Queen Victoria's Dendrobium
Dendrobium victoriae-reginae
Queen Victoria's Dendrobium
- Epiphytic orchid from the Philippines
- Purple to blue-violet flowers
- Epipyte for tropical montane forest terrariums
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Description
Dendrobium victoriae-reginae is a purple flowering orchid from the Philippines. It is named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. The plant grows as an epiphyte in moderately warm to cool tropical mountain forests at 1.300 to 2.700 m altitude. There it sits on moss-covered trunks of stone oaks (Lithocarpus). Slender, more or less pendulous shoots, which are the pseudobulbs, grow on a rootstock. They have two rows of up to 12 lanceolate leaves and grow to about 60 cm long. On older leafless pseudobulbs a few flowers appear on very short inflorescences. The 3 - 4 cm wide flowers are purple to blue-violet with dark stripes and a white centre.
This hanging, splendidly flowering perching plant is particularly suitable for tropical mountain forest terrariums.
Profile
| Dendrobium victoriae-reginae | |
| Cultivation options | Epiphytic or pot culture in orchid substrate |
| Growth height | Length of the pseudobulbs about 15 to 60 cm |
| Temperature | Cool to warm, about 13 - 24 °C; lowering the temperature at night is an advantage |
| Humidity | Over 60 %, with good ventilation |
| Light requirement | Moderate light, partial shade |
| Watering | Soft, calcium-poor water. Mounted: spray or dip about 3 - 5 times a week, allow to dry in between. Pot culture: water about once a week, avoid waterlogging |
| Fertilising | Orchid and Tillandsia fertiliser every one to two weeks |
| Suitable for | Rainforest terrariums, tropical mountain forest terrariums |
| Cultivation options |
| Epiphytic or pot culture in orchid substrate |
| Growth height |
| Length of the pseudobulbs about 15 to 60 cm |
| Temperature |
| Cool to warm, about 13 - 24 °C; lowering the temperature at night is an advantage |
| Humidity |
| Over 60 %, with good ventilation |
| Light requirement |
| Moderate light, partial shade |
| Watering |
| Soft, calcium-poor water. Mounted: spray or dip about 3 - 5 times a week, allow to dry in between. Pot culture: water about once a week, avoid waterlogging |
| Fertilising |
| Orchid and Tillandsia fertiliser every one to two weeks |
| Suitable for |
| Rainforest terrariums, tropical mountain forest terrariums |
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