Dossinia marmorata

Found only in Borneo’s lowland and hill forests on limestone at sea level to 400 meters, this miniature to small, hot-growing terrestrial orchid has a short stem with woolly roots. It carries 3–5 ovate to broadly elliptic, fleshy leaves with black-green tops, iridescent pink or golden patterns, and pink to purple undersides. Blooming in fall,… Continue reading Dossinia marmorata

Doritinopsis Purple Gem ‘alba’

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Doritinopsis Purple Gem

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Dimorphorchis rossii

Found in Sabah on Mt. Kinabalu’s eastern slopes at 300–1200 meters, this large, hot to warm growing epiphyte has a Vanda-like appearance. It produces a long, pendant inflorescence up to 90 cm, emerging from leaf axils with few to several flowers. The plant has two flower forms on the same inflorescence: fragrant orange flowers on… Continue reading Dimorphorchis rossii

Dimorphorchis rohannii

This orchid, found in Borneo, closely resembles D. lowii but has narrower sepals and petals, more distinct blotches on the upper tepals, differently shaped lower side lobes of the lip, and an elongated, pointed lip apex.

Dimorphorchis lowii

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This large, hot to warm-growing epiphyte is found in Borneo, especially Sarawak, in hill and lower montane forests from sea level to 1800 meters. It grows on tall trees, often overhanging water, with long, pendant stems carrying bilobed leaves. Blooming in fall and early winter, its pendant inflorescence can reach 12 feet, producing two distinct… Continue reading Dimorphorchis lowii

Dendrochilum pallidiflavens

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This small orchid grows in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Thailand, and the Philippines at elevations of 50 to 1800 meters. It thrives as a hot to cool-growing epiphyte near streams or as a lithophyte at higher altitudes. The plant has an orange, creeping rhizome with spaced ovoid to conical pseudobulbs, each carrying a single… Continue reading Dendrochilum pallidiflavens

Dendrochilum oxylobum

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This medium-sized orchid is found only in Borneo, growing as a hot to warm epiphyte or terrestrial in lower montane forests on sandstone at elevations of 400 to 900 meters. It has close-set, shiny pale green pseudobulbs with a single, lanceolate leaf. Blooming in spring and fall, it produces a long, arching inflorescence with many… Continue reading Dendrochilum oxylobum

Dendrobium wassellii

This hot to warm growing epiphytic and occasional lithophytic orchid is found in Queensland, Australia, at elevations around 300 meters. It grows on tree trunks at the edge of rainforests and blooms from spring through summer.

Dendrobium violaceum

This miniature, cool to warm growing orchid is found in New Guinea at elevations of 750 to 2000 meters in secondary growth and forest edges with bright light. It grows as an epiphyte, lithophyte, or occasional terrestrial with thick, fleshy, basally swollen stems carrying 2 to 4 linear, channeled leaves. Blooming year-round, it produces a… Continue reading Dendrobium violaceum