Dendrobium capituliflorum

Dendrobium capituliflorum is an epiphytic or lithophytic species of the Dendrobium genus, Calyptrochilus section (Orchidaceae family), native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Botanical characteristics:

• Flowers: 1.2-1.8 cm in diameter. White, with a green lip on the upper side. Densely clustered in spherical, “bottle-brush” bouquets on the nodes of mature canes (stems), often without leaves. Blooms more frequently in winter-spring.
• Habit: Small plant, with fusiform or cylindrical canes, constricted at the base. Narrow leaves, grey-green on the upper surface and often purple-velvety underneath. Cool-hot growth.
• Particularities: A bottle-brush type species, easy to grow, without a strict dry dormancy. The leafless canes are the ones that flower.

Recommended substrate: Dendrobium Substrate

Consult the care guide for the Dendrobium orchid here.

Note: This variety enters vegetative dormancy in winter - you may receive this plant with few or no leaves.