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Dendrobium pruinosum

Honey orchid

An epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with flattened, yellowish stems 0.3–2 m long and leathery leaves. Its cream, yellow or greenish flowers have a patch of yellow hairs on the lip and open for only a few hours, sporadically through the year. It grows in lowland and lower montane rainforest in New Guinea, Maluku and the Bismarck Archipelago, and also in north-east Queensland, in sunny, humid positions.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on trees and rocks in lowland and lower montane rainforest, typically in sunny, humid positions such as high branches, forest edges and rocks along streams.

Specimen labels give 0 m (a river mouth), 0–200 m on Ambon, and 500–600 m in Queensland and Morobe. It is a lowland to lower montane species, below about 1000 m.

New GuineaBismarck ArchipelagoMaluku (Ambon)Australia (north-east Queensland, Torres Strait)

🔒 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.