Scientific Name: Dendrobium kingianum

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  • Pronunciation:
    Den-dro-bee-um king-ee-ah-num
  • Common Name:
    Pink Rock Orchid
  • Type:
    Orchid
  • Family:
    ORCHIDACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    Spring flowering. Pink, white, rosy purple.
  • Fruit:
    Pod
  • Flowers Color:
    Pink
  • Fruit Color:
    Brown
  • Vegetation Type:
    Montane on cliff faces and in rock crevices
  • Species List:
    Upper Yandina Creek, Upper Mt. Tinbeerwah
Identification Notes

Lithophytic (rock growing) orchid growing in dense masses. Leaves 2-7, 3-14 cm x 30 mm on pseudobulbs to 30 cm long x 2.5 cm diam. Often furrowed, comparatively slender. Flowers pink, occasionally white, rosy purple to 20 mm, on racemes to 20 cm long.

Associated Fauna

Pollinated by small native bees

Landscaping Notes

Widely cultivated. Great for pots, hanging baskets, and rockeries. Hardy