Bulb patens in bloom

[Mike O'C]

Originally Posted by tuvoc

Well Mike, I just knew it couldn't possibly be my fault! Like I said to Sue, this happend before, but I don't know how it was fixed. PM her, and see if she can help. I'm just getting into Bulbos, so any insight from the pros will be appreciated.

Kim

Not a "pro" but I do grow them and have about 30 or more species. They are very rewarding although most are small flowered and some do not last long. As a rule they are small plants and do not take up much room but where they have a creeping rhizome they tend to outgrow anything that you grow them in. Nice ones are Bulbophyllum echinolabium, Bulbophyllum caranuculatum, Bulbophyllum lobbii and Cirrhopetalum graveolens (got a new name - something like Bulbophyllum robustum. Only wish the taxonomists would stop changing the names. In my twilight years I find it hard to remember where I put my glasses let alone try and get used to a new name! )