Bulbophyllum kingii

Bulbophyllum kingii is a small epiphytic orchid described by J.D. Hooker from Sikkim. It is known from the eastern Himalaya (Sikkim, Bhutan, eastern Nepal, Arunachal Pradesh) east to Myanmar, northern Thailand, Laos and southeastern Yunnan. It grows in monsoon-climate hill forest at roughly 1,200–1,800 m, so it wants intermediate temperatures, a wet summer and a cooler, drier but not bone-dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic in montane broadleaf forest in the monsoon hills. No detailed microhabitat notes were available, but the collection altitudes point to warm-temperate evergreen forest where winter dew and mist are common.

Labelled collections fall at about 1,200–1,600 m. Two old labels read 4,000 and 6,000, which are almost certainly feet (about 1,220 and 1,830 m). Modern northern Thai records come from the Chiang Mai mountains.

Eastern HimalayaNepalAssamMyanmarThailandLaosChina South-Central

🔒 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.