Bulbophyllum frostii
Bulbophyllum frostii commonly known as Frost's Bulbophyllum or Dutchman's shoes is a species of orchid, In the wild it grows as an epiphyte, inhabiting evergreen rainforests in Vietnam and more rarely, can be found in Thailand including the Malay peninsula. It is found at elevations between 1450 and 1500 meters.
| Bulbophyllum frostii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Dendrobieae |
| Genus: | Bulbophyllum |
| Species: | B. frostii |
| Binomial name | |
| Bulbophyllum frostii Summerh. (1928) | |
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Description
Bulbophyllum frostii has purple pseudobulbs spaced roughly 1/2" [1.25 cm] apart on a creeping rhizome and dark green, oblong-elliptic leaves.
This species has a flower size of roughly 1" [2.5 cm]. The flowers possess characteristics such as an unpleasant scent and flowers that mimic carrion, which are also traits of many other members of the genus bulbophyllum. Both of these characteristics attract flies, which are the main pollinators of this plant. These blooms emerge in small clusters from the base of the pseudobulbs.
Cultivation
This plant is often kept in loose sphagnum moss, in fine bark or mounted. A widely used potting mix for this genus is a mix of sphagnum moss and perlite.
Taxonomy
Bulbophyllum frostii belongs to the large genus Bulbophyllum. Bulbophyllum frostii was first described by Victor Samuel Summerhayes in 1928.