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Orchids Partly documented

Bulbophyllum mirum

A small, creeping epiphytic orchid of section Plumata from humid montane forest in peninsular Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Lesser Sunda Islands, with purple flowers bearing fringed, mobile appendages. It is an intermediate grower: warm days, cool nights, high humidity and shade. Mount it or grow it in a shallow basket so the creeping rhizome can spread.

Bulbophyllum mirum
Photo: Johannes Jacobus Smith (1867–1947), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 of humid montane forest, growing on trunks and branches. A Sumatran herbarium label describes primary forest on hilly ground with very fertile soil.

About 1,000–1,600 m according to Wikipedia; GBIF herbarium records with altitudes lie between about 800 m and 1,100 m. Not measured by our pipeline.

Peninsular ThailandPeninsular MalaysiaSumatraJavaBorneoLesser Sunda Islands

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.