Dendrobium adae

Slender cane orchid

An epiphytic or lithophytic cane Dendrobium with wiry stems 20-60 cm long, two to four leaves near the tips, and up to six white to apricot flowers with a red-marked lip from July to October. It is common in the upland rainforests and sheltered open forests of the Wet Tropics in north Queensland, which makes it a cool-intermediate grower rather than a hot tropical one.

Dendrobium adae — Photo: Bruce Gray, CC BY 3.0 au, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on trees and occasionally rocks in rainforest and sheltered open forest between Mount Windsor and the Paluma Range. The canes often hang or arch from trunks and branches in mid to upper canopy positions.

GBIF records span 400-1,260 m with a median of 1,000 m, so most plants live on the cool upland tablelands.

Queensland

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 3.0 au licence, unmodified.