Bulbophyllum dearei

Bulbophyllum dearei is found in Borneo, penninsular Malaysia and the Philippines in hill and lower montane forests at elevations of 700 to 1200 meters as a small sized, unifoliate epiphyte and occassional lithophtye in montane forests on bare trunks of large trees or in forests on limestone, with 5 cm]egg-shaped pseudobulbs encased in bristles and held close together on the rhizome and a solitary, elliptic-oblong leaf, blooming in the summer and fall on a erect, 17 cm long, single flowered inflorescence carrying a long-lasting, heavy textured, slightly fragrant flower held near the leaf's end. This species does best in pots or baskets, with partial shade, given hot to cool temperatures and regular water and fertilizer.