Dendrobium striolatum

Streaked rock orchid

A small, cool-growing rock orchid from south-eastern Australia with wiry stems, pencil-like leaves and cream-to-yellow flowers streaked with red. It grows on exposed rocks, boulders and cliffs, sometimes on trees, from New South Wales to Tasmania. It needs bright light, cool winters and a mount or slab that dries quickly.

Dendrobium striolatum — Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rocks, boulders and cliffs in exposed positions, occasionally on trees, in sclerophyll forest and rainforest. It forms hanging or sprawling mats of wiry stems up to 60 cm long.

From sea level to over 1,000 m. The 28 measured records with elevation span 20–750 m, median 225 m.

New South WalesVictoriaTasmania

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.