Product information "Dendrobium griffithianum"
Name: | Dendrobium griffithianum Lindl. 1836 |
Synonyms: | Callista griffithiana (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891 |
Etymology: | griffithianum = William Griffith (b. March 1810 at Ham (London) in Surrey; † February 10, 1845) was a British botanist who was particularly interested in the plants of India and Burma. |
Propagation: | seed |
Origin: | Assam India, Myanmar and Thailand |
Habitat: | epiphyte, high up in trees around 490 to 500 meters in elevation |
Notes: | Give a 2 to 3 month dry winter rest from waterings and fertilizer until new growth appears in the spring. Weekly mistings help keep the plants from drying out too much as long as the humidity is kept higher |