About
Dendrobium primulinum, the primrose dendrobium, is a deciduous epiphytic orchid with pendant, cane-like stems to 45 cm long. In late winter and spring, clusters of two to three pale-lilac to white, 4�5 cm flowers with a yellow-flushed, often pale-purple-veined lip appear from nodes on the previous year's canes. A very pretty and rewarding orchid for a cool to intermediate greenhouse.
About the genus
Dendrobium are one of the largest genera of orchids, comprising epiphytic and terrestrial species from tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia and the Pacific. They produce elongated, cane-like or club-shaped pseudobulbs bearing linear to ovate leaves, and racemes of showy flowers from nodes along the stems, mainly in spring and summer. Dendrobium span a huge range of sizes, habits and cultural requirements.
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