Dendrobium agrostophyllum Plant Care
Dendrobium agrostophyllum F.Muell.
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Dendrobium agrostophyllum, the buttercup orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae and has a creeping rhizome with well-spaced pseudobulbs. Each pseudobulb has up to twenty grass-like leaves, some of the leaves having flowering stems on the opposite side of the pseudobulb, each raceme with up to ten waxy, fragrant, bright yellow flowers.
Bright indirect light
At a glance
How do you care for Dendrobium agrostophyllum?
Dendrobium agrostophyllum grows best in bright indirect light.
What Is the Dendrobium agrostophyllum?
Dendrobium agrostophyllum (Dendrobium agrostophyllum) belongs to the Orchidaceae family within the Dendrobium genus.
Dendrobium agrostophyllum displays an upright, epiphytic growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Dendrobium agrostophyllum produces colorful, showy blooms in various shapes and sizes.
What Light Does the Dendrobium agrostophyllum Need?
Dendrobium agrostophyllum thrives in bright indirect light. Avoid placing Dendrobium agrostophyllum in direct, harsh sunlight for extended periods, as this can scorch the foliage.
Light Requirement
Bright indirect light
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Dendrobium agrostophyllum?
Well-draining orchid mix with bark chips and sphagnum moss. Good drainage is essential for Dendrobium agrostophyllum to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Dendrobium agrostophyllum?
Repot every 2-3 years after flowering. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Dendrobium agrostophyllum?
Dendrobium agrostophyllum can be propagated through division, back bulbs, keiki propagation. Similar propagation techniques also apply to golden dendrobium plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Dendrobium agrostophyllum Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Dendrobium agrostophyllum, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Dendrobium agrostophyllum?
Dendrobium agrostophyllum is susceptible to aphids, scale, spider mites. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
Keep exploring plants
Dendrobium agrostophyllum is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Dendrobium genus — compare its care with other Dendrobium species on PlantoScan.
Dendrobium is part of the Orchidaceae plant family — browse all Orchidaceae genera and species.
Dendrobium agrostophyllum thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
More Dendrobium Species
Other Dendrobium species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Dendrobium agrostophyllum F.Muell., family Orchidaceae (first published in Fragm. 8: 28 (1873)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Dendrobium agrostophyllum, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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