Dendrobium
Dendrobium
Also called Bamboo orchid and Dendrobium nobile
Houseplant · OrchidsTHE NOBILE TYPES NEED A COLD DRY WINTER — six weeks near 10°C with no water and no feed. Kept warm and watered they make plantlets up the cane instead of flowers.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Hard
- Water
- Once a weekSoak, then bone-dry — wait until the soil is dry right through — lift the pot, it tells you.
- Light
- Bright, with some direct sun
- Feed
- Every 21 days
- Humidity
- Average to high
- Hardiness
- Indoors, or out in high summer RHS H1B, to 10°C
- Size
- 0.7 m tall · 0.3 m across
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Origin
- Asia and Australasia
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsNothing recorded against it
No animal-poison authority lists this plant either way.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-08-04. Where a source says nothing, we say nothing.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.