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Keep plant in intermediate to warm temperatures. Keep moist in summer seasons and do not allow mix to dry, in winter keep the mix slight dry and reduce watering. Keep good air movement to avoid fungal growth. Keep plants in shade. Pot plants in sphagnum moss, fine bark, or mounted. |
Keep plant in intermediate to warm temperatures. Keep moist in summer seasons and do not allow mix to dry, in winter keep the mix slight dry and reduce watering. Keep good air movement to avoid fungal growth. Keep plants in shade. Pot plants in sphagnum moss, fine bark, or mounted. |
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Bulbophyllum careyanum is a species of Bulbophyllum found in Asia.
Description
Plant blooms in the fall to spring with a cluster of 1.25 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution
Plants are found growing in evergreen lowland forest of Himalayas, Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam at elevations of 200 to 2100 meters
Culture
Keep plant in intermediate to warm temperatures. Keep moist in summer seasons and do not allow mix to dry, in winter keep the mix slight dry and reduce watering. Keep good air movement to avoid fungal growth. Keep plants in shade. Pot plants in sphagnum moss, fine bark, or mounted.
Naming
Common Names: Carey's Bulbophyllum
Synonyms
- *Anisopetalum careyanum Hook. 1825
- Bulbophyllum careyanum var ochraceum Hkr. 1890
- Bulbophyllum cupreum auct. no Lindl 1862
- Bulbophyllum cupreum Hook. non Lindl. 1862
- Phyllorchis purpurea (Hook.) Kuntze 1891
- Pleurothallis purpurea D. Don 1825
- Tribrachia purpurea [D.Don] Lindl. 1826