Dendrobium albosanguineum
Lindley & Paxt. 1852 SECTION Dendrobium
Common Name: The white and red dendrobium
Distribution
& Occurrence:
Myanmar to Thailand @ elevations of 300 to
600 Meters.
The
Plant
Small to medium sized warm to cool growing epiphyte
with cylindrical, stout & clustered canes with strongly developed nodes
with white sheathing bracts
Blooms in the fall on very short. 2-7
flowered raceme with waxy,fragrant and long lasting flowers that appear on the
upper nodes of the canes. Flowers are larger (upto 9 cms) and fragrant
Flowers once year during early or late fall
and flower lasts 2 weeks
Cultural
Requirements and Nutrition
Grow in bright light with atleast few hours
of direct sunlight and medium should dry out soon. Water and fertilize during
active growth period in summer and reduce watering in winter with occasional
misting and complete withholding of fertilizers during winter.
Prefers to be mounted as growth habit is
pendulous
Pest
and Diseases
No specific pests or disease.
Bloomed in Feb 2015
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