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Dendrobium pulchellum

A tall-caned Dendrobium of the monsoon forests of mainland Southeast Asia and the eastern Himalaya, with fragile leaves and fragrant white-to-cream flowers marked with purple and yellow on the lip. It grows on trees, occasionally rocks, in deciduous and mixed forest, and flowers from the end of winter into spring after a cool, dry season. Give it bright light, a wet warm summer and a cooler, drier winter.

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, sometimes a lithophyte, in deciduous and mixed forests of monsoon Southeast Asia. Most wild records come from the hills of northern Thailand around Chiang Mai and adjacent Laos, where the forest loses much of its leaf cover in the dry season, letting in more light.

Few GBIF records carry an elevation. The northern Thai localities (Doi Suthep, Doi Inthanon foothills and nearby ranges) lie mostly at roughly 400–1300 m.

AssamBangladeshEast HimalayaLaosMalayaMyanmarNepalThailandVietnam

🔒 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.