Dockrillia fact Sheet
Dockrillias are a relatively new genus having been removed from the Genus Dendrobium only very recently.
They differ from normal Australian Dendrobiums in that the leaves and canes gave been fused to form a solid tube or ‘Rat Tail’
The other noticeable difference is that the blooms are upside down to what we know as normal.
In the wild they occur as far Sth as eastern Tasmania (Bicheno) and as far North as the tip of Cape York. There are about 25 or so species in the genus.
A few may be grown in shallow pots or terra cotta trays but most are best suited for mounting
The hosts or mounts we recommend are either black Cyathea tree fern slabs or slabs of cut virgin cork. Both are available from our nursery.
See the Dry good section.
A little homework is needed before either mounting or potting to find out what it is you have purchased.. Dockrillia striolata is a rock face grower and
Is best mounted on Cyathea.
Dockrillia bowmannii prefers Cork as does the unusual cucumberinum
Dockrillias require a little more water than typical Dendrobiums mainly because they are mounted
Feeding is with Peters Excel Hi K year round at 1 gram per liter of water. Cyathea mounts can be soaked in a bucket for better absorbency.
At the Australian orchid nursery we have Australia's largest selection with over 500 mounts available at ant one time and thousands of seed raised tube stock.
Correct names and spelling
Dockrillia bowmanii Dockrillia brevicauda Dockrillia calamiformis Dockrillia casuarinae Dockrillia caudiculata Dockrillia chordiformis Dockrillia convoluta Dockrillia crispata Dockrillia cucumerina Dockrillia delicata Dockrillia desmotrichoides Dockrillia dolichophylla Dockrillia fairfaxii Dockrillia flagellum Dockrillia X foederata Dockrillia fuliginosa Dockrillia nothofageti Dockrillia nugentii Dockrillia pugioniformis Dockrillia racemosa Dockrillia ridgida Dockrillia schoenina Dockrillia striolata Dockrillia teretifolia Dockrillia vagans Dockrillia wassellii
Regards Wayne Turville
I live in Melbourne l have Den Dockarilla Amythaon what position to place it please morning sun afternoon sun no sun shade house ???? Never flowered had it for 4 years grown heaps.