Bulbophyllum drymoglossum

A tiny creeping Bulbophyllum of warm-temperate East Asia, from southern Japan and Jeju Island to Taiwan, southern China and Myanmar. It forms mats of small, fleshy leaves on a creeping rhizome over rocks and tree trunks in humid evergreen forest, often near streams and in misty gorges. It needs cooler winters than most Bulbophyllum species.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

On moss-covered rocks, cliff faces and the bark of trees in warm-temperate evergreen and mixed forest, often in humid valleys and along streams. One label records it on bare rock on a mountain summit, another in relict forest where warm- and cool-temperate species mix.

Japanese specimen labels give about 40–800 m. Records from Taiwan and Yunnan are probably from higher, mid-mountain forest, but few carry an elevation.

Japan: southern Honshu (from Chiba west to Yamaguchi), Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima and the Izu IslandsSouth Korea: Jeju Island (Hallasan)TaiwanChina: Yunnan and GuangxiMyanmar

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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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