Dendrobium nindii

blue antler orchid

The blue antler orchid, a large, hot-growing Dendrobium (section Spatulata, sometimes put in Durabaculum) with dark cane-like pseudobulbs and upright sprays of eight to twenty mauve to violet flowers with twisted petals. It grows on mangroves, palms and other trees in coastal swamps and near-coastal rainforest in north-east Queensland and New Guinea, and is listed as endangered in Australia.

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

An epiphyte, occasionally on rocks, on trees including mangroves and palms in coastal swamps and near-coastal rainforest. These are hot, humid, bright lowland sites.

The habitats described are coastal lowland. The four GBIF records with elevations span 20–2,250 m (median 900 m); the high values are unlikely for a coastal-swamp orchid and may be georeferencing errors.

New GuineaQueensland

🔒 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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