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06-19-2013, 12:06 PM
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bulbophyllum beccarii
Update on my bulbophyllum beccarii purchased at Redland last month. It is growing. So far so good
I would appreciate seeing how others grow this species. It's kept in shade and humid closer to my cool pad. Water drips on the leaves to keep this moist so I don't have to water it everyday.
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06-19-2013, 01:43 PM
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Get ready to evacuate when your beccarii flowers. 1,000 elephants rotting in the sun is quite the fragrance!
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06-19-2013, 03:09 PM
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It's alright. I flowered Bulbo Phalaenopsis. It doesn't have pleasant smell but my greenhouse is very well ventilated. I can't wait to flower this. New leaf should be nice and clean in a protected environment.
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06-19-2013, 09:34 PM
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Cool plant! Someone on another forum recommended piling sphagnum moss in the leaves, I think he called it the 'ice cream cone' method. Apparently in the wild organic debris collects in the leaves and is infiltrated by the plant's roots. I don't grow beccarii so can't evaluate this method one way or another, but the person promulgating it seemed to get good results.
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06-20-2013, 08:52 AM
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What a cool looking plant!
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06-20-2013, 09:08 PM
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06-20-2013, 11:06 PM
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Nice! I think I was in the Ooi's tent when you got that. It looks like the same plant I was looking at. Great growth habit on this species and its not going to hurt if there's a little moss in the leaf axis. Like Nat said, those big cone shaped leaves collect debris in nature and help it say moist. Good luck with it!
-Zach
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06-21-2013, 02:06 PM
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Wow! That is awesome. I have never even heard of this species until I saw this thread. I just googled B. beccarii, that's a really interesting species! Thanks for posting this gem 
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Originally Posted by Discus
Get ready to evacuate when your beccarii flowers. 1,000 elephants rotting in the sun is quite the fragrance!
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I guess it's a good thing that u have a greenhouse Peter! Lol that scent sounds like it might knock u out!  |
12-12-2013, 12:08 PM
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OMG, I had never heard of this. Never seen a Bulbo with leaves like that. Its must be fun having this one in the collection.
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