Dendrobium speciosum – Rock Orchid

Dendrobium speciosum - rock orchid
Dendrobium speciosum - rock orchid
Dendrobium speciosum - rock orchid

Dendrobium speciosum, or rock lily, is a popular and easy to grow Australain native orchid. It bears showy racemes of cream flowers sometimes with purple spotted throats in spring. It naturally grows as a lithophyte, growing on rocks, or sometimes as an epiphyte, growing on the trunk or branches of trees. It is not well adapted to growing well in normal soil, so should be grown in a position that is similar to the natural conditions. It can be grown in a pot with a good orchid mix and can also be attached to logs.

Family : Orchidaceae

Cultivar Name:

Plant Type : Orchid, Bulb or bulb-like

Width : 1

Flowering Time : Spring

Soil Type :

Climate Zone : Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate

Growth Habit : Evergreen, Spreading

Soil Moisture : Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage

Special Uses : Cut flower

Scientific Name: Dendrobium speciosum

Common Name : Rock Orchid

Height : 0.6

Flower Color : White, Cream

pH Level : Acid, Neutral

Plant Environment : Courtyard, Container growing, Flower garden

Light : Light shade, Half shade

Lifespan : Perennial

Frost Tolerance : Tolerates light frost

Attracts Wildlife : Bees