How to tend a Dendrobium nobile
Also known as: Callista nobilis (Lindl.) Kuntze, Dendrobium chlorostylum Gagnep., Dendrobium coerulescens Wall. ex Lindl., Dendrobium formosanum (Rchb.f.) Masam., Dendrobium lindleyanum Griff., Dendrobium nobile var. alboluteum Lindl., Dendrobium nobile var. formosanum Rchb.f., Dendrobium nobile var. nobilius Rchb.f., Dendrobium nobile f. nobilius (Rchb.f.) M.Hiroe, Dendrobium nobile var. nobilus Burb., Dendrobium wallichianum B.S.Williams, Dendrobium nobile f. cooksonianum (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss & N.H.Tuan, Dendrobium nobile f. virginale (Rolfe) O.Gruss & N.H.Tuan, Dendrobium nobile var. anomalum Lindl., Dendrobium nobile var. luteum Lindl., Dendrobium nobile var. majus Lindl., Dendrobium nobile var. splendidum Lindl., Dendrobium nobile var. excellens Lindl., Dendrobium nobile var. cooksonianum Rchb.f., Dendrobium nobile var. alboluteum Huyen & Aver., Dendrobium nobile unranked virginale Rolfe
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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 1-2 times 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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