Dendrobium anosmum

Sanggumay

A widespread epiphytic Dendrobium from Sri Lanka to New Guinea, best known in the Philippines, with long pendulous canes that drop their leaves and then bloom from the bare nodes with large, strongly raspberry-scented purple flowers. It grows hot and wet in summer and needs a drier, brighter rest once the canes mature. Mounted or hanging so the canes can dangle, it is an easy and rewarding orchid if the seasonal rhythm is respected.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte on trees in lowland and hill forest, forest edges and more open, seasonally dry woodland. The canes hang down from branches; they carry leaves for one season, then become deciduous and flower along their length.

GBIF elevations run from 46 to 1489 m with a median of 600 m, but only 6 of 77 records carry one. It is mainly a lowland to lower-montane plant.

BangladeshBorneoJawaLaosLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuMyanmarNew GuineaPhilippinesSri LankaSulawesiSumateraThailandVietnam

🔒 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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