Bulbophyllum plumatum
 

This handsome little guy just came into bloom. Can't believe how different bulbo flowers can be from one to the other. I find them fascinating and of course want more! Thanks for looking.

Cool flower! I know what you mean about Bulbos. I'm growing fond of them too.

Love it, nice bright yellow! I have a red one that's putting out its first blossom ever....cant wait to see how it turns out.

Thank you both, I'm not great with colors...but I would call this one a greenish yellow for sure.

Gorgeous, Brenda! This has been on my 'wish list' for years.

By the way, this yellow type is no longer called Bulb. plumatum, it was segregated out as Bulb. thiurum a few years back. This species is rarer in the wild and cultivation than plumatum, itself not too common.

Very nice, thanks for posting! :)

This is one of my favorite bulbos. They're so delicate looking, yet fun at the same time!

Fantastic. Well done.

Kim

Thanks again all & hopefully it wasn't the kiss of death telling me they're somewhat rare!:rofl: Orchid wiz still shows it as plumatum...so I will leave the tag as is, but thanks for the added info.

I bought this one and a few other bulbos last spring from Piping rock orchids and they are all thriving, I would highly recommend if you are looking for one!!

Wow! Awesome!

Petals seemed to have gotten wider and have a bit of a ridged texture now....not sure if you can see in picture.

Thanks for all the nice comments, am hoping it holds on for the show this weekend.

Plumatum means feathered, by the way :)

Very nice but the correct name is B. thiurum. If you look under the dorsal sepal and compare the petals to those on a plumatum you will see they are quite different.


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It is a thiorum. Can I ask your growing conditions?


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I'll take your word for it...I just go by the tags for the most part. Will check under sepal at next flowering.

Neo...I grow under t5s in my sun room, keep plant fairly moist....spray every second day of so. Seems to be an easy one for me.

No it's B. thiurum. B. thaiorum is a different species.


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Oops my bad! B. thiurum it is...


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Thanks for cultural info too Brenda!

Leslie


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Ah so these come in different colours.......interesting.

Really nice!

Yes, these always look wonderful. Once I get another case to grow with some higher humidity, I plan on growing B. thiurum and B. plumatum in the same pot. I'd love to be to establish them intertwined to produce a wonderful display of flowers.