Dendrobium carronii

Pink tea tree orchid

A small epiphyte from Cape York Peninsula and southern New Guinea, with onion-shaped pseudobulbs 3–5 cm long, fleshy channelled leaves and up to twelve pink, star-shaped flowers marked with brown and purple. It grows mostly on paperbark trees (Melaleuca viridiflora) in stunted, seasonally flooded open forest, in hot, bright, strongly monsoonal conditions. It is listed as vulnerable in Australia because of illegal collection.

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

Epiphyte in stunted open forest on land subject to seasonal flooding, most often on the papery bark of Melaleuca viridiflora. Flowering is from August to October, in the late dry season.

Lowland: the 17 records with an elevation span 10–450 m, median 400 m.

QueenslandNew Guinea

🔒 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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