Bulbophyllum wendlandianum

🌿 Bulbophyllum wendlandianum – Exotic Fragrance in Miniature Form 🌿

If you're looking to add a unique and fragrant orchid to your collection, Bulbophyllum wendlandianum is a brilliant choice. Native to the lush forests of northern Myanmar and Thailand, this small epiphytic and lithophytic orchid is a standout with its tight umbels of red and yellow striped flowers, richly fragrant and full of character.

This species forms a creeping, branching rhizome, with spaced pseudobulbs that each give rise to a single leathery, lanceolate leaf. From the tip of newly formed pseudobulbs, clusters of up to 7 small, fragrant flowers bloom in the spring, creating a colorful display of striped, fused sepals and a distinctive fringed dorsal sepal that caps the flower like a crown.

✨ Botanical Highlights:

• Species: Bulbophyllum wendlandianum

• Origin: Northern Myanmar and Thailand

• Plant Size: Compact with creeping rhizome, spaced pseudobulbs

• Growth Habit: Epiphyte or lithophyte in warm to cool mountain forests (200–2000m)

• Leaves: Single, thick, leathery, lanceolate, borne atop glossy yellow-green pseudobulbs

• Inflorescence: Short umbels emerging from the newest pseudobulbs

• Flower Size & Color: Up to 15 cm long, striped red and yellow blooms

• Fragrance: Yes! Sweet and noticeable

• Blooming Season: Spring

🌿 Cultivation Tips:

💡 Light:
Provide partial shade—bright filtered light is ideal. Avoid intense, direct sun exposure.

🌡️ Temperature:
Thrives in a wide range from warm to cool conditions (55–85°F / 13–29°C). It's adaptable!

💧 Watering:
Keep evenly moist year-round. This species appreciates regular watering but excellent drainage to avoid root rot.

🌫️ Humidity:
Loves high humidity (60–80%) with strong air movement—ideal for terrarium or mounted culture.

🌱 Potting:
Can be mounted or potted in an open, airy mix (fine bark, sphagnum moss, perlite). Repot when media begins to break down.

🌼 Fertilizer:
Feed lightly but frequently during active growth with a balanced orchid fertilizer. Reduce during winter dormancy.

This is a blooming size in a 2" or 3" pot about 1 to 2 years to bloom, grown from seed, limited!

Bulbophyllum wendlandianum is a botanical treasure: easy to manage, fragrant, and vibrantly beautiful with a wild, forest-floor feel. Its striking striped petals and neat, compact growth make it a wonderful addition for collectors looking for something both unusual and rewarding.