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Bulbophyllum pinicola

A small epiphytic Bulbophyllum from the pine and mixed forests of the Da Lat plateau and nearby highlands in southern Vietnam, with outlying records in Cambodia and southern China. As its name suggests, it has often been collected in pine forest. It is an intermediate-to-cool grower that needs bright filtered light, good air movement and a somewhat drier, cooler winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte. Labels describe open forest of pine and scrub oak on the Langbian Plateau, the edge of pine forest at Kirirom in Cambodia, old open forest near Klong Lanh, and broadleaf forest along a ridge on Bidoup Mountain. These are fairly open, breezy forests, where plants on trunks and branches get bright, broken light.

Labelled records run from about 700 m at Kirirom (Cambodia) to about 2,100 m on Mt Bidoup, with most at 1,500–1,650 m around Da Lat and Chu Yang Sin.

Vietnam: Lam Dong (Da Lat, Langbian Plateau, Bidoup)Vietnam: Dak Lak (Chu Yang Sin)Cambodia: Kirirom (Kampong Speu)China: South-Central (listed in checklist)

🔒 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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