Bulbophyllum palawanense Garay, a close relative of Bulbophyllum lobbii, has been named after the island of Palawan in the Philippines by the American botanist Leslie Andrew Garay (born 1924), but is still not accepted by the science of botany. The stunning, fragrant Bulbophyllum palawanense flowers get a size of about 10 cm. Under favourable conditions [read more...]

Bulbophyllum gracillimum (Rolfe) Rolfe 1907 is a small sized, epiphytic growing orchid species native to Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Salomon islands and Australia. Commonly called graceful Bulbophyllum or wispy umbrella orchid the British botanist Robert Allen Rolfe (1855–1921) classified this orchid beauty primarily as Cirrhopetalum gracillimum in 1895, in 1907 he changed [read more...]

Bulbophyllum lasiochilum Parish & Rchb.f 1874 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species native to India, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand and Malaysia. The fragrant flowers with a strawberry scent attracting flies and it was not easy to take a picture of this strange flowers without flies. Bulbophyllum lasiochilum orchids require a hot and humid climate. Flowers [read more...]

Bulbophyllum orientale Seidenf. 1979 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, native to South China (Yunnan), Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. Flowers reach a length of about 0,5 cm. Flowering period: January © Orchids Flowers.com Image: Bulbophyllum orientale Seidenf. 1979 Photographer: Kitisak “Nat” Jaidee We found the small Bulbophyllum orientale at the orchid exhibition at [read more...]

Bulbophyllum lilacinum Ridl. 1896 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, endemic to Thailand and Northern Malaysia. Bulbophyllum lilacinum inflorescenses get a length of about 5 cm, while single flowers reach a size of just about 0,6 cm. Flowering period: October – November © Orchids Flowers.com Image: Bulbophyllum lilacinum Ridl. 1896 Photographer: Kitisak “Nat” Jaidee

Bulbophyllum nigrescens Rolfe 1910 is an epiphytic or lithophytic growing orchid species, native to Thailand, China (Yunnan) and Vietnam. Bulbophyllum nigrescens inflorescenses can reach a length up to 50 cm, while flowers get a size of just about 1 cm. Flowering period: March © Orchids Flowers.com Image: Bulbophyllum nigrescens Rolfe 1910 Photographer: Kitisak “Nat” Jaidee [read more...]

Bulbophyllum maximum (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1861 is an epiphytic, occasionally lithophytic growing orchid species, native to Africa. As the Bulbophyllum maximum is quite small, it gets an inflorescence with a length of about 50 cm. The up to 50, successive opening flowers reach a size of just 0,75 cm. Flowering time: Spring – Summer © [read more...]