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Bulbophyllum inconspicuum

A tiny creeping Bulbophyllum of warm-temperate southern Japan and Korea, and one of the few cold-tolerant members of the genus. The measured climate shows hot, wet summers and winter nights close to freezing, so it needs a genuine cool, drier winter rather than year-round tropical warmth.

Bulbophyllum inconspicuum
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Presumed to creep over tree bark and mossy rocks in warm-temperate evergreen forest, as small Japanese bulbophyllums do; the sources we opened give no habitat detail.

Recorded from 150 to 475 m in the few records with an elevation; one climate site sits at about 1080 m.

JapanKorea

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.