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Hasselt's Dendrobium

Dendrobium hasseltii

Hasselt's Dendrobium
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0

Hasselt's Dendrobium is a small epiphytic orchid from Southeast Asia that grows on tree trunks in humid forest. It needs bright light, good airflow, and a dry rest period to flower reliably.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the medium is nearly dry, then let it dry slightly; reduce watering in the cooler rest period.
Soil
Fine orchid bark or a mount of wood or cork, not dense potting soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Dendrobium hasseltii, commonly known as the Hasselt's dendrobium or spinach orchid, is a species of orchid. It is native to Borneo, Java, Sumatra, and Peninsular Malaysia.

Other Dendrobium plants

Slender Cane Orchid · Dendrobium aduncum · Ironbark orchid · White butterfly orchid · Buttercup orchid · Dendrobium albosanguineum · Dendrobium amabile · Dendrobium amboinense · Amethyst-colored Dendrobium · Dendrobium amplum · Dendrobium angulatum · Unscented Dendrobium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendrobium hasseltii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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