Bulbophyllum variable

This warm-growing epiphyte is found in Peninsular Malaysia at elevations of 600 to 1000 meters. It thrives in humid forest environments, attaching itself to trees for support. Though specific details about its pseudobulbs, leaves, and flowers are not provided, it likely follows the growth patterns of similar epiphytic orchids, with seasonal blooming and adaptations for… Continue reading Bulbophyllum variable

Bulbophyllum vaginatum

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This miniature-sized epiphyte is found in Thailand, Malaysia, Java, and Borneo, thriving in mangrove, lowland, and swamp forests at elevations up to 600 meters. It has yellow, ovoid pseudobulbs spaced 2 inches apart, each bearing a single, oblong, leathery leaf with a bilobed tip. Blooming in late winter and again in summer or fall, it… Continue reading Bulbophyllum vaginatum

Bulbophyllum tridentum x Bulbophyllum medusae

Bulbophyllum tortuosum

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This small-sized epiphyte is found in the eastern Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and parts of Indonesia, growing in primary ridge and hill forests at elevations of 200 to 2000 meters. It has narrowly ovoid pseudobulbs clustered along the rhizome, each carrying a single, linear, acute leaf with a grooved petiolate base. Blooming in spring, it produces… Continue reading Bulbophyllum tortuosum

Bulbophyllum sukakhulii

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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.

Bulbophyllum subumbellatum

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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

Bulbophyllum stormii

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

Bulbophyllum smithandi

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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

Bulbophyllum singaporeanum

This small to medium-sized, hot-growing epiphyte is found in the lowlands of Singapore, Johor, and Borneo at elevations up to 500 meters. It has a thick, sheath-covered rhizome with 4″ spacing between slightly flattened, cylindrical pseudobulbs, each bearing a single, narrow, linear leaf. Blooming in the fall, it produces a very short, basal inflorescence with… Continue reading Bulbophyllum singaporeanum

Bulbophyllum sichyobulbon

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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