Dendrobium speciosum 'Golden Arch'

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Common name: Rock Lily clone, Sydney Rock Orchid clone, The Outstanding Dendrobium clone

Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)

Distribution: SE Australia

Habitat: Near coast in open forest at cliff bases

Life form: Lithophytic

Bloom Time (northern hemisphere): December to April; peaks from February to March

Bloom characteristics: Inflorescence is 4-24" long with up to 100 waxy, long-lasting yellow flowers. Flowers are .8-3" across.

Fragrance: Fragrant (in direct sunlight)

Comments: Dendrobium speciosum 'Golden Arch'

1: Greenhouse 13: Seasonally Cool Growing Orchid House (GH13) • Accession: 2018-0829*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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