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Bulbophyllum collettii

Bulbophyllum collettii is a small pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from wet tropical forests of Assam to northern Myanmar, grown by orchid enthusiasts for its compact habit. The key to growing it is steady warmth, high humidity and good airflow around the mounted or pot-grown bulbs.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly while in active growth and reduce slightly when resting; never let the roots sit soggy.
Soil
Fine bark or sphagnum moss mix in a well-draining pot, or mounted on cork or wood.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Assam to N. Myanmar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Bulbophyllum collettii is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae.

Other Bulbophyllum plants

Bulbophyllum abbreviatum · Bulbophyllum abbrevilabium · Bulbophyllum aberrans · Bulbophyllum ablepharon · Bulbophyllum absconditum · Bulbophyllum acanthoglossum · Bulbophyllum acropogon · Bulbophyllum acuminatum · Bulbophyllum acutibracteatum · Bulbophyllum acutiflorum · Bulbophyllum acutilingue · Bulbophyllum acutispicatum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bulbophyllum collettii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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