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Orchids Partly documented

Dendrobium samoense

A warm-growing epiphytic orchid of the Samoan islands and neighbouring Tonga and Wallis and Futuna, with clustered leafy cane-like stems and upright spikes of 10–20 yellowish-green flowers marked purple or red on the lip. It grows from coastal trees and mangroves to forest at about 600 m, often in bright positions, so it wants heat, strong light and humid, moving air all year.

Dendrobium samoense
Photo: Shelomi Doyle, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

An epiphyte of lowland and hill forest. Specimen labels record it on coconut and breadfruit trees, on a coastal tree near the shore, on trunks in tidal swamps and mangroves, and once on coastal lava rocks.

Sea level to about 600 m according to Wikipedia; most specimen labels are coastal or below 150 m.

SamoaAmerican SamoaTongaWallis-Futuna Is.

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✓ 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.