Dendrobium brymerianum

An epiphytic Dendrobium from the monsoon hill forests of Yunnan, Assam and northern Indochina, famous for golden-yellow flowers whose lip is edged with an extraordinary branched fringe. It grows on oak and evergreen forest trunks at roughly 900 to 1,800 m, with a hot, very wet summer and a cool, bright, dry winter. In cultivation it wants intermediate temperatures, strong light and a drier, cooler winter rest.

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

Epiphytic on tree trunks and branches in evergreen hill forest and oak woods; specimen labels read 'epiphytic on oak bark' and 'on trees in evergreen jungle'.

The few GBIF elevations are 915 to 1,200 m; a 5,200 m value is an error. Across its range the species is generally reported from mid-elevation hill forest; treat roughly 900 to 1,800 m as the working band.

China (Yunnan)India (Assam)MyanmarThailandLaosVietnam

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.