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Dendrobium lindleyi

A compact, clustering Dendrobium, long grown as Dendrobium aggregatum, from the monsoon forests of southern China, north-east India and mainland South-east Asia. It carries short pseudobulbs with a single leathery leaf and produces hanging sprays of golden-yellow flowers in spring. The key to flowering is a bright position and a cool, dry winter rest, mimicking the monsoon dry season.

Dendrobium lindleyi
Photo: sunoochi, CC BY 2.0, 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

An epiphyte on branches in seasonally dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forest in hills and mountains, often in bright positions.

GBIF records with an elevation range from about 200 to 2250 m, with half below about 625 m.

Southern China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan)North-east India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh)BangladeshMyanmarThailandLaosVietnam

🔒 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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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 CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.