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Bulbophyllum lasiochilum

Bulbophyllum lasiochilum
Photo: orchidgalore, CC BY 2.0

Bulbophyllum lasiochilum, the shaggy lipped bulbophyllum, is a small pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from wet tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Grow it mounted or in a loose, airy mix with bright light, steady moisture and good air movement.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly while actively growing, then let the top of the mix dry slightly between waterings; reduce in cooler months.
Soil
Loose, fast-draining orchid mix of bark and perlite, or mounted on a slab or cork.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Indo-China to Pen. Malaysia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Bulbophyllum lasiochilum, commonly referred to as the shaggy lipped bulbophyllum, is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is found in India, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia in wet or seasonally dry forests, and blooms in the fall.

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 lasiochilum 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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