thanks for the video, I love this beauty so much, the first time it bloomed I was breathless. as for the pots, it is much easier if you get a diamond cup drill and make the holes under water. 5 minutes and you have your pots pierced.
Matthew, this (and your other video's) are becoming a great resource to fall back on. On Thursday I dropped into Collectors Corner for a quick scout around. Luckily they have started to fill their depleted stock and I discovered a tray Cirrhopetalum "Elizabeth Anne Buckelberry" seedlings. I had remembered the name but not the Genus and after searching for your video and a google search discovered that they are the same....wow how lucky can I be. If anyone else is interested there was a tray of seedlings amongst many others (they also had a try of Slipppers, I'm nearly tempted but I restrained myself...., it's well worth a trip as the orchid display was overflowing on Thursday with many different species seedlings.
I watched this video when you first put it out and just rewatched it now, trying to glean as much information as I can about bulbos! I have a few but none are willing to do anything for me. I actually was just about to blame it on Melbourne weather until I saw your gorgeous flowers! Now I have no excuse 😖 I am still completely in awe that you managed to flower this plant. Sooooo impressive 😮 Well done and love the video as usual!
Oh thank you! So happens since I made this video I was at an orchid meeting and someone had a specimen of this plant in bloom but had it planted in the shallowest wide bowl, almost like a giant saucer, no more than 3cm - 1" - deep! A revelation! The rhizome runs over the surface and has VERY shallow roots so a broad shallow vessel will be ideal. I now realise mine is potted in too deep a pot. Still, it's happy and it bloomed but in spring I'll re-pot it into a shallow Bonsai dish. I think if you don't have a greenhouse and/or a humidifier just try to find ones that are Himalayan higher altitude species or hybrids from those. I'm also trying Bulbophyllum tigridum which, though a warm grower, seems very happy in an East facing window. Good luck!
@@helloplantlovers Matthew thank you so much for this info! How interesting about the shallow dish, I might give them a shot in bonzai pots and see how they fare. 3cm seems mad shallow but hey whatever works! Will be looking for Himalayan hybrids too, that's great advice👌 Can wait to see how your tigridum goes!
Love the video and channel! could you tell me how long the bloom lasted? I love the look of Bulbophyllum but have been looking for one with a nice long-lasting flower. As far as I have read, they seem to last only a few days, lovely still but was curious how long this one lasted. Thank you friend!
Hello, this is an amazingly beautiful orchid!!! I have a question, I love fragrant flowers and I know some Bulbophyllums are nicely fragrant (some others are quite foul smelling instead), however descriptions of the fragrance in this genus is not easy to find... could you please let me know if the book you show "Bulbophyllums and their allies" provides a description of the fragrance of the different species / hybrids mentioned in the book?
I just bought one that is mounted with wire wo a piece of wood that hangs on a pot in a bay window with dappled light. Should I plant it in a pot instead? Also spray twice a day?I live in So. Calif. Thank you!
Hi there - I couldn't say as I don't grow anything mounted - it's too hard for me to keep them moist in my dryer hot climate. So it would depend on your conditions. They can do well grown either way.
Hmmm I'm not an expert, but I'd say very few orchids can be propagated from just one bulb, Cymbidiums being an obvious exception. The bulbophyllum divisions I've ever had are at least three bulbs. Good luck!
Where ever you are you’ll be able to buy it online or in specialist nurseries. In Australia I get mine here: biostim.com.au/shop/myco-gold/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-fmZBhDtARIsAH6H8qgtP0I405h-8bVPOe_nWHliAOFBGPMPiLzzgH02yVrUegeeIY3t6l4aAgipEALw_wcB
3rd time watching this video ! I finally ordered one !! So excited!! Yours is stunning and you give me so much hope ! (I’m in the northern U.S.)
Good luck! I find it remarkably easy as a house plant to get to flower and thrive!
thanks for the video, I love this beauty so much, the first time it bloomed I was breathless. as for the pots, it is much easier if you get a diamond cup drill and make the holes under water. 5 minutes and you have your pots pierced.
Thanks for watching!
Geogeous love your pot I'm in Australia too and would love some
.lol
Thanks for watching!
Was on my computer when the “🔔” rang and I was delighted to see your vid.👍
Thank you!
I enjoy your videos so much I keep watching ones on orchids I don't have any intention of growing! It is beautiful though and I love your chair.
Thank you!
Good to hear so eone using mycorrhizal fungi with otchids. I wasn't sure all the flushing we do would wash away all the goid stuff.
Thanks for watching!
Yay was hoping you had a bulbo vid. I just got a bulbo today. First one.
Oh good luck - I find them tricky - except this one!
Matthew, this (and your other video's) are becoming a great resource to fall back on.
On Thursday I dropped into Collectors Corner for a quick scout around.
Luckily they have started to fill their depleted stock and I discovered a tray Cirrhopetalum "Elizabeth Anne Buckelberry" seedlings.
I had remembered the name but not the Genus and after searching for your video and a google search discovered that they are the same....wow how lucky can I be.
If anyone else is interested there was a tray of seedlings amongst many others (they also had a try of Slipppers, I'm nearly tempted but I restrained myself...., it's well worth a trip as the orchid display was overflowing on Thursday with many different species seedlings.
Oh well done on finding one!! Now you've made me tempted to go myself!
I watched this video when you first put it out and just rewatched it now, trying to glean as much information as I can about bulbos! I have a few but none are willing to do anything for me. I actually was just about to blame it on Melbourne weather until I saw your gorgeous flowers! Now I have no excuse 😖
I am still completely in awe that you managed to flower this plant. Sooooo impressive 😮 Well done and love the video as usual!
Oh thank you! So happens since I made this video I was at an orchid meeting and someone had a specimen of this plant in bloom but had it planted in the shallowest wide bowl, almost like a giant saucer, no more than 3cm - 1" - deep! A revelation! The rhizome runs over the surface and has VERY shallow roots so a broad shallow vessel will be ideal. I now realise mine is potted in too deep a pot. Still, it's happy and it bloomed but in spring I'll re-pot it into a shallow Bonsai dish. I think if you don't have a greenhouse and/or a humidifier just try to find ones that are Himalayan higher altitude species or hybrids from those. I'm also trying Bulbophyllum tigridum which, though a warm grower, seems very happy in an East facing window. Good luck!
@@helloplantlovers Matthew thank you so much for this info! How interesting about the shallow dish, I might give them a shot in bonzai pots and see how they fare. 3cm seems mad shallow but hey whatever works! Will be looking for Himalayan hybrids too, that's great advice👌
Can wait to see how your tigridum goes!
This one has been on my wishlist for a couple of years. Maybe I will give it a go. Thanks for the info!
Thanks for watching!
Love the video and channel! could you tell me how long the bloom lasted? I love the look of Bulbophyllum but have been looking for one with a nice long-lasting flower. As far as I have read, they seem to last only a few days, lovely still but was curious how long this one lasted. Thank you friend!
Thanks for watching! This one lasted a few weeks.
Beautifully interesting orchid. We put holes in terra cotta using a drill and running water over it while drilling.
Ah clever! I might have to try that too!
great video - informative and well presented. thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Wow, that bloom looks larger than the pot… and so beautiful! :)
It was a fabulous bloom!
I adore Bulbophyllums, but they do not love me back! I also loved that you called it "bad breath" 😂
Thanks for watching - I have found them tricky too! And my other descriptor for the fragrance is 'teenage boy bedroom'!
@@helloplantlovers Such great smell descriptions! 😆
Poetry at work
Great to see videos from living room growers!
How long do the flowers last?
Thanks for finding me - about 3 weeks all up.
Hello, this is an amazingly beautiful orchid!!! I have a question, I love fragrant flowers and I know some Bulbophyllums are nicely fragrant (some others are quite foul smelling instead), however descriptions of the fragrance in this genus is not easy to find... could you please let me know if the book you show "Bulbophyllums and their allies" provides a description of the fragrance of the different species / hybrids mentioned in the book?
Hi there - no unfortunately - it just says 'fragrant'!
@@helloplantlovers thanks for letting me know
I like the alien impersonation 😂
Do you fetilise all year round or only in warmer months ?
Only during the warmer months.
I had this and Its not growing anything since 2months ago, but the farm I had this told me it flowers 2x a yr in their care
Ah thank you! Interesting to know!
Did you do an update on your failed Pleurothalis?
Also your Bulbophyllum Rothschildianum
Nothing to report on either front!
I just bought one that is mounted with wire wo a piece of wood that hangs on a pot in a bay window with dappled light. Should I plant it in a pot instead? Also spray twice a day?I live in So. Calif. Thank you!
Hi there - I couldn't say as I don't grow anything mounted - it's too hard for me to keep them moist in my dryer hot climate. So it would depend on your conditions. They can do well grown either way.
Nice mathew, currently bidding on one , hopefully I won't kill it
Well I didn't and I'm a card carrying Bulbophyllum killer! Good luck!
There are some at Red Fox if you missed out! www.redfoxorchids.com.au/bulbophyllum-elizabeth-ann-buckleberry
@@helloplantlovers thx matt I won my bid on ebay , hope you are well 😀
@@masondanshortyfaddoul2596 Excellent!
can a bulbophyllum do well with a single bulb ?intend to cut it to single
Hmmm I'm not an expert, but I'd say very few orchids can be propagated from just one bulb, Cymbidiums being an obvious exception. The bulbophyllum divisions I've ever had are at least three bulbs. Good luck!
Where can I buy Micronised Al Fungi? Thank you Mathew!
Where ever you are you’ll be able to buy it online or in specialist nurseries. In Australia I get mine here: biostim.com.au/shop/myco-gold/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw-fmZBhDtARIsAH6H8qgtP0I405h-8bVPOe_nWHliAOFBGPMPiLzzgH02yVrUegeeIY3t6l4aAgipEALw_wcB
What's the temperature
Hi there - I grow it indoors all year so the household temperature can vary from 14oC to 240C ish.