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Dendrobium secundum is a species of the genus Dendrobium
Description[]
Plants bloom in the late spring to summer with up to seventy 1.25 cm wide fragrant flowers.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing in semi deciduodus and lowland forest of Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, penninsular Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo New Guinea and the Philippines at elevations of 0 to 700 meters.
Culture[]
Plant grows in cool to warm temperatures with medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. During winter, withold watering until new shoots appear. Grow in a well drain mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark.
Varities[]
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Dendrobium secundum var. alba | Sepals and petals are white, lip is yellow |
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Dendrobium secundum variant | Sepals and petals are pink, lip is orange |
Naming[]
Common Names:Toothbrush orchid
Synonym[]
- Callista bursigera [Lindley]O. Ktze 1891
- Callista secunda [Bl.] O. Ktze 1891
- Dendrobium bursigerum Lindley 1859
- Dendrobium heterostigma Rchb.f 1859
- Dendrobium secundum f. album Valmayor
- Dendrobium secundum [Bl.]Lindl. var bursigerum Ridley
- Dendrobium secundum var. niveum Rchb.f. 1882
- Pedilonum bursigerum (Lindl.) Rauschert 1983
- *Pedilonum secundum Bl. 1825