How to tend a Dendrobium bigibbum
Also known as: Vappodes bigibba (Lindl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Callista bigibba (Lindl.) Kuntze, Dendrobium bigibbum var. albopurpuratum auct., Dendrobium bigibbum f. venosum F.M.Bailey, Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. albopurpureum Anon., Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. chamberlainianum Anon., Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. highburyense Anon., Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. hololeuca Anon., Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. lindeniae Anon., Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. splendens Anon., Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. thundersleyense Anon.
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Water thoroughly after soil surface dries
Sunlight
Like half shade, put in places with scattered light
Soil
Likes moist and breathable soil, best planted in sphagnum moss
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring
Pruning
Remove withered flowers, old, diseased, and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Orchidaceae, Dendrobium
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-May, viewing period 2-3 weeks
- Flower colors
- purple, yellow, white
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