Bulbophyllum graveolens is from New Guinea. This species is an epiphyte living on branches lower down in the canopy and inhabits high rainfall forests at elevations between 100 and 600 metres. Inflorescences measure 15-25 cm and produce 8-10 flowers that each measure 6cm. This species blooms at any time of the year and flowers are scented like faeces. The leaves can measure as much as 50 cm.
 
Grow Bulbophyllum graveolens on a mount, or in a pot/tray with a medium/fine bark mix and layer of moss on top. Grow plants in moderate shade, never in direct or bright sunlight and keep them well watered all year. I have grown these successfully as with many Bulbophyllum growing in trays with water so it is safer to water than underwater. Grow this species in an intermediate to warm greenhouse and give it night-time temperatures of 15 - 24 degrees and daytime temperatures of 26 to 33 degrees. Plants are better suited for a greenhouse but will grow and potentially flower indoors in suitable conditions.
 
Plant Size: This plant is flowering size (genuinely flowering sized and unlike many plants often offered for sale, ours have 3-6 ADULT leaves) and is growing in a pot. 2-3 times the size than others offered and at the same price.
Provenance: Divisions from our stock plant, acquired in the UK in 2021
Family – Orchidaceae
Plant Passport - A Bulbophyllum graveolens B 140084 c 11807 d GB