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Dendrobium taurinum

Dendrobium taurinum
Photo: Raabbustamante, CC BY-SA 3.0

Dendrobium taurinum, the bull orchid, is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from the Philippines and Maluku, grown for its flowers up to about 6.5 cm across. 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 growing medium is nearly dry, reducing water during the winter rest period.
Soil
Free-draining epiphytic mix of bark or sphagnum on a mount or in a slatted pot.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Philippines
Climate
wet tropical

About

Dendrobium taurinum, the bull orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is found in the Philippines and in the Indonesian Province of Maluku. The size of the flower ranges from 5 to 6.5 cm.

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 taurinum 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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