Dendrobium speciosum – Rock Orchid
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- Dendrobium speciosum – rock orchid
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- Dendrobium speciosum – rock orchid
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- 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 |
| Scientific Name: | Dendrobium speciosum |
| Common Name: | Rock Orchid |
| Other Common Names: | Rock Lily |
| Plant Type: | Orchid, Bulb or bulb-like |
| Height: | 0.5 ~ 0.6 metres |
| Width: | 0.4 ~ 1 metre |
| Flower Colour: | White, Cream |
| Flowering Time: | Spring |
| Ph Level: | Acid, Neutral |
| Plant Environment: | Courtyard, Container growing, Flower garden |
| Climate Zone: | Sub-tropical, Warm temperate, Cool temperate |
| Light: | Light shade, Half shade |
| Growth Habit: | Evergreen, Spreading |
| Lifespan: | Perennial |
| Soil Moisture: | Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage |
| Propagation Method: | Bulb, Division |
| Frost Tolerance: | Tolerates light frost |
| Plant Usage: | Feature plant, Wow factor |
| Special Features: | Cut flower |
| Attracts Wildlife: | Bees |
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The Wildflower Place Erina – NSW
Newcastle Wildflower Nursery – NSW
Harvest Seeds And Native Plant Nursery – Sydney – NSW
Native Grace Nursery – Robertson NSW
Wariapendi Nursery – Colo Vale NSW
Sydney Wildflower Nursery – NSW
Geelong Native Plants – Victoria
Wimmera Native Nursery – Victoria
Forest Heart eco-Nursery – Maleny Queensland
Natives R Us – Traveston – Queensland
Manuka Native Nursery – South Australia
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