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Bulbophyllum exiguum

Tiny strand orchid

A tiny creeping Bulbophyllum from eastern Australia that forms mats of small, round pseudobulbs, each with a single leaf, over rocks, trunks and branches in rainforest and sheltered forest. It produces one to five small pale green to cream flowers with a yellow lip from about March to May. Mount it and keep it shaded, humid and never fully dry, with mild, temperate-to-subtropical temperatures.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

On rocks and trees in subtropical to warm-temperate rainforest, often in deep shade, and also in sheltered dry sclerophyll forest. It frequently covers large areas of rock faces, trunks or branches in humid spots.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1000 m. The GBIF records with elevation run from 100 to 1125 m, with a median of 450 m (39 records).

Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

🔒 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.