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Bulbophyllum sect. Peltopus

Bulbophyllum sect. Peltopus
Photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0

Bulbophyllum sect. Peltopus is a section of the orchid genus Bulbophyllum, with creeping or straggling rhizomes and pseudobulbs that each carry a single leaf and a single flower. Members are grown as epiphytic orchids, so care centres on bright, humid conditions with excellent drainage.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the mix is nearly dry, reducing in winter, and avoid leaving water in the pseudobulbs.
Soil
Fast-draining epiphytic orchid mix such as bark or sphagnum on a mount or in a small pot.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Bulbophyllum sect. Peltopus is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.

Where it grows

Plants from this section are found in Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.

Other Bulbophyllum plants

Bulbophyllum beccarii · Bulbophyllum crabro · Night-flowering orchid · Bulbophyllum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bulbophyllum sect. Peltopus 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.

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