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Orchids Partly documented

Bulbophyllum globuliforme

Green bead orchid

One of the world's smallest orchids: a moss-like creeping epiphyte with spherical pale green pseudobulbs only 1-2 mm across and tiny cream flowers with a yellow lip. It grows almost exclusively on the scaly bark of hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) in rainforest, mainly around the McPherson Range on the New South Wales-Queensland border, and is listed as Vulnerable.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Grows on the bark of hoop pines, often high in the crown, in subtropical and dry rainforest. It is rarely seen except on branches brought down by storms, which suggests it favours the bright, airy upper canopy.

The NSW flora gives usually 300-600 m; the GBIF records with an elevation sit higher, at 620-830 m (median 650 m).

New South WalesQueensland

🔒 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.