This is my mommy's white orchid by the name Dendrobium.
Its native counrty is Thailand.
More than 1,000 natural species make dendrobium the second-largest orchid genus (next to Bulbophyllum) in the orchid family, which has over 700 genera.
Most dendrobiums are epiphytes which attach to and grow on the bark of other plants, but are not parasites.
They are widely distributed throughout the Asian and South Pacific tropics and subtropics, from lowland warm regions in northern Australia, Pawpaw New Guinea, to Thailand and Himalayan mountains.
The dendrobium species and their hybrids require a wide range of growing conditions to do well. Some require warm temperatures, while others do not flower unless they have been exposed to a period of cold and have lost all their leaves. Hobbyists have successfully grown dendrobiums and their hybrids on brightly lit window sills and even under artificial lights.
