Dendrobium victoriae-reginae
Queen Victoria's Dendrobium
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Queen Victoria's Dendrobium (Dendrobium victoriae-reginae) - Description
Dendrobium victoriae-reginae (Queen Victoria's Dendrobium) is a member of the family Orchidaceae endemic to the Philippines. It is a small to medium-sized, warm to cold growing epiphyte with thin descendant, clumping pseudobulbs that rarely branch and carry many, unsubdivided, pointed papery leaves, inflorescences are violet or purple with a darker tip and white center of 3 to 4 centimeters. It is found in Montane ecoregion of the Philippines growing on moss covered trucks of Lithocarpus species at 1300 to 2700 meters in elevation.
Queen Victoria's Dendrobium (Dendrobium victoriae-reginae) - Blooming
Flowers are great for cut-flowers. Blooms the best in small containers. Flowering stems need support.
Queen Victoria's Dendrobium (Dendrobium victoriae-reginae) - Growth
Deciduous, semi-evergreen, ephiphytic and terrestrial orchids. Plants grow from pseudobulbs mostly as epiphytic plants. Thrives in the tropics, subtropics and can survive in the milder Mediterranean climates. If you wish to grow Dendrobiums in climates that get cold in the winter, you will need to grow them in greenhouses.
Queen Victoria's Dendrobium (Dendrobium victoriae-reginae) - Planting
Conduct division when the plant has overfilled the container. For deciduous plants, root stem cuttings on damp moss in humud conditions. Pot up after a few months.
Queen Victoria's Dendrobium (Dendrobium victoriae-reginae) - Pest
Spider mites, whiteflies, aphids, and mealybugs cause problems. Also prone to gray mold, soft rot, petal blights, bacterial and fungal bulb rots, leaf spots, and viruses.
Queen Victoria's Dendrobium (Dendrobium victoriae-reginae) - Interesting facts
Dendrobium is native to sites from India and South Eastern Asia to New Guinea, Australia, and the Pacific islands. There are around 900 known species.
Queen Victoria's Dendrobium (Dendrobium victoriae-reginae) - Soil and irrigation
There are two types of Dendrobiums which require two different watering regimes. The evergreen Dendrobiums will keep their leaves year round and need to be watered regularly year round (less water is needed in the winter, but still water is needed).
