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Bulbophyllum exaltatum

A Brazilian Bulbophyllum of section Didactyle that grows mostly on rocks in the campos rupestres of the Espinhaço range, the Chapada Diamantina and the Chapada dos Veadeiros, and sometimes as an epiphyte in cloud scrub and gallery forest. Plants have yellow-green pseudobulbs and tall, arching inflorescences up to about 60 cm with cream flowers spotted wine-red and a dark, mobile lip. It is adapted to bright light and a marked dry winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rock outcrops, crevices and sandy pockets among quartzite and sandstone boulders in campo rupestre, often near waterfalls, streams and creek margins, and also on tree trunks in gallery forest, forest edges and low cloud-forest scrub. Collectors note it grows among rocks with only a little accumulated organic matter and is well adapted to dry conditions.

Specimen labels give about 700–1500 m, with most records around 1000–1300 m; a few gallery-forest records are lower.

Brazil, Bahia: Chapada Diamantina (Morro do Chapéu, Rio de Contas, Lençóis area)Brazil, Minas Gerais: Espinhaço range, Serra do Cabral, Ibitipoca, Serra do Lenheiro and Serra de CaldasBrazil, Goiás: Chapada dos VeadeirosBrazil, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (few records)Venezuela, Bolívar and Colombia (a few records)

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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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