Den. Stephen Batchelor Flowers

[gands]

Great Job! Batchelors are probably one of our favorites, the flowers are just too cool. Ours is currently in bud so I should be able to post a picture of it soon as well.

Congrats!

Steve

[dgenovese1]

Hummm...that is a beautiful plant Jerry...congratulations!

Can anyone tell me if this fertilizer regime is the best for all dendrobiums of this type, or is it just something for this particular cultivar?

[quiltergal]

No, all of mine get the bejeebers fertilized out of them. 125ppm N weekly, and I have had no problem blooming any but the jenkinsii. My atroviolaceum from the same section as Stephen Bachelor has been fertilizied regularly and is currently in full bloom on 8 spikes with 4 more coming. There are 2-4 flowers per spike. It's quite a show. The one I have in the Formosae section is also a profuse bloomer and blooms a couple times a year. My Phal type is working on 3 spikes. I think I tend to agree with Ray here, perhaps too high a concentration of N was the culprit.

[orchideric]

I made the hybrid and it is always nice to see one of my "children". Stephen was a nice man who sadly didn't live long enough to benefit from the new protease inhibitors. One of so many.

Eric

[Leisurely]

Thank you for making this hybrid Eric. It is one of my favorite dendrobiums. I am also sorry to hear about the loss of Stephen. He must have been a very special person.