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Bulbophyllum cheiri

A creeping lowland Bulbophyllum from Malesia, growing as an epiphyte in mangroves and lowland forest and sometimes on sea-facing cliffs, from sea level to about 500 m. Its small pseudobulbs sit 6–10 cm apart on a rhizome, each with one leaf, and it produces fragrant single flowers on short stalks. It needs hot, humid, bright conditions all year and is best grown mounted so the rhizome can wander.

Bulbophyllum cheiri
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows epiphytically in mangrove woodland and other lowland forest, and occasionally as a lithophyte on sea-facing cliffs, where it gets bright light, high humidity and constant warmth.

From sea level to about 500 m.

Peninsular MalaysiaSumatraJavaBorneoSulawesiPhilippines

🔒 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.