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Dagger Orchid

Bulbophyllum sandersonii

Dagger Orchid
Photo: William Wesley & Son (editors), Public domain

Bulbophyllum sandersonii is a small pseudobulbous orchid from tropical and southern Africa that grows on trees or rocks. It is grown as a houseplant or in warm greenhouses, and it needs bright light with a dry rest period between growth cycles.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the medium is nearly dry, reduce watering during the dry rest period, and avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Fast-draining orchid mix of bark or chunky media, or mounted on a slab of cork or wood.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Trop. & S. Africa
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Bulbophyllum sandersonii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.

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 sandersonii 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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