How to tend a Dendrobium officinale
Also known as: Callista stricklandiana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Dendrobium catenatum Lindl., Dendrobium funiushanense T.B.Chao, Z.X.Chen & Z.K.Chen, Dendrobium pere-fauriei Hayata, Dendrobium stricklandianum Rchb.f., Dendrobium tosaense Makino, Dendrobium tosaense var. chingshuishanianum S.S.Ying, Dendrobium tosaense var. pere-fauriei (Hayata) Masam.
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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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