Dendrobium cucumerinum x brevicaudum (Syn. Dockrillia)

Dendrobium cucumerinum × brevicaudum (often listed under Dockrillia) is a primary hybrid between two distinctive Australian natives: the cucumber orchid and the Mount Finnigan pencil orchid. It is of interest to growers of Australian native species who want to see how a compact, gherkin-leaved parent and a pendulous pencil orchid combine.

About this plant

Cross number 6014. Dendrobium cucumerinum (the cucumber orchid) is a compact, creeping species from eastern Australia with gherkin-shaped leaves, well regarded in miniature collections. Dendrobium brevicaudum (the Mount Finnigan pencil orchid) is a pendulous species from high-altitude rainforest on Mount Finnigan in far north Queensland, with yellowish to orange-brown flowers with red streaks.

The two parents have very different growth habits. Expect terete foliage and a pendulous, cascading character, with some of the compact habit of the cucumber parent. Individual plants will vary, as they do in any primary hybrid.

Growing conditions

• Light: bright filtered light
• Humidity: 70% or higher
• Temperature: 5°C – 28°C, with cool nights required
• Climate: cool to intermediate
• Habit: cascading spikes, terete (pencil orchid) type

What you'll receive

An established seedling in a 66mm pot, grown in the Dandenong Ranges. It is not yet at flowering size and has not flowered. Individual results will vary, which is the nature of a primary hybrid.