bulbophyllum purpurascens possible mislabel

[SaraJean]

I have a bulbophyllum purpurascens seedling in a 2" pot that has nice little pseudobulbs like would expect to see but it also has two grass green leaves on each bulb. From all of the pictures I have seen online the purpurascens is a unifoliate, not a bifoliate, with darker leaves. Is this correct and my seedling is mislabeled?

I know it's most likely way to small to even get a possible ID, especially with out a flower, I just want to know if I need to go buy a purpurascens to replace the seedling.k What ever it is, I don't have any bulbos like it, and it was a freebie, so I'm still happy with the little guy even if I don't really know what conditions it likes

[SaraJean]

Here's a pic

[Orchidsforalex]

I've raised a few flasks of purpurescens. Obviously I can't be 100% but from what I've seen personally those look right. On mine the purple, that is it's namesake, doesn't show on the leaves until they mature a bit and can get decent sun. Il take a pic of some i have around that size. I could be wrong, who knows but they look good to me. Awesome species

[SaraJean]

Originally Posted by Orchidsforalex

I've raised a few flasks of purpurescens. Obviously I can't be 100% but from what I've seen personally those look right. On mine the purple, that is it's namesake, doesn't show on the leaves until they mature a bit and can get decent sun. Il take a pic of some i have around that size. I could be wrong, who knows but they look good to me. Awesome species

Well that's good to hear! The leaf color wasn't bothering me so much as was the fact that all of the pseudobulbs had two leaves on them. Could that just be because it's a young plant? It's such a delightful looking species and I can't wait for it to grow up thanks for the reply!