Dendrobium glabrum

Creeping star orchid

A small creeping epiphyte of humid lowland forest on Cape York Peninsula in Queensland and in southern New Guinea. It has shiny single-leaved pseudobulbs, and its white star-shaped flowers open sporadically and last only a few hours. It was formerly placed in Diplocaulobium and Cadetia. It needs warmth, humidity and a mount where the creeping rhizome can spread.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte in humid lowland forest, including rainforest and gallery forest along streams. It creeps along branches and trunks with well-spaced pseudobulbs 40–50 mm long, each carrying one leathery leaf.

GBIF records span 20–520 m (median 60 m, 25 records with elevation): a lowland, hot-growing species.

Australia: QueenslandNew Guinea: Papua New 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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