Bulbophyllum campos-portoi

An epiphytic Bulbophyllum from the mountains of southeastern Brazil, with creeping rhizomes, yellowish-green pseudobulbs and flowers mottled green and purple with a dark wine lip. Labels place it in montane rain forest and on inselbergs from about 600 to 2100 m, in shade or half-shade. It wants cool, humid conditions with cold winter nights.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trunks and fallen trees in montane Atlantic rain forest and on inselberg summits (Forno Grande, Caparaó, Macaé de Cima, Serra dos Órgãos). Labels call it shade-loving to half-shade, once semi-heliophile; it is stoloniferous.

Labels give 1400–2100 m in the Caparaó and Serra dos Órgãos, with lower sites near 600–900 m.

Brazil

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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