Dendrobium wattii

A cool-growing epiphytic Dendrobium of the black-haired section Formosae, with white flowers marked yellow on the lip, native from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh through Yunnan to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. It grows on trees in montane evergreen forest and on ridge-top Ericaceae thickets, mostly at 1,500–2,700 m. It needs cool nights, bright light and a drier, cooler winter rest.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trees in montane evergreen forest, including mossy ridge-top vegetation of Ericaceae and Arundinaria bamboo on peaks such as the Langbian plateau near Da Lat, Bidoup and Ngoc Linh in Vietnam and Doi Chiang Dao in Thailand.

Herbarium records mostly lie between about 1,500 and 2,700 m, with specimens at 1,900, 2,100, 2,400 and 2,500 m.

India (Assam)India (Arunachal Pradesh)China (Yunnan)MyanmarThailandLaosVietnam

🔒 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.