Accession Data

Dendrobium kingianum

Common Name: Pink Rock Orchid, Pink Rock Lily

Family: Orchidaceae

Country of Origin: eastern Australia - Queensland & NSW

Description: Dendrobium kingianum occurs naturally in an area along the east coast of Australia between Rockhampton in Queensland and the Hunter River in New SouthWales. It grows exclusively on rock faces or among the decaying leaf litter in rock crevices.

Accession Data

Accession #: 199300111

Accession Date: 1993-01-01 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3223

Quantity: 1

Source: unknown

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. 3

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Orchidaceae

SubFamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Dendrobieae

SubTribe: Dendrobiinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 20 May 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 20 May 2015
  3. Dendrobium kingianum at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 20 May 2015.
  4. Australian National Botanic Gardens Website - last visited 2/14/02

Images

Dendrobium kingianum
Dendrobium kingianum