Dendrobium johannis

A warm-growing antelope-type Dendrobium from Cape York Peninsula and southern New Guinea, with spindle-shaped pseudobulbs and sprays of up to fifteen twisted, chocolate-brown flowers with a yellow lip. It grows in hot, bright monsoonal open forest and swamp margins with a long dry season. It is listed as vulnerable in Australia, mainly 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, sometimes lithophyte, in open forest, swampy areas and monsoonal thickets, often on paperbarks and other trees near water. The pseudobulbs are 10–30 cm long, and flowering is from about March to July.

Lowland: the 109 records with an elevation span 4–445 m, median 39 m; published ranges are about 50–600 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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