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Bulbophyllum santosii

Bulbophyllum santosii is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from the Philippines that grows on tree branches in humid forest. It is grown in warm, bright, humid conditions with good air movement and mounted or in a fast-draining epiphytic mix.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Bulb, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the mix or mount starts to dry, and let it dry slightly between waterings; reduce in cooler months.
Soil
Epiphytic orchid mix of bark and perlite, or mounted on cork or wood.
Temperature
Intermediate to warm, about 14–31 °C (58–88 °F); protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Philippines
Climate
wet tropical

About

Bulbophyllum santosii is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is endemic to the Philippines and is a epiphyte type plant.

Where it grows

Blooming Season: Winter Blooming

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 santosii 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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