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CIRRHOPETALUMS-HYBRIDS

Bulbophyllum is the largest genus in the orchid family Orchidaceae. With 2000 species. The name derived from the Latin word bulbus (bulb-like) and the Greek word phyllon (leaf), referring to the pseudobulbs on top of which the leaf is growing.
The center of diversity is in the montane forests of Papua New Guinea and can be found in Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa Madagascar and in tropical central and South America.
Many species have the typical odour of rotting carcasses which attracts flies to assist in reproduction through pollination.

In growing most Bulbophyllums, we have found sphagnum moss pads mounted on the backside of cork slabs to be an excellent growing method. The recurved shape of the cork retains more moisture in the moss pad, which the Bulbophyllums love. We have found the easiest method is to tie the plant with 6 lb. test nylon fishing line. There are almost as many ways of mounting Bulbophyllums, as there are Bulbophyllums.

The majority of Bulbophyllums are comfortable in a temperature range of 7 deg C to 35 deg C. Some of the higher elevation Bulbophyllums, such as those from the Himalayas and New Guinea mountains prefer cool temperatures for part of the year and can be a little difficult in warmer areas.
Preferred light conditions are bright shade. If adjusted slowly, full morning sun up to noon is enjoyed by most Bulbophyllums. If you can comfortably read a newspaper without squinting or straining to see then you have the right light.

BULBO GROWING

The centre of distribution of this genus is said to be New Guinea with about 600 species. From there, the plants have evolved and spread throughout the world’s equatorial zones: eastwards through the Pacific Islands and westwards through Asia, Africa into the Americas. They will not be found in the arctic zones because they need to live in tropical rainforests.
Not all grow in hot lowlands but some can be found at higher altitudes and if you have any Bulbophyllums, please try to find out where they come from.

Most of the plants in this genus are epiphytic and have creeping rhizomes with pseudobulbs that carry one or two leaves, rarely three. Most of the cultivated species have fleshy, even succulent leaves in different sizes, but they can also be thin leaves, terete leaves etc. The one- or multi-flowered inflorescences always arise from the base of the pseudo-bulb in contrast to the Dendrobiums where the flowers always come from the sides or the top of the plants.

Bulbophyllum flowers come in all shades and hues of the rainbow and can be between 18 cm across (B. echinolabium and B. longissimum for instance) to tiny creations that can only be admired through a magnifying glass. There is, B. alagense from the Philippines, the ‘rosary orchid’ because its pseudo-bulbs look like the beads of a green rosary; its tiny orange eyelash flowers are 3 mm long and smell of cinnamon. B. pygmaeum from N.Z. and B. minutissimum are said to have the smallest flowers of all the orchids. The inflorescences of the Megaclinium group look like tapeworms with little flowers coming from its sides, along the central vein. The Cirrhopetalum flowers grow mostly in umbels, which are characteristicized by coherent lateral sepals and palae on the dorsal and petals - feathery appendages waving in the slightest breeze.

Some selected species include: Bulbophyllum abbreviatum, Bulbophyllum acuminatum, Bulbophyllum aff. acuminatum, Bulbophyllum aestivale, Bulbophyllum affine, Bulbophyllum ambrosia, Bulbophyllum anceps, Bulbophyllum annandalei, Bulbophyllum antenniferum, Bulbophyllum arfakianum, Bulbophyllum auratum, Bulbophyllum aff. baucoense, Bulbophyllum bicolor, Bulbophyllum biflorum, Bulbophyllum binnendijkii, Bulbophyllum bisectum, Bulbophyllum blepharistes, Bulbophyllum blumei, Bulbophyllum brienianum, Bulbophyllum burfordiense, Bulbophyllum capillipes, Bulbophyllum careyanum, Bulbophyllum carunculatum, Bulbophyllum catenulatum, Bulbophyllum cauliflorum, Bulbophyllum cercanthum, Bulbophyllum cheiropetalum, Bulbophyllum chloranthum, Bulbophyllum claptonense, Bulbophyllum coniferum, Bulbophyllum contortisepalum, Bulbophyllum cornutum, Bulbophyllum corolliferum, Bulbophyllum coweniorum, Bulbophyllum cruentum, Bulbophyllum dearei,Bulbophyllum laxiflorum, Bulbophyllum lemniscatoides,Bulbophyllum lepidum, Bulbophyllum levanae, Bulbophyllum lilacinum, Bulbophyllum limbatum, Bulbophyllum lobbii, Bulbophyllum lobbii "Yellow Giant", Bulbophyllum aff. lobbii, Bulbophyllum longicaudatum, Bulbophyllum longiflorum, Bulbophyllum longiflorum "Dark spotted", Bulbophyllum longiflorum "Yellow Form", Bulbophyllum longisepalum, Bulbophyllum longissimum, Bulbophyllum macrochilum, Bulbophyllum macrocoleum, Bulbophyllum makoyanum Reichenbach, Bulbophyllum malleolabrum, Bulbophyllum mandibulare, Bulbophyllum morphologorum , Bulbophyllum mastersianum, Bulbophyllum mearnsii, Bulbophyllum medusae, Bulbophyllum membranifolium "Spotted", Bulbophyllum membranifolium "Striped", Bulbophyllum micranthum, Bulbophyllum mirum, Bulbophyllum monanthum, Bulbophyllum monoliforme, Bulbophyllum muscarirubrum, Bulbophyllum nabawanense, Bulbophyllum nymphopolitanum, Bulbophyllum orectopetalum, Bulbophyllum orientale, Bulbophyllum orthoglossum, Bulbophyllum otochilum, Bulbophyllum aff. ovalifolium, Bulbophyllum ovatum, Bulbophyllum pahudii, Bulbophyllum pardalotum Bulbophyllum patens, Bulbophyllum picturatum, Bulbophyllum pileatum, Bulbophyllum plumatum, Bulbophyllum puguahaanense, Bulbophyllum putidum, Bulbophyllum purpurascens, Bulbophyllum pustulatum

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