Bulbophyllum (Megaclinium) purpureorhachis
 

this has long been on my list of dream orchids and i believe it will be very happy in my climate...i have one question which is about the light tolerance

i found this
"Found in the Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast and Zaire in lowland forests as a medium sized, hot growing epiphyte"

and that screams Phal light or in that range to me and i currently grow all my bulbs really bright in the area of my lath house that is half under the eave...so half mottled sunlight and half bright shade




since this is a pricey orchid ( by my standards anyways) i don't want it to be unhappy or worse, to die.


I gut says it is okay but i wanted to get some expert opinions

I’d wager anything in your care will flourish. :dance:

thank you, Dorchid!
that is exceptionally kind of you!

i can only do so much against the weather :)

i pulled the trigger and purchased this guy

i had an unusual expereicne ordering from Andy's but, as always, Andy demonstrated why he is a pillar in this community and he straightened everything out. Aces.


I am quite taken with the plant as it is quite large by Bulbo standards and it has a spike which is totally other worldly.

Pics to follow ASAP

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9d5c255_4k.jpgNew bulb by J Solo, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1b04157_4k.jpgNew bulb by J Solo, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b90af7e_4k.jpgNew bulb by J Solo, on Flickr

Whoa, that spike is gnarly!

i agree, i love it...any flower that can make you pause for a second because you want to make sure it is not going to attack you...those are my kind of flowers LOL

What an unusual plant, hope it does well for you.

Looks like it pulled a knife on you! 🤣

Lol. If you look at the net for pics of this plant as a specimen, it looks like a nest of cobras!!