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Bulbophyllum windsorense

Thread-tipped rope orchid

A small creeping epiphyte with pseudobulbs 5-8 mm long, each with a single grooved dark green leaf, and cream to greenish flowers with long thread-like sepal tips from May to August. It lives high in the breezy crowns of Callitris macleayana and on tree ferns and remnant trees in the upland Wet Tropics of north Queensland.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Grows near the tops of trees, especially stringybark cypress pine (Callitris macleayana), where it is exposed to wind, and also on tree fern trunks and paddock trees left in cleared rainforest country. Callitris macleayana grows on exposed slopes and ridges in humid highland forest, so the orchid gets bright light, frequent mist and strong air movement.

GBIF records with an elevation fall between 980 and 1,293 m (median 1,220 m), placing it firmly in the cool upland tablelands.

Queensland

🔒 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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