Light
Bright filtered light; protect leaves from hot summer sun through glass.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Dendrobium Orchid
Dendrobium nobile
Orchids · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Dendrobium Orchid has upright segmented canes with oval leaves and pink-white flowers. Flowering depends on healthy roots and the appropriate seasonal growth cycle.
Why you’ll love it
- Segmented upright canes give a distinctive orchid silhouette.
- Flowers can appear along mature canes after a suitable rest.
A space where it can thrive
Grow year-round in a warm Metro Vancouver home, near suitable daylight and away from cold window glass, exterior-door drafts and heating vents.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Your care routine
Watering
Water generously as medium approaches dryness during active growth; reduce substantially when canes mature in autumn.
Soil & drainage
Airy orchid bark in a small draining pot; do not bury cane bases.
Fertilizer
Use a complete liquid houseplant fertilizer about monthly while actively growing in spring and summer, at the product label rate. Pause in dim winter conditions or whenever growth stops; do not feed a dry or stressed plant.
Temperature
Warm active growth around 18–26°C; a cool bright rest around 10–15°C suits mature nobile canes, without freezing or drafts.
Humidity
Moderate to high humidity, about 50–65%, with good airflow.
Through the seasons
Nobile-type dendrobiums need a brighter, cooler, relatively dry autumn rest to flower. Reduce water and pause feeding after cane growth matures; retain old canes unless dead.
When your plant needs help
- Root rot follows decomposed or persistently wet medium.
- Scale and mealybugs hide beneath leaves and around flower stalks.
Pets & little ones
Safety information needs confirmation; keep out of reach.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.