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Dendrobium teretifolia 'Lake Macquarie Giant' × self (Syn. Dockrillia)
Dendrobium teretifolia 'Lake Macquarie Giant' × self (Syn. Dockrillia)
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This is a self cross of Dendrobium teretifolia (Syn. Dockrillia teretifolia) 'Lake Macquarie Giant', a cultivar selected for its size. It suits species collectors, and anyone wanting a well-grown Dockrillia for mounting or basket work.
About this plant
Dockrillia teretifolia, commonly known as the Bridal Veil Orchid or Thin Pencil Orchid, is one of the most floriferous of the terete-leafed Australian natives. It can produce cascading racemes of fragrant, spidery white to cream flowers with fine markings in spring.
'Lake Macquarie Giant' is consistent with the large coastal NSW forms of this species, which grow on Casuarina and other trees in estuarine environments around the Lake Macquarie region. The cultivar name reflects a plant selected for vigour and scale. Seedlings from a self cross of this parent have a good chance of inheriting that robust growth, though individual variation will still occur.
This is a pure species selfing, with no hybrid involved.
Growing conditions
- Climate: cool to intermediate.
- Culture: well suited to mounting or basket work.
What you'll receive
Established seedlings in 66mm pots, grown in the Dandenong Ranges. They have not yet flowered and are not yet at flowering size. Individual results will vary. That is the nature of a seedling cross and part of what makes it worthwhile.
Growing information: Dockrillia Care Guide
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