Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
South America, Argentina
Types
Dendrobium nobile
Perennial
Number of Varieties
100035
0
40000
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Habitat
Deciduous forests, Woodlands
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-125-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Burgundy, Dark Red, Ivory
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, From bulbs, Rhizome division
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut leaves after fall, Prune in flowering season
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize in early to mid-summer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite, Watery soft rot
Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
convulsions, Dermatitis, Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Perfumes, Provides herbal hair care, Skin cleanser
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Antipyretic, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Eye Problems, Gallbladder Diseases, Liver Protection
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
For making oil for cosmetics, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
DENDROBIUM nobile
Ipheion uniflorum
Common Name
Dendrobium, Noble Dendrobium, Sentinel Orchid
Spring Starflower, Springstar
In Hindi
Noble Dendrobium
Spring Starflower
In German
Noble Dendrobium
Frühling Borretsch
In French
Dendrobium nobile
Spring Starflower
In Spanish
Dendrobium nobile
primavera Flor de estrella
In Greek
Dendrobium nobile
άνοιξη starflower
In Portuguese
Nobile Dendrobium
primavera Starflower
In Polish
Dendrobium szlachetne
Wiosna Starflower
In Latin
Nobile Dendrobium
Spring Starflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Asparagales
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Dendrobium
Ipheion
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Dendrobieae
Gilliesieae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Allioideae
Number of Species
120050
1
27800
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