Bulbophyllum Orchids

The genus Bulbophyllum is the largest in the Orchidaceae family and also one of the largest genera in the whole plant kingdom. There are more then 1800 Bulbophyllum species recorded, first described by Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars. 1822 he described 17 Bulbophyllum species. The abbreviation in horticultural trade is: Bulb.

Miniature Orchid Bulbophyllum bataanense

Bulbophyllum bataanense Ames 1905 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species, native to the Bataan Peninsula on the island of Luzon, Philippines. The fragrant flowers of the miniature orchid get a size of about 5 - 7 cm. Flowering period: Spring - Summer. Bulbophyllum bataanense is often misspelled as Bulbophyllum bataanensis and much-cited incorrectly as Read More »

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Bulbophyllum Tee Strawberry Cheese Cake

Bulbophyllum Tee Strawberry Cheese Cake is an epiphytic growing orchid hybrid, a crossing between Bulbophyllum Daisy Chain (seed parent) and Bulbophyllum mastersianum (pollen parent). The orchid hybrid with its funny name has been registered with the Royal Horticultural Society in the year 2009 by Y.Punpreuk, a Thai orchid breeder. Flowers get a size up to Read More »

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Bulbophyllum Manchind

Bulbophyllum Manchind is an epiphytic growing orchid hybrid, a crossing between the Bulbophyllum species orchids Bulbophyllum mandibulare (seed parent) and Bulbophyllum echinolabium (pollen parent). The beautiful orchid hybrid has been registered with the Royal Horticultural Society in the year 2011 by Bill Thoms a renowned Bulbophyllum breeder, who endowed the Bill Thoms Award. Bill Thoms Read More »

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Bulbophyllum macrocoleum Seidenf. 1979

Bulbophyllum macrocoleum Seidenf. 1979 is an epiphytic or lithophytic growing orchid species, native to Thailand and Vietnam. Inflorescences of Bulbophyllum macrocoleum get a length up to about 15 cm and are packed with tiny little, bizarre flowers. The slightly fragrant, single flowers get a size of just about 0,5 cm and are best viewed with Read More »

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Bulbophyllum levanae Ames 1915

Bulbophyllum levanae Ames 1915 is an epiphytic growing orchid species from the Bulbophyllum section Lepidorhiza, native to the Philippines. The orchid species has been described by the American botanist Oakes Ames (1874–1950) and named in honour to the Swedish botanist and geneticist Albert Levan (1905–1998). Bulbophyllum levanae is often confused with Bulbophyllum nymphopolitanum, which looks Read More »

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Orchid Hybrid Bulbophyllum Meen Garuda

Bulbophyllum Meen Garuda is an epiphytic growing, primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between the sprcies orchids Bulbophyllum lasiochilum (seed parent) and Bulbophyllum echinolabium (pollen parent). The orchid hybrid has been registered with the Royal Horticultural Society in the year 2005 by Meen Nursery, a Thai orchid nursery specialised on Bulbophyllum hybrids. The nursery is located Read More »

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Orchid Hybrid Bulbophyllum Jim McGoogan

Bulbophyllum Jim McGoogan is an epiphytic growing, primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between the species orchids Bulbophyllum sumatranum (seed parent) and Bulbophyllum veitchianum (pollen parent). The Bulbophyllum Jim McGoogan orchid hybrid has been registered in the year 2007 with the Royal Horticultural Society by Bill Thoms, a noted Bulbophyllum breeder, who endowed the Bill Thoms Read More »

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Bulbophyllum mandibulare Rchb.f. 1882

Bulbophyllum mandibulare Rchb.f. 1882 is a small sized, epiphytic growing orchid species, native to Sabah, the easternmost state of Malaysia, located on the northern part of the island of Borneo (Kalimantan). The name mandibulare, refers to the mandible, the strongest bone in the human body. As flowers of Bulbophyllum mandibulare open mostly not more than Read More »

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Bulbophyllum Thai Spider

Bulbophyllum Thai Spider is an epiphytic growing, primary orchid hybrid, a crossing between Bulbophyllum medusae (seed parent) and Bulbophyllum gracillimum (pollen parent), both native to South-East Asia. Bulbophyllum Thai Spider has been registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Suphachadiwong Orchids, a Thai orchid nursery, in the year 1995. Flowers get a size of approx. Read More »

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Bulbophyllum macranthum Lindl. 1844

Bulbophyllum macranthum Lindl. 1844 is an epiphytic growing orchid species native to India (Assam), Myanmar (formerly Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Flowers of Bulbophyllum macranthum grow upside down on single-flowered, about 5 cm long inflorescences. The fragrant flowers, with a scent reminescent of cloves or camphor, reach Read More »

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Bulbophyllum patens King 1896

Bulbophyllum patens King 1896 is an epiphytic growing, tropical orchid species, native to South-East Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia). The Latin word patens means open and refers to the widely open flowers. Bulbophyllum patens inflorescences, which carry just one single flower, get a length of about 5 cm. Flowers reach a size of about Read More »

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Bulbophyllum claptonense Rolfe 1905

The epiphytic growing, tropical orchid species Bulbophyllum claptonense Rolfe 1905 is native to Sabah, the Northern, Malaysian part of Borneo. Finally we couldn´t figure out, if Bulbophyllum claptonense is an universally accepted botanical name, as the name is just accepted as a synonym by some taxonomists, who claim this colorful orchid is just a variety Read More »

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Bulbophyllum dentiferum Ridl. 1915

The pink spotted, epiphytic growing miniature orchid Bulbophyllum dentiferum Ridl. 1915 looks more like a sugar candy, than a real tropical plant. The cute, tiny flowers, with a length of just about 1,2 cm, are arranged in umbels, with up to 20 flowers on inflorescences, which reach a length up to 20 cm. Bulbophyllum dentiferum Read More »

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Bulbophyllum biflorum Teijsm. & Binn. 1855

Bulbophyllum biflorum Teijsm. & Binn. 1855 is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. As Bulbophyllum biflorum flowers always occur in pairs on about 10 cm long, errect inflorescenses, the orchid species got it´s name. Biflorum means two-flowered. The fragrant Bulbophyllum biflorum flowers get a width of about Read More »

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Bulbophyllum putidum

Bulbophyllum putidum (Teijsm. & Binn.) J.J.Sm. 1912, often called Mastigion fascinator or Bulbophyllum fascinator, which are synonyms, is for sure one of the most fascinating orchid species. As I primarily saw the Bulbophyllum putidum at an orchid show my interest in Orchidaceae has been awaked. A few years later I discovered an even more fascinating Read More »

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