Dendrobium falconeri

A pendulous epiphytic Dendrobium from the monsoon hills of the eastern Himalaya, south-west China, Taiwan and northern Indochina. Its thin, hanging stems (60-120 cm) swell at the nodes like strings of beads, and it carries large white flowers tipped with purple. It needs a warm, wet summer and a clearly cooler, drier winter to flower well.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on tree trunks and rock faces in dense forest, hanging from mossy branches or ledges. The measured sites are monsoon hill country with a very wet summer (230-240 mm a month in June-August) and a dry, cool, bright winter.

Six GBIF records carry an elevation, from 1375 to 2438 m (median 2134 m). One weighted climate site near Guilin sits at only 178 m, so the species spans lower hills too, but most records come from mid-elevation forest.

AssamBangladeshChina South-CentralChina SoutheastEast HimalayaLaosMyanmarTaiwanThailandVietnam

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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.