Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Bulbophyllum grandiflorum
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
20001
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates, Well Drained
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
H2
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
35.60 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Gold, Light Green, Tan
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Rich
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Do not water excessively
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
-
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune lower leaves, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Water soluble fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
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
-
-
Allergy
-
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
BULBOPHYLLUM burfordiense
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Bulbophyllum, Orchid
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
Bulbophyllum
plant
कबिट
In German
Bulbophyllum
Pflanze
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Bulbophyllum
plante
Kawista
In Spanish
bulbophyllum
planta
Kawista
In Greek
βολβόφυλλο
φυτό
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Bulbophyllum
plantar
Limonia
In Polish
Bulbophyllum
roślina
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Bulbophyllum
herba
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Sapindales
Family
Orchidaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Bulbophyllum
Limonia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Podochileae
Citreae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
20001
1
27800
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