Flower Porn

[Fairorchids]

Well, it is Dendrobium season in NJ. They do not take up too much space, and can produce a lot of flowers. The flip side is, that the flowers do not last very long (about 10 days for farmeri).

This plant in an 11 cm (4.3") pot produced 3.1/2 inflorescences from the lead cane, and 2 each from two of the older canes. Couldn't get it to hang straight for a proper photo.

Now I just need a junior AOS judge to count the number of flowers.

Update: With another Dendrobium now in bloom, I can see that the plant marked farmeri is actually a thyrsiflorum (so I have two of those now).

[K-Sci]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

Well, it is Dendrobium season in NJ. They do not take up too much space, and can produce a lot of flowers. The flip side is, that the flowers do not last very long (about 10 days for farmeri).

This plant in an 11 cm (4.3") pot produced 3.1/2 inflorescences from the lead cane, and 2 each from two of the older canes. Couldn't get it to hang straight for a proper photo.

Now I just need a junior AOS judge to count the number of flowers.

Update: With another Dendrobium now in bloom, I can see that the plant marked farmeri is actually a thyrsiflorum (so I have two of those now).

I'm envious. My dendrobium aggregatum bloomed in my care for the first time this year. It never flowered when I was growing it outdoor in the summer / under lights in the winter, though I've had it for 5 years or so. It produced one spike with maybe 20 flowers this year. I've read that the key to flowering it well is to cut way back on water during the winter, which I didn't do this year.



-Keith

[Fairorchids]

Originally Posted by K-Sci

I'm envious. My dendrobium aggregatum bloomed in my care for the first time this year. It never flowered when I was growing it outdoor in the summer / under lights in the winter, though I've had it for 5 years or so. It produced one spike with maybe 20 flowers this year. I've read that the key to flowering it well is to cut way back on water during the winter, which I didn't do this year.



-Keith

Den aggregatum (aka aggravation) requires cooler, brighter & drier conditions from late Oct till inflorescences appear.

For years I couldn't get mine to bloom, when I left it hanging with other Dendrobiums. Then I moved it up high on the northern wall, and literally did not water it at all from Nov 1st. It promptly bloomed in late February, which is when I started to water again.

This works in a high humidity greenhouse. In a house, I would suggest a light watering every 3 weeks or so.

[K-Sci]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

Den aggregatum (aka aggravation) requires cooler, brighter & drier conditions from late Oct till inflorescences appear.

For years I couldn't get mine to bloom, when I left it hanging with other Dendrobiums. Then I moved it up high on the northern wall, and literally did not water it at all from Nov 1st. It promptly bloomed in late February, which is when I started to water again.

This works in a high humidity greenhouse. In a house, I would suggest a light watering every 3 weeks or so.

You've confirmed what I recently read about these dendrobium. Maybe next year I'll get the big bloom.

Thanks,
-Keith