Bulbophyllum gracillimum

Wispy umbrella orchid

A small creeping epiphytic orchid from lowland rainforest between Thailand and Fiji, grown for its semicircular umbels of purplish-red flowers with long, thread-like sepal tails. It is a warm grower that wants humid, moving air and shade, and is easiest on a mount.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on trees in rainforest, including stunted rainforest and other damp, airy places. It has a creeping rhizome with widely spaced pseudobulbs, each with a single leaf.

Lowland to low hills: recorded elevations are 10–550 m, median 250 m, from 10 records. In Queensland it grows at 300–400 m.

ThailandPeninsular MalaysiaSumatraJavaBorneoMalukuNew GuineaSolomon IslandsQueenslandNew CaledoniaFiji

🔒 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.