Orchid - Dendrobium spectabile

Orchid - Dendrobium The Grand

                                    
   ID#729
 
 

Hot growing epiphyte in primary rain forests, mangrove swamps and moss forests as well as an occasional lithophyte on rocks from Papua & New Guinea and the Solomon Islands  at elevations of 300 to 2000 meters.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: medium to large PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: bold to medium LIGHT: filtered light. Medium to high WATER: moist but well drained, high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: Pot in Orchid bark mix
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: cream/ brown /maroon. Plant blooms from winter to early spring with around twenty 7.5 cm wide flowers. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: Intermediate to warm /hot temperatures.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant received in 2 1/2” pot with Orchid bark. Mounted on Trellis C with small backing of moss. July 26, 2012 Jan. 8, 2014: Plant not found. Died after trellis dismantel. Will try again this plant now that I know more how to treat it.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

January 2014

July  2012

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Flower SAMPLE photo

As received  -  July  2012