Dendrobium adae Bailey

Country: Australia

Synonym/s: Callista adae, Dendrobium palmerstoniae,Dendrobium ancorarium, Tropilis adae

Contributor: Steve Wells

Dendrobium adae flowers vary from almost white through green to lovely golden yellow and rarely pink. Long slender pseudobulbs with up to 4 leaves. Confined to the eastern Tropics in Cloud forests above 750m.

A native of the higher ranges of eastern North Queensland. Dendrobium adae is an epiphyte, in usually heavy shade, so it requires a small pot with well drained media or a piece of treefern with extra water.