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Bulbophyllum nebularum

A New Guinea Bulbophyllum described by Schlechter in 1913; the name means 'of the clouds'. Labelled collections run from about 1700 m to 3000 m in cloud forest, so it is a cool-growing plant. The measured climate includes a lowland point and is too warm.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Montane cloud forest in the central ranges of Papua New Guinea. Presumed epiphytic.

Labels give 1676–3000 m, mostly 1700–2400 m. The measured sites include a 20 m point in the southern lowlands and a record labelled 0 m, which are almost certainly coordinate or label errors.

New Guinea

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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.