Category: Dendrobium

This large epiphytic and occasional lithophytic orchid is found across Asia and Australia at elevations of 150–1800m in evergreen and montane forests. It has slender, pendulous stems with deciduous, narrow leaves. Blooming mainly in winter and spring, it produces short inflorescences from older, leafless canes, each with 1–3 fragrant, short-lived flowers strongly scented of violets.… Continue reading Dendrobium aphyllum

This orchid is found in Queensland, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and nearby regions, growing up to 1200m in coastal forests, mangroves, savannahs, and rainforests. It ranges from small to large in size, with erect, cane-like pseudobulbs and narrow, leathery leaves. In summer, it produces a 25 cm inflorescence with 3–15 long-lasting, rose-scented flowers.… Continue reading Dendrobium antennatum

This large, pendulous cane orchid is native to Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, growing in lower primary forests up to 1300m. It has arching stems up to 120 cm long, with deciduous, oblong-elliptic leaves. A hot to cool grower, it requires a dry period from October until early… Continue reading Dendrobium anosmum

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This miniature to small-sized orchid is native to Amboin Island in the Moluccas. It thrives in hot to warm conditions, growing on club-shaped, jointed canes that are swollen at the base. Each cane carries 2 to 3 leathery, oblong-lanceolate, acute leaves. Blooming in spring, it produces short inflorescences with 2 to 4 fragrant but very… Continue reading Dendrobium amboinensis

This small to medium-sized orchid is found in Myanmar and Thailand, growing high in the canopy at elevations of 300 to 600 meters. It thrives as a hot to warm epiphyte with stout, clustered pseudobulbous canes covered in white sheathing bracts. It has light green, somewhat translucent, deciduous leaves. Blooming in spring, it produces short… Continue reading Dendrobium albosanguineum

This miniature to small orchid is found in the Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Myanmar at elevations of 50 to 1600 meters. It grows as a hot to cool pendulous epiphyte or lithophyte in open spaces and swamps, often in full sun. It has slender, branching, usually fractiflex stems with 7 to… Continue reading Dendrobium acerosum