Dendrobium victoriae-reginae aka Queen Victoria's Dendrobium

Dendrobium victoriae-reginae, also known as Queen Victoria's dendrobium, is a medium-sized epiphytic orchid endemic to the Philippines. It has long, cane-like stems that can range from 20cm to 1.2m in length, covered in papery sheaths and carrying lance-shaped leaves. The plant blooms in late spring, producing clusters of one to three flowers with a diameter of 3-4cm. The flowers are pale purple or blue with a white center. This orchid species is found in the Montane ecoregion of the Philippines, growing on moss-covered trunks of Lithocarpus species at elevations ranging from 1300 to 2700 meters. Its pseudobulbs are thin, descending, and clumping, rarely branching, and it bears many unsubdivided, pointed papery leaves. The inflorescences of Dendrobium victoriae-reginae are violet or purple with a darker tip and white center. The orchid was named in honor of Queen Victoria to commemorate the British monarch.