Dendrobium Shiraishii

Dendrobium shiraishii
A Latouria‑section Dendrobium species from New Guinea, known for its tall, sulcate pseudobulbs and long‑lasting, widely opening flowers.
Epiphytic, occasionally terrestrial or lithophytic
Native to western New Guinea
Elevation 500–1500 m (warm–cool growing) Pseudobulbs clustered, erect, clavate, strongly grooved
leathery leaves at the apex
Plants can reach up to 65 cm tall in cultivation.
the flowers are described as:
Fleshy, widely opening, 5–7 cm across Long‑lasting — often 3 months or more per spike
10–15 flowers per inflorescence
Inflorescences terminal, 28–40 cm long, erect, racemose
Sometimes weakly fragrant