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Dendrobium devonianum is a species of genus Dendrobium
Description[]
Plant blooms from late winter to spring with two to eighteen fragrant flowers which are 7.5 cm wide.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in forest in the Chinese Himalayas, Assam, eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, Myanamar, Thailand, Laos, Southern China and Vietnam at elevations of 500 to 2000 meters
Culture[]
Plant grows in cool to warm temperatures with medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. During winter reduce watering until new shoots appear. Grow in a well drain mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark.
Naming[]
Common Names: Devon's Dendrobium
Synonym[]
- Callista devoniana (Paxton) Kuntze 1891
- Callista moulmeinensis (Parish ex Hook. f.) Kuntze 1891
- Dendrobium brevifolium Hort. ex Lindley 1859
- Dendrobium devonianum var. rhodoneurum Rchb.f. 1868
- Dendrobium moulmeinense Parish ex Hook. f. 1890
- Dendrobium pictum Griff. ex Lindl. 1859
- Dendrobium pulchellum Lindley non Loddiges or Roxbury
- Dendrobium pulchellum var devonianum [Paxton] Rchb.f