Tiny boots. Wooden clogs. Elf shoes. Just about everyone has a footwear-related description of these flowers.
They have an abundance of Bulbophyllum charm: a fringe of hairs, a hinged lip, and a decidedly off odor that most people politely overlook.
Bulbophyllum frostii grows as an epiphyte in tropical lowland forests in Vietnam, Thailand and the Malay Peninsula. Like many other bulbophyllums, it has flowers that mimic carrion, making it attractive to flies that pollinate it.
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Bulbophyllum frostii are thriving in 4" cedar baskets, but would be equally happy mounted on cork slabs.
B. frostii is not fussy with respect to temperature. Warm or intermediate temperatures and 50% shade suit it just fine.
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