Dendrobium purpureum care and culture

Dendrobium purpureum is native to Vanuatu, Fiji, Bougainville, New Guinea, the Caroline Islands and the islands of the Malay Archipelago. This plants occur on coastal lowlands and in mountain forests, from sea level up to 1150 m...

 Dendrobium purpureum also called as The Purple Dendrobium, Callista purpurea, Callista reinwardtii, Dendrobium praeustum, Dendrobium purpureum subsp. candidulum, Dendrobium purpureum var. album, Dendrobium purpureum var. candidulum, Dendrobium purpureum var. moseleyi, Dendrobium purpureum var steffensianum, Dendrobium reinwardtii, Dendrobium scabripes, Dendrobium talaudense, Dendrobium viridiroseum, Pedilonum purpureum, Pedilonum reinwardtii, Pedilonum talaudense, is a species of the genus Dendrobium. This species was described by William Roxburgh in 1820.

IDENTIFY DENDROBIUM PURPUREUM

 Dendrobium purpureum is native to Vanuatu, Fiji, Bougainville, New Guinea, the Caroline Islands and the islands of the Malay Archipelago. This plants occur on coastal lowlands and in mountain forests, from sea level up to 1150 m. They were also encountered on trees in the forest at an altitude of 800 m, on Mt.Klabat (Minahassa).

Dendrobium purpureum care and culture

 It is a small to large sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte, which reaching 50-110 cm in height, with clustered, cylindrical to spindle-shaped, erect, curved or pendulous, grooved with age, slightly swollen basally, yellow green to purple, 50-110 cm long stems that have silvery sheaths carrying several, apical, lanceolate, dark green, deciduous, 7-14 cm long leaves that alternate along the stem in 2 rows.

 The Purple Dendrobium blooms at most any time of the year with spring as the main time on a 2.5 cm long, several to many flowered inflorescence with the semi-closed flowers held in a cluster arising on leafy and leafless stems. The flowers are 1.3-2.0 cm long and often remain rather closed. The sharp outer petals of the outer whorl and the rounded petals of the inner whorl may be red, purple, pink-purple or white, but they always have green tips and may be paler at the base. The edges of the inner whorl flakes and the lip may have delicate cilia. The underside of the outer whorls flakes is rarely covered with tiny warts. The lip is white, slightly 3-membered, narrowed below half the length and has edges wrapped in. The top of the lip sometimes has a green tinge.

DENDROBIUM PURPUREUM 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 purpureum needs a light level of 30000-40000 lux. At high light levels, constant, strong air movement and high humidity should be ensured.

Dendrobium purpureum care and culture

Temperature:

 The average day temperature during the whole year is 26-28 ° C, night 20-21 ° C, giving a daily difference of 6-8 ° C.

Humidity:

 The Purple Dendrobium needs the humidity of almost 80% throughout the year.

Substrate, growing media and repotting:

 Mounted on tree fern or cork supports favors their overhanging habitat. However, high humidity should be maintained and watering should be done at least once a day in summer. If it is not possible to mount the plants, they can be grown in small pots or baskets filled with loose, quickly drying substrate. Repotting can be carried out at any time as soon as new roots grow.

Watering:

 Precipitation is very abundant throughout the year. Dendrobium purpureum should be constantly moist, but not soaked. It is beneficial to use hot water.

Dendrobium purpureum care and culture

Fertilizer:

 Weekly or every 2 weeks use of a 1/4-1/2 dose of orchid fertilizer is recommended. Balanced fertilizer should be used for a round year.

Rest period:

 Dendrobium purpureum cultivated in the conditions of a dark, short day at moderate latitudes should reduce the amount of water in winter. However, they can never dry up completely. When reducing the amount of water, fertilization should be reduced or eliminated.

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COMMENTS

Name

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