bulbophyllum (hapilochilus) dolichoglottis
Had to snap this picture before I headed out to see the parents for the holiday. Blooms only around this time of year and not for too long, and not many blooms at once, in fact it's sorta one here and one there in winter... considering that others have said it can bloom at various times of year, if anyone has any idea what it likes that would be great. It's grown in a tank, stable parameters, high humidity, medium-low light.
This is a bulbophyllum either now called hapalochilus or was formerly hapalochilus, and comes from new guinea. For your terrarium growers, many plants from new guinea tend to do well in terrariums with high humidity, minimal temperature fluctuations and minimal yearly temp changes. Probably most like cooler temps, but tend to not like heat. I had two of this genus/group but the other died from too much heat this last summer (alkamaarense). I imagine that this one may bloom better with lower night temps, but isn't possible where the tank is situated. Some of the bulbos from this area do like cooler temps, which I can't provide (with stable high humidity) ultimately.
It has such a long lip it's difficult to photograph! oh and it's a tiny plant. I can't measure it but the bulbo and leaf barely make 1/2"/1.27cm... but the flower is big compared to the growth. Grows very very well in my conditions thankfully, but hopefully this season will flower more as temps aside, I've upped the lighting significantly than last year...
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