Dendrobium bigibbum
Dendrobium bigibbum
- Native to:
- Australia, Lesser Sunda Is., New Guinea
Probably Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. (this plate not signed), description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865),John Robert McPherson,William Coville,John Hill (en.wikipedia.org) at French Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org),No machine-readable author provided. John Hill assumed (based on copyright claims).,পাপৰি বৰা,পাপৰি বৰা,P. Stroobant,Photo by David J. Stang,John Robert McPherson,John Nugent Fitch (en.wikipedia.org),Photo by David J. Stang
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Dendrobium
- Species:
- Dendrobium bigibbum
- USDA Symbol:
- DEBI7
Growth Characteristics
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec
- Bloom Colors:
- purple, pink, mauve
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- well-drained, coarse, organic-rich substrate
- pH:
- 5.5 - 6.5 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- Often found on trees or rocks in native habitat
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi or sterile asymbiotic agar medium for germination; conventional cold stratification is not applicable.