Dendrobium victoriae-reginae

A cool-growing epiphytic Dendrobium from the mountains of the Philippines, with slender, pendulous stems and clusters of violet-blue to purple flowers 3–4 cm across, darker at the tips and white at the centre. It grows on mossy trunks in montane forest at 1300–2700 m, so it needs cool nights, bright filtered light, and constant moisture with good air movement.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Epiphytic on moss-covered trunks, particularly of Lithocarpus (tanoak) species, in montane and mossy forest. One GBIF label describes submontane forest.

Wikipedia gives 1300–2700 m. Most GBIF records have no elevation; two give 77 and 90 m, which are probably wrong or refer to the collector's base, while a third gives 1450 m, consistent with the literature.

Philippines

🔒 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.