Dendrobium x delicatum (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey

Common Name:
Family: Orchidaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: E. Australia
Habitat: grow primarily on cliffs or rock faces in full sun

Description: A natural hybrid of kingianum X D. tarberi. The first collection of Dendrobium x delicatum was at Spring Bluff near Toowoomba, Queensland in 1884.
This species is epiphytic, favouring littoral rainforest, subtropical rainforest, warm temperate rainforest, dry rainforest, wet sclerophyll forests, dry sclerophyll forests, and rocky crevices and scree.

Culture: Plant can grow from cool to warm temperatures and medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. During fall keep plant dry and withhold water until new shoots appear in the spring. Lightly mist plant during dormancy to prevent pseudo bulbs from shriveling. Grow in a well drained mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark. Plant can also be mounted. ³

Accession Data:

Accession # 198501612
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 2312 - NZ/Australia - Low
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-14-2025
Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
- BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: monocots
Order: Asparagales
SubOrder:
Family: Orchidaceae
SubFamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Dendrobieae
SubTribe: Dendrobiinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
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2018
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2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New South Wales / Queensland

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 24 May 2015.
WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 24 May 2015
Dendrobium x delicatum at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 24 May 2015.
Ann Arbor Orchid Society Newsletter, Volume 8, Number 2, February 2000.

data regenerated on Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:12:08 -0400 [bcm v4.0]