I think Bulbophyllum species are not so hard to grow if provided conditions they need. The most important as it was mentioned here is MOIST! Do not ever let them dry completely, as a matter of a fact, some growers have the basket or the pot sitting in the tray/saucer of water to keep the medium moist! This may be considered if you will grow in dry flat/house environment, and it will keep it moist and also will provide higher humidity. This being said, they do need AIR for the roots, so I do suggest to grow in baskets, no matter what shape. I do use the mix of sphagnum moss and small bark chips, which seems to work just fine for pretty much all I have potted (I do have many mounted also). Fertilize weakly and often. They do not need any winter rest really, and you should never stop watering or try to give them dry winter! Bright light is good, but do not expose to strong direct sun (this is different for some bulbos, some like shade!)
If you are able to provide these conditions, you will find them quite easy to grow, the good thing is, they can not be pretty much over watered, which is problem for other orchids, and they will reward you with very interesting blooms every year! I call them "orchids from space garden", just because the blooms for each are so different and look like out of this world! Best of luck with your Bulbos!
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Originally Posted by CambriaWhat
I want one too but...too dim in this flat... 
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CambriaWhat, there is many Bulbophyllums that like actually very low light, I would suggest for you to go to Andy's Orchids website, and than you can narrow your search by light requirements, and look for the Bulbos that grow in low light!
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