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    Default Bulbophyllum barbigerum

    I am absolutely in love with this Bulbo. So unusual yet really fun.

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    The really cool thing about this one is that the lip is hinged so that it moves with any bit of breeze. I read that when the plant was discovered it was thought to be a hybrid between plant and animal because of the animation of the flowers. Here is an example.





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    Well that is so cool Susan! And the flower is awesome!! Jack? . . . . do you already have one?

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    Yes I do Sheryl. Susan great looking bloom and they are certainly different then most because of that hinge and movement. I have to take a lot more macro photos when mine blooms as it moves so much and all I get are blurred photos.

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    Thank you all. Jack-since mine are inside I don't generally have a lot of breeze going on.



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    Oh that is amazing! Now I want one too. haha...

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    Wow wow this is so different from the rest of Bulbos the purplish hairs looks like sea anemone from the Great Barrier Reef.

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