Bulbophyllum dickasonii

Dickason's Bulbophyllum

A small, cool-growing epiphytic Bulbophyllum (section Tripudianthes) from the monsoon hills of Myanmar, Yunnan, northern Thailand and north-east India. Its flat, rounded pseudobulbs each carry one leaf that falls in the dry season, and it flowers in spring on the bare bulbs. For success, give it a warm, wet, humid summer and a cool, bright, much drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows as an epiphyte on trees in seasonally dry monsoon hill forest. One Chin Hills specimen was growing on a dead tree trunk in the open, which suggests it tolerates fairly bright, exposed perches. Its leaves are deciduous, which fits the long dry winter.

IOSPE gives 1,100–1,200 m. GBIF specimens from Myanmar's Chin Hills were collected at about 1,400 m (Mindat) and 7,500 ft, about 2,300 m (Kanpetlet), so the species spans roughly 1,100–2,300 m.

MyanmarChina (Yunnan)ThailandIndia

🔒 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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