Dendrobium callitrophilum

The thin feather orchid is a small, slender epiphyte from the upland rainforests of the Wet Tropics in north Queensland. It has thin, pencil-like leaves on short stems and produces up to six greenish-yellow flowers that age to apricot. It grows low on tree trunks in dense, humid forest, so it wants shade, cool nights and constant moisture.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows in tall, dense highland rainforest, usually low on the trunks of trees and shrubs. It favours Austromyrtus species and Callitris macleayana, and herbarium labels say it grows mainly on Austromyrtus and only rarely on Callitris. Seedlings can be common where it occurs.

Published range 760–1500 m. Measured records span 700–1283 m, median 1000 m.

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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.