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Dendrobium findlayanum

Findlay's dendrobium, a deciduous species of section Dendrobium from Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Yunnan, known for its knotted, swollen internodes and pale pink-and-white flowers with a yellow lip. Like its relatives it grows through a hot, wet monsoon and flowers after a cool, dry winter rest.

Dendrobium findlayanum
Photo: H. T. D. (??) del. , J. N. Fitch lith. ( = John Nugent Fitch, 1840–1927) . Description by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817—1911), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Epiphyte on trees in seasonally dry hill forest, in fairly bright light; typical of section Dendrobium rather than documented for this species in detail.

No record carries an elevation; the measured nights suggest hill sites, roughly in the 800–1,500 m band.

China South-CentralLaosMyanmarThailandVietnam

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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
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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.