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Question
Can you give me any care information on growing the unusual orchid, Inobulbum munificum (now Dendrobium munificum)? Does it have any special needs? —Fred Hammet
Dendrobium munificum. photo © 2003 Greg Allikas
Answer
Inobulbum munificum (now Dendrobium munificum) can be grown similarly to the tropical members of that genus, or as for cattleyas, with strong light and intermediate (80º F days, 60º F nights) temperatures. Allow it to dry out slightly between waterings. As with many bulbous, seasonally active dendrobiums, this species will do best if allowed a drier resting period with little or no nitrogen after the pseubobulbs are mature. Inobulbon (now Dendrobium) must rate as one of the most bizarrely hairy of all orchids.— Ned Nash
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