Dendrobium scabrilingue is native to Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. These orchids are usually found in uplands, at heights of 600-1220 m. In Myanmar, they grow near Moulmein in the region of Tenesserim and along the Salween River...
Dendrobium scabrilingue also called as The Rough-Lipped Dendrobium, Callista scabrilinguis, Dendrobium alboviride, Dendrobium galactanthum, Dendrobium hedyosmum, is a species of the genus Dendrobium. This species was described by John Lindley in 1859.
IDENTIFY DENDROBIUM SCABRILINGUE
Dendrobium scabrilingue is native to Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. These orchids are usually found in uplands, at heights of 600-1220 m. In Myanmar, they grow near Moulmein in the region of Tenesserim and along the Salween River.
It is a small sized, warm to cool growing species, which reaching 15-30 cm in size, with tufted, fusiform or swollen towards the apex, 10 noded, 15-30 cm long stems carrying 4 to 6 leaf sheaths covered with black hairs and carrying persistent, ligulate or oblong-linear, obscurely bilobed apically, 6-10 cm long leaves.
The Rough-Lipped Dendrobium blooms from winter till summer on a very short, 1 to 3 flowered inflorescence with minute scarious bracts that arises from the nodes near the apex of leafy canes and the lower nodes on leafless canes carrying scented, waxy, long-lasting flowers. The flowers are 3.5 cm in diameter. The petals of both whorls are green to greenish-white when they open, but within a few days they take the color of ivory or bluish-white. The three-faced lip is yellow-green with green veins just after opening. The elongated bulge begins at the base of the lip and splits into 3 lines approximately in the middle of the middle plot. The tops are covered with warts and uneven. There are 2 less visible lines on each side of the bulge. The side plots are green with red spots. The middle plot has a yellow shield with dark orange cavities and scarlet stripes.
DENDROBIUM SCABRILINGUE 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 scabrilingue needs a light level of 25000-35000 lux. Some shading is necessary from spring to autumn, but the level of light should be as high as possible, as the plant can bear without burning the leaves.
Temperature:
The average temperature of the summer day is 28-30 ° C, night 21 ° C, giving a daily difference of 7-9 ° C. In spring, before the summer rainy season begins, the average day temperature is 32-33 ° C, night 14-21 ° C, which gives a daily difference of 11-18 ° C. In winter, the average day temperature is 26-30 ° C, night 11 ° C, giving a daily difference of 15-18 ° C.
Humidity:
For most of the year, The Rough-Lipped Dendrobium needs the humidity of almost 80%, but at the end of winter and at the beginning of spring it drops to around 60%.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Dendrobium scabrilingue can be grown mounted on tree ferns or cork, or planted into tiny pots filled with any loose, quickly drying substrate. You need to use smallest pots as possible, so that can only hold the roots. Repotting should be performed as rarely as possible, but if it is necessary, it should be done when new roots begin to grow, or just after flowering.
Watering:
Precipitation is moderate to heavy from late spring to early autumn, but it is drier in the winter. These plants should be moist in the growing season, but when the new growth reaches maturity in autumn, the amount of water should be gradually reduced.
Fertilizer:
It is recommended to apply a 1/4-1/2 dose of orchid fertilizer weekly. From spring to mid summer, fertilizer with an increased nitrogen content is preferred, and fertilizer with an increased content of phosphorus should be used at the end of summer and autumn.
Rest period:
You can complete eliminate water in winter, but the Dendrobium scabrilingue are healthier if they for the most part of this period will dry between waterings and not stay dry for too long. However, during 1-2 months at the beginning of spring, the plants should be occasionally fogged early in the morning if the pseudobulbs begin to wrinkle, or if a long period of sunny weather is expected. In winter, fertilization should be eliminated and resumed in spring with increasing watering.
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