Dendrobium crumenatum is native to Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea, Christmas Islands and the Philippines. It is a small to large sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte, which can reach a height of sometimes 5-8 cm, sometimes 60-92 cm, and even 152 cm, with spindle shaped, swollen basally for a few nodes, ridged, yellow with age stems that can branch, carrying, 4 to 19, thick, leathery, eventually deciduous, 5-8 cm long leaves. The Pigeon Orchid will flower on the upper nodes of the leafless older canes with several to many fragrant flowers, albeit for only a few hours, after a temperature drop and rain. The flowers usually are 2.5-5.0 cm long, but their size is very variable. White flowers are shiny and may have a bluish or pinkish color. The lip has 5 bright yellow bulges.
Pigeon Orchid Care
Dendrobium Crumenatum
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Humidity
High
Lighting
Full Sun
Temperature
19°C - 28°C
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
The Pigeon Orchid should be constantly moist from late spring until autumn, with a slight drying out between waterings. At the end of autumn, the amount of water should be gradually reduced.
Sunlight
Dendrobium crumenatum needs a light level of 35000-45000 lux.
Soil
Dendrobium crumenatum can be grown on cork or tree fern rootstocks, but you should ensure high humidity and watering in summer at least once a day. When growing in pots, any loose, quickly drying ground is used. New increments begin to appear when the rains begin after the dry season and the new roots begin to grow when the new growths are partially mature.
Temperature
Throughout the year, the average day temperature is 30-34 ° C, the night 19-22 ° C, giving a daily difference of 8-14 ° C.
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