Bulbophyllum stormii – 365 days of orchids – day 1042
Here is the third small growing Bulbophyllum in a row for orchid of the day and this is another miniature with impressive flowers.
Bulbophyllum stormii is native to Malaysia and is found from 1000-2000m altitude and we find that it enjoys warm shady conditions in our Warm Asia section (min 17C)
Flowers are 4cm across and very large relative to the size of the plant with its single 2cm leaves and tiny pseudobulbs. We grow the species mounted and it scrambles around forming a mat or ball of plant over time. This species is attractive when not in flower because of the grey green soft leaves.
Discussion