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Bulb Leaf Orchid

Bulbophyllum tuberculatum

Bulbophyllum tuberculatum is a small epiphytic orchid with pseudobulbs and single leaves, native to New Zealand, grown by enthusiasts in mild, humid conditions. The key to growing it is mimicking its natural perch on trees with bright light, good airflow and consistently moist roots.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the potting medium starts to dry, and keep the roots lightly moist without letting them stay soggy.
Soil
Fast-draining orchid mix of bark and perlite, or mounted on a slab of cork or tree fern.
Temperature
12–24 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
New Zealand
Climate
subtropical

About

Bulbophyllum tuberculatum 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 tuberculatum 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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