Bulbophyllum rufilabrum

Fox red lip bulbophyllum

A mini-miniature creeping Bulbophyllum from the monsoon forests of Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina, with single leathery leaves that are violet beneath and short pendent sprays of tiny flowers with a fox-red lip in autumn. It is recorded at low elevations of about 500–600 m, so it is a warm grower that also meets a marked winter dry season in the wild.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

A tiny epiphyte with a creeping, branching rhizome on tree branches in seasonal tropical forest. Specific microhabitat notes were not available in the sources we could open.

Recorded at about 500–600 m. GBIF holds only four records, none with an elevation.

MyanmarThailandLaosCambodiaIndia (uncertain)

🔒 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.