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Orchidaceae
Rock Lily
Dendrobium speciosum
Strength and lasting beauty.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- Lithophytic/epiphytic orchid
- Height
- 30-120 cm
- Sunlight
- Bright indirect light to partial shade
- Soil
- Well-drained orchid mix or rock crevices
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- It is Australia's largest native orchid and can form massive clumps weighing hundreds of kilograms.
- A single plant can produce spectacular sprays of up to 100 fragrant flowers.
- It grows on rocks (lithophytic) or trees (epiphytic) and never in soil.
- Aboriginal Australians ate the starchy pseudobulbs as a bush food after roasting.
- Some wild colonies on Sydney sandstone cliffs are estimated to be over 100 years old.
Color meanings
0
Endurance
1
Grace
2
Wild elegance