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Bulbophyllum stelis

Bulbophyllum stelis is a small pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from western Sumatra and Java that grows on tree branches in humid lowland forest. It needs bright, humid conditions and a mounted or loosely potted culture, and it is grown mainly by orchid enthusiasts.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly when the mount or medium is drying, and let the top dry slightly between waterings; avoid standing water in the pseudobulbs.
Soil
Loose epiphytic mix of bark chips, sphagnum or mounted on cork or wood.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Sumatera to Jawa
Climate
wet tropical

About

Bulbophyllum stelis is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. It is also known as the Parasitic Bulbophyllum. It is found in western Sumatra and Java, typically at elevations around 300 meters. It 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 stelis 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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