Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Epiphyte
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Bulbophyllum grandiflorum
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Number of Varieties
200010
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates, Well Drained
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USDA Hardiness Zone
11-158-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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Sunset Zone
H2
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Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
35.60 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Gold, Light Green, Tan
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Trumpet
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune lower leaves, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Water soluble fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Foundation
Botanical Name
BULBOPHYLLUM burfordiense
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Bulbophyllum, Orchid
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Bulbophyllum
plant
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Bulbophyllum
Pflanze
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Bulbophyllum
plante
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
bulbophyllum
planta
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
βολβόφυλλο
φυτό
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Bulbophyllum
plantar
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Bulbophyllum
roślina
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Bulbophyllum
herba
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Asparagales
Brassicales
Family
Orchidaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Bulbophyllum
Tropaeolum
Clade
-
-
Tribe
Podochileae
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Subfamily
Epidendroideae
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Number of Species
2000100
1
27800
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