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11-18-2014, 08:19 PM
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Bulb. corolliferum
First time flowering this species for me! The flowers were covered in drops of nectar, is that normal?
edit: name on tag is corolliferum, not pulchellum
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11-19-2014, 08:09 PM
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Beautiful!
I don't grow any Bulbos, but do have some Catts that can have sap on the flowers.
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11-22-2014, 10:18 PM
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Well grown!!! Beautiful plant.
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11-23-2014, 01:44 PM
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Very nice.
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11-23-2014, 09:53 PM
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Depending of the genus/species you can have nectaries (not sure of the name in English), the specialised cells producing nectar in the flowers, on their petals/sepals, on the spike… It's part of a strategy to attract ants for protection or even dissemination of seeds (some Vanilla have the seeds immersed in a glue with sugar).
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11-23-2014, 11:58 PM
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If I'm not mistaken, I believe that Bulbophyllum pulchellum and Bulb corolliferum are synonymous.
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11-24-2014, 12:18 AM
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What a pretty bulbo! The color is very nice!
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11-24-2014, 12:19 AM
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Beautiful bloom!
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11-24-2014, 05:26 PM
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King, I'm thinking so too. Looking at the pics I've found online they're either the same species or mislabeled ALOT.
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02-25-2015, 01:18 AM
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Wow this is beautiful!!! Amazing colour. I love the purple hue.
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