Dendrobium microbulbon is native to Western India, including the Konkan, West Ghats, Deccan and North Kanara regions. They are often seen growing out of bark of trees at elevations around 1220 meters...
Dendrobium microbulbon also called as The Reflexed Petal Dendrobium, Callista microbulbon, Dendrobium crispum, Dendrobium humile, is a species of the genus Dendrobium. This species was described by Achille Richard in 1841.
IDENTIFY DENDROBIUM MICROBULBON
Dendrobium microbulbon is native to Western India, including the Konkan, West Ghats, Deccan and North Kanara regions. They are often seen growing out of bark of trees at elevations around 1220 meters.
It is a mini-miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte, which reaching a height of 4-7 cm, with conical to ovoid, purplish brown, clustered, 1-2 cm long pseudobulbs that elongate just before blooming and are enveloped basally by sheaths that deteriorate to a network of fibers in time and carrying 2 apical, thick to thin, linear, oblong to lanceolate, 7.5-14,0 cm long leaves.
The Reflexed Petal Dendrobium blooms in the winter on 1 to a few, slender, erect, branching, 0.8 to 4" (2 to 10 cm) long, simultaneously 3 to 10 flowered inflorescence arising at near the apex of an elongate leafless pseudobulb and carrying long lasting, faintly to strongly scented flowers. The flowers are 0.5-1.5 cm in diameter. The petals of both whorls may be white, greenish-yellow with pink ends or light, purple-green with darker purple lines. The 3-segment lip may be white or pink with darker pinkish veins or 2 small red dots in the throat. The almost round central plot is irregularly wavy. The spur is long and curved.
DENDROBIUM MICROBULBON CARE AND CULTURE
Cultural information should only be used as a guide, and should be to be adapted to suit you. Your physical location; where you grow your plants, how much time you have to devote to their care, and many other factors, will need to be taken into account. Only then can you decide on the cultural methods that best suit you and your plants.
Light:
Dendrobium microbulbon needs a light level of 30000-40000 lux. From spring to autumn, theses plants require a bit of shading, but the level of light should be as high as possible that the plant can tolerate without scalding the leaves.
Temperature:
Throughout the year, the average day temperature is 21-26 ° C, the night 14-18 ° C, giving a daily difference of 4-9 ° C.
Humidity:
The Reflexed Petal Dendrobium needs the average humidity of 85-90% in summer, and in winter it drops to 71-74%.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Dendrobium microbulbon are best mounted on tree-fern rootstock, with high humidity ensured and watering is carried out at least once a day in summer. If they are grown in pots, it is necessary to provide any loose, quickly drying substrate. Repotting is best done at the end of spring, when new roots begin to grow.
Watering:
These plants should be abundantly watered and constantly moist from spring to early autumn. In autumn, the amount of water should be gradually reduced, in winter reduced significantly, and then in the spring again gradually increased, when new growth starts to increase.
Fertilizer:
It is recommended to apply a 1/4-1/2 dose of orchid fertilizer weekly. From spring to mid-summer, you should used fertilizer enriched with nitrogen, and then until the end of autumn the fertilizer enriched with phosphorus.
Rest period:
In the 3-4 months winter season, the amount of water should be significantly reduced. Dendrobium microbulbon should dry between waterings, but they can not be completely dry for too long. Use occasional morning fogging between watering, especially on warm sunny days. Fertilization should be significantly reduced or eliminated until spring, when the amount of water increases.
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