Dendrobium hellwigianum

Surname: Dendrobium hellwigianum, Kraenzl. ex Warb. 1893
Synonyms:
Dendrobium coerulescens, hort. 1838
Dendrobium cyananthum, LOWms. 1946
Dendrobium geluanum, Schlechter 1921
Dendrobium rhaphiotes, Schlechter 1919
Pedilonum geluanum, (Schltr.) Rauschert 1983
Pedilonum rhaphiotes, (Schltr.) Rauschert 1983
etymology:
hellwigianum = Dr. Franz Carl Hellwig, *1861 in Danzig, †1889 in Papua New Guinea, botanist and physician in German New Guinea, not to be confused with Franz Emil Hellwig (* 1854 in Halle (Saale); † 1929 ibid), a German merchant who researched as an ethnographer during his stay in German New Guinea (DNG).
Reproduction: Sowing
Origin: Papua New Guinea
Parents: Dendrobium hellwigianum x Dendrobium hellwigianum 'Warren'
Location:
epiphytic, in cloud forests at altitudes of 1400 to 2700 meters cool to cold growing miniature that likes cool, moist, shady conditions
Remarks:
Dendrobium hellwigianum is widespread in the high altitudes of PNG. The natural variety in the color of the flowers ranges from pale pink to dark red to blue-violet. The offspring offered here has a particularly intensely colored parent, Den. hellwigianum "Warren".