Contract
Nursery Specialising in Indigenous Plant Tubestock for the Central Coast
of NSW, Australia
Dendrobium speciosum |
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Nursery Specialising in Indigenous Plant Tubestock for the Central Coast
of NSW, Australia |
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| Genus species; Dendrobium speciosum Meaning of name; Tree of life - handsome Family; Orchidaceae Common name; King Orchid; Rock Orchid Shade; Light to Filtered Features; Epiphytic\Lithophytic Orchid with psuedobulbs up to 100mm long. Large spray of cream white or yellow flowers in spring. Aspect; SHADY MOIST; SHADY DRY; Usually Frost Resistant; Habitat; open forest, escarpments and cliff faces; Soil; SHADY MOIST; SHADY DRY; Coarse Sandy Soil; Landscape uses; Rockery Plant; Specimen; Container Plant; Hanging Basket; Leaves; Ovate to obovate, thick leathery and dark green; Flowering; Raceme to 60cm long White Flowers; Perfumed Flowers; August to September; Fruit; Seed type; Dispersal vector; No special morphology. Problems; Ecological values; Epiphyte Propagation; Best carried out in late spring and summer by division of clumps or by aerial shoots with leaves from the psuedobulbs. |
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