Dendrobium pugioniforme

The dagger orchid is a small epiphyte and lithophyte from the rainforests of eastern Australia, with pendulous, wiry, branching stems carrying short, thick, sharply pointed leaves. Pale green to brownish flowers with a white, purple-marked lip appear in spring. It is a cool-to-intermediate grower that wants shade, moisture and a mount it can hang from.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It usually grows in rainforest on trees and rocks, hanging in long, branched curtains from mossy trunks, branches and boulders in humid, shaded places such as gullies and stream banks.

Floras give near sea level to just over 1000 m. Measured records span 150–1125 m, with a median of 1000 m, so most dated records come from the cooler escarpment and tableland forests.

New South WalesQueensland

🔒 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.