This orchid is found in the hot lowlands along almost the entire east coast of Madagascar. The Plants grow on the trunks of trees in light shade or diffused light at the edge of woods, usually at less than 100 meters (350 feet). They are always found in locations where there is plenty of air movement and are found most often on sloping tree trunks and crotches with roots creeping over the bark and then dangling in the air, sometimes for several feet (meters). The plants grow in coastal areas with heavy annual rainfall that is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with no pronounced dry season. Angraecum sesquipedale is distinctive in that plants may start blooming when only 6-8 in. (15-20 cm) tall. Plants bloom from early winter into spring. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots Grower: William Baumgartl Information: Charles Baker culture sheet www.orchidculture.com

Bulbophyllum championii is endemic to Papua New Guinea as a small-sized, cool-growing epiphyte. The habitat and flowering time in the wild is unknown. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots Grower: Brookside Orchids Info: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia www.orchidspecies.com