers… Continue reading Bulbophyllum curtisii ‘flava’

This miniature to small, hot-growing epiphyte is found in lowland mangroves across Southeast Asia. It thrives in light shade and high humidity, with garlic-shaped, irregularly angled pseudobulbs and a single oblanceolate leaf. Blooming in fall, it produces a slender, reddish, 11 to 14 cm (4.4 to 5.6 inches) long inflorescence bearing 8 to 10 flowers… Continue reading Bulbophyllum curtisii

This small, warm to cool-growing epiphyte is found in Laos near the Thai border and central Vietnam at elevations of 800 to 1500 meters. It has a creeping, woody rhizome with close-set, ribbed, ellipsoid pseudobulbs, each bearing a single, erect, elliptic-lanceolate leaf. Blooming in spring, it produces a short, 1 to 1.2 cm (0.4 to… Continue reading Bulbophyllum coweniorum