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Dendrobium kingianum is a species of genus Dendrobium
Description[]
Plant blooms from winter to early spring with up to 20 flowers. Flowers are fragrant and 2 to 3 cm wide.
Distribution[]
Plants are found in the coastal and montane forest of the eastern half of Australia at elevations of 50 to 1200 meters.
Culture[]
Plant grows in cool to warm temperatures with medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize. Reduce watering in the fall to winter. Plants prefer the mix to dry out between watering. Grow in a well drain mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark. Plant grows well mounted.
Varieties[]
Naming[]
Common Names:Pink Rock Lily and Capt. King's Dendrobium
Synonym[]
- Callista kingiana (Bidwill ex Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
- Dendrocoryne kingianum (Bidwill ex Lindl.) Brieger 1981
- Thelychiton kingianus (Bidwill ex Lindl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002
- Tropilis kingiana (Bidwill ex Lindl.) Butzin 1982