Bulbophyllum dearei

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

Bulbophyllum curtisii ‘flava’

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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’

Bulbophyllum curtisii

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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

Bulbophyllum coweniorum

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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

Bulbophyllum corroliferum ‘Flava’

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This miniature to small, hot-growing epiphyte is found in the lowlands of Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and Singapore, often on mangroves. It has garlic-shaped, irregularly four- to five-sided pseudobulbs with a single, oblanceolate leaf. Blooming in the fall, it produces a slender, reddish, 11 to 14 cm (4.4 to 5.6 inches) long inflorescence… Continue reading Bulbophyllum corroliferum ‘Flava’

Bulbophyllum corroliferum

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This miniature to small, hot-growing epiphyte is found in the lowlands of Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, and Singapore, often on mangroves. It has garlic-shaped, irregularly four- to five-sided pseudobulbs with a single, oblanceolate leaf. Blooming in the fall, it produces a slender, reddish, 11 to 14 cm (4.4 to 5.6 inches) long inflorescence… Continue reading Bulbophyllum corroliferum

Bulbophyllum coniferum

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This small, cool to cold-growing epiphyte is found in Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, and Borneo at elevations of 1000 to 2500 meters in mossy lower montane forests. It has close-set, oblong-ovoid pseudobulbs with a single, thick, elliptic leaf. Blooming from spring through fall, it produces an erect, 10 to 30 cm (4 to 12 inches) long… Continue reading Bulbophyllum coniferum

Bulbophyllum cleistogamum

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This small, hot to warm-growing epiphyte and occasional lithophyte is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, and Luzon at elevations of 400 to 500 meters. It has a creeping rhizome with cylindric, conical pseudobulbs spaced up to 2.5 cm apart, each bearing a single, leathery, dark green, oblong leaf with a petiolate base. Blooming on an… Continue reading Bulbophyllum cleistogamum

Bulbophyllum claptonensis

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This small to medium-sized, warm-growing epiphytic orchid is found in northeastern Borneo at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters. It has a creeping rhizome with ovoid to ellipsoid pseudobulbs spaced 2.5 to 3 cm apart, each bearing a single, erect, elliptic to obovate leaf with a petiolate base. It blooms on an erect, 10 to… Continue reading Bulbophyllum claptonensis

Bulbophyllum carunculatum

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This medium-sized, warm-growing epiphytic orchid is found only in Sulawesi at elevations of 800 to 900 meters. It has ovoid pseudobulbs, each bearing a single, apical, petiolate, elliptic to obtuse leaf. Preferring light shade and a well-draining medium, it blooms in summer on an erect, 45 cm (18-inch) inflorescence with several tubular bracts. The inflorescence… Continue reading Bulbophyllum carunculatum