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Dendrobium bifalce

Native bee orchid

A warm-growing Latouria-section Dendrobium from New Guinea, the Solomons and far north Queensland, with spindle-shaped pseudobulbs 20–40 cm long bearing two to four leathery leaves and sprays of five to ten green to yellow-green flowers marked with purple. It grows on trees and boulders in lowland rainforest. It wants warmth, bright filtered light and humid, moving air all year.

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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte or lithophyte on trees and boulders in tropical rainforest. Flowering in Australia is from April to July. The flower lip has sickle-shaped side lobes, which give the species its name.

Mostly lowland: the 25 records with an elevation span 2–2500 m, but the median is only 60 m; the few high records are doubtful.

New GuineaBismarck ArchipelagoSolomon IslandsMalukuLesser Sunda IslandsQueensland

🔒 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.