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ANIS ORCHID NURSERY

D E N D R O B I U M ORCHIDS

Dendrobium species originate over an extremely large area with a wide range of habitat elevations. It is, therefore, impossible to accurately make any generalizations about their culture. Often heard remarks such as, "Dendrobium species are difficult to grow", "Dendrobiums won't grow in this area", or "Beginners should avoid Dendrobium species" are simply generalizations that are too broad to be accurate. It is true that individual species often require very specific growing conditions, but with approximately 1240 species to choose from, plants can generally be found that are suitable for practically any growing area.

A few general facts about the large and varied genus Dendrobium might help growers understand the difficulty in trying to apply generalizations to so many species. Dendrobium habitat extends from India in the west, to Japan in the north, Australia and New Zealand in the South, and ranges eastward to include most of the Pacific Islands. Within this huge region, Dendrobium species are found from sea level to about 12,000 feet (3660 m).

Anggrek Dendrobium sebenarnya mudah ditanam dan dipelihara asalkan semua kebutuhannya dipenuhi. Kebutuhan tersebut mulai dari kebutuhan cahaya, air, udara, dan unsur hara. Apabila semua kebutuhan itu dipenuhi maka dendrobium akan menunjukkan pertumbuhan yang optimal. Seperti halnya ketika baru mengeluarkan bibit dari dalam botol, tidak diperlukan peralatan yang canggih dan mahal. Seperti terlihat pada gambar, medium cacahan pakis yang telah disterilkan dapat disebarkan begitu saja di atas permukaan anyaman kawat. Bibit dari dalam botol kemudian dapat ditanam di atasnya dan dipelihara. Salah satu kunci sukses adalah jangan sampai medium tanamnya kering. Pada fase seedling seperti ini lebih baik cenderung lebih sering membasahi media tanamnya.

			Anggrek merpati siap terbang bergantungan di dahan yang kuat.
Buah merpati bergantungan			Anggrek merpati dalam bahasa ilmiah disebut Dendrobium crumenatum
			Dari kiri Dendrobium anosmum; Dendrobium secundum, dan Dendrobium purpureum