Dendrobium aphyllum

Hooded orchid

A widespread deciduous Dendrobium from the monsoon forests of the Himalaya, southern China and Indochina, known as the hooded orchid. Its long, pendulous canes drop their leaves in the cool, dry winter, then flower along the bare canes in spring with pale pink flowers that have a creamy yellow, hood-like lip. The dry winter rest is the most important thing to copy at home.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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, sometimes on rocks, in seasonally dry monsoon and deciduous forest. Its long canes hang from branches in fairly bright light.

GBIF specimen records with elevations run from near sea level to about 1,650 m, with many between 400 and 1,550 m.

BangladeshSouthern ChinaEastern HimalayaAssamNepalMyanmarThailandLaosVietnamPeninsular Malaysia

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.